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Cybersecurity: Laws Only Go So Far
By Sonny Discini - Information Security Resources Article Published September 14, 2007
The U.S. government is finally taking cybersecurity seriously in the form of new legislation but businesses shouldn't expect it to become a cure-all.

The Six Best Practices of IT Security
By Ed Adams - Information Security Resources Article Published May 25, 2007
A half dozen practices that will integrate security into your information management and application life cycle.

Email Administrator Best Practices
By Ray Everett-Church - Information Security Resources Article Published May 21, 2007
New recommendations, and some that fall into the “should have been done correctly in the first place” category.

How to Offer the Strongest SSL Encryption Whitepaper, Sponsored by VeriSign Learn how VeriSign SGC-enabled SSL Certificates can help improve site security and customer confidence. In this paper you will learn the differences between weak and strong encryption and what they mean for your sites security. Read more.

A Shift in the Front Line of Attack, Again
By Sonny Discini - Information Security Resources Article Published February 28, 2007
Feeling watched? Teleworking professionals are the newest targets and attackers are getting unexpected help in zeroing in.

Friday Job Watch: High Paying Security Jobs
By James Maguire - Information Security Resources Article Published January 12, 2007
Jobs in New York, Chicago and Silicon Valley are highlighted, focusing on those in the higher salary bracket.

Authorization and Single Sign-on Products
Information Security Resources Article Published November 30, 2006
Products for networks, portals, Web sites, databases, applications, etc.

Application-level Security Products
Information Security Resources Article Published November 30, 2006
A list of vendors, along with URLs and brief product descriptions.

Security Service Providers
Information Security Resources Article Published November 29, 2006
Assessments, penetration testing, consulting, incident response, managed VPNs and more.

Resources
Information Security Resources Article Published November 29, 2006
Security sites, newsletters and assorted resources.

Intrusion Detection Vendors
Information Security Resources Article Published November 19, 2006
For protection against known and unknown threats.

Security Consoles and Suites Product Companies
Information Security Resources Article Published November 6, 2006
System management and administration tools.

PKI-Related Product and Service Providers
Information Security Resources Article Published November 4, 2006
Public Key Infrastructure products and services.

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