Microsoft SharePoint is a collection of products and software elements that include a web browser for collaborative functions, process management modules and a document management platform. The bottom line for management is that SharePoint empowers users to manage content effectively, improving workflow processes and helping people to make better and faster business decisions. The issue [...]
We are pleased to present the 2010 Human Factor in Laptop Encryption Study: United Kingdom sponsored by Absolute Software and conducted by Ponemon Institute. First published in December 2008, this study seeks to extend our understanding of employees’ perceptions about ensuring that information assets entrusted to their care are effectively managed in encryption environments, especially [...]
Absolute Software*1 and Intel deliver a new level of theft deterrence and data defence through integrated hardware and software technologies for notebook PCs. Computrace,* a leading IT asset-management and security solution from Absolute Software, is taking advantage of Intel® Anti-Theft Technology (Intel® AT),2 which is designed into system hardware. Through Computrace, an authorised information technology [...]
Migrating from Mac OS X Leopard to Snow Leopard can be a labour-intensive operation that takes several hours and requires a local visit to the end-user’s computer. Multiply this by the number of Macs you need to upgrade and migrating systems can easily monopolise the time of your support staff. When you need to migrate [...]
Software flaws that compromise the security of the system are often referred to as vulnerabilities. As the complexity and source code for modern operating systems has grown dramatically so has the number of vulnerabilities in the OS. The CERT Coordination Centre estimates that software vulnerabilities have grown in number from 171 in 1995 to 8,064 [...]
Computer networks are more diverse than ever. A homogeneous environment of only Windows or Mac devices is a rarity. Multi-platform computing environments are the norm and require a complex IT landscape comprised of multiple applications based on platform, availability, and user preference. Cross-platform environments are the new standard, supported with the switch by Apple to [...]
Each time you login to your organization’s network you’re required to enter a password to help keep the network secure from outsiders. Most networks also require you to follow basic rules when choosing your password to ensure that it cannot be easily compromised.
For one federal government agency, hiring contractors to handle IT administrative tasks was an expedient solution to soaring personnel costs. But then these IT contractors began walking out the door with full access to the agency’s powerful privileged accounts. Without a way to audit and control this access, the agency risked having its sensitive data [...]
Cloud computing presents great opportunities for businesses and organizations to control costs and better align IT assets with business goals by using modern on-demand computing resources. Choosing an appropriate Cloud computing Service can be a complex decision. Providers of Cloud services can reduce barriers to adoption by demonstrating their capability to properly secure their clients’ [...]
The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) compliance is a set of specific security standards developed by the payment brands* to help promote the adoption of consistent data security measures that are needed to protect sensitive payment-card information. The standard applies to all organizations which hold, process, or exchange cardholder information from any [...]
