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Choosing the right patch management software

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A recent Ponemon Institute study estimates it costs businesses $214 per single, compromised record — so just imagine what it would cost if thousands of records on your system were compromised.

Add to that the impact on reputation, lost business and potential legal ramifications and it is easy to see the additional value provided by automatic vulnerability scanning.

How event monitoring can prevent IT disasters

Jesmond Darmanin on June 25, 2012

Knowing what’s going on in your network is the best way to keep it all running smoothly. Being able to spot problems before they happen will make you a legend in the IT room and in the board room! Using …

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PCI DSS: Twelve IT requirements

Jesmond Darmanin on May 21, 2012

The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards — or PCI DSS — cover any organization that directly accepts credit or debit card payments. Learn more about PCI DSS’s 12 key requirements in this quick overview; together they make up the …

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Why you Need to run a Vulnerability Assessment

Jesmond Darmanin on April 11, 2012

The old saying, “prevention is better than cure”, is as true today as it ever was – and it definitely applies to information security. But to protect against actual and potential network vulnerabilities, you first need to know what they …

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How to Dispose of Confidential Data

Jesmond Darmanin on March 28, 2012

Companies spend lots of money on protecting their networks and yet, one aspect of data security is surprisingly overlooked – the disposal of old hardware, especially hard disks. Learn how to effectively tackle this issue in this video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yop3xDWx8ag

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