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Keeping I.T. Up
Keeping I.T. Up
By Richard Billington
Best Practice



IT security is traditionally built on three pillars: Security, Integrity and Availability. Most IT security professionals would normally focus on these issues in the order listed above. It is, however, imperative that the methods used to secure systems do not have a negative impact on data availability.

 
Streamlining Enterprise Security
Streamlining Enterprise Security
By Earthwave
Best Practice



It is, sadly, often the case that the greatest IT security threats to your business are not to be found on the outside but among legitimate service users. Sloppy security practices (e.g. the setting of very weak passwords) among employees can expose companies to significant levels of risk. This article gives an excellent overview of how insider risk can be minimized through the implementation of an Identity and Access Management (IAM) solution.

 
Identity Trends
Identity Trends
By Scott Crawford
Insight



Identity is one of the critical areas of IT security. Companies must be able to verify who a user is and what rights and privileges he/she should enjoy on a system. This fact underlines the extreme importance of finding a workable and sustainable authentication management solution, especially as whole systems are moving onto the cloud. This article is presented as a thorough overview of some of the current issues and solutions in the field of identity management. 

 

Most Recent Access and ID Management
The Challenges of Administering Active Directory
By NetIQ
Whitepaper



As Active Directory's role in the enterprise has drastically increased, so has the need to secure the data it stores and to which it enables access. The lack of native control makes the secure administration of Active Directory a challenging task at best for administrators. As a result, organizations need assistance in creating repeatable, enforceable processes that will ultimately reduce their administrative overhead, while simultaneously helping increase availability and security of their systems. This white paper outlines seven common challenges associated with securely administering Active Directory and provides some helpful insight into what NetIQ can do to assist you with these difficulties.

 
Real-Time Security for Active Directory
By NetIQ
Whitepaper



Reducing the risk of insider attack, data loss, and unmanaged change

Companies face significant challenges in controlling change in their Active Directory environments. This white paper describes the need for more effective Active Directory monitoring as part of a broader change-control process, the problems with current approaches, and how to leverage NetIQ products to assure policy compliance and operational integrity.

 
Selecting a security information and even solution
By Carlo Minassian
Best Practice



Growth in SIEM solutions in recent years has been on a sharp rise with some vendors experiencing growth rates of 30% to 60% over the past three years. In the meantime, Australian companies are pouring hundreds of thousands of dollars into these SIEM projects without the return that they anticipated.

 
Identity Access and Management (IAM) - A Business Travellers Story
By CompTIA
Insight



In my last article I spoke about IAM from the view of security and the inherent issues associated with some aspects of employees’ access to work system in scenarios ranging from when a person leaves their place of employment, to other simple examples like when a person changes his or her surname though death or marriage.

In this article I’m going to look at IAM from the perspective that many of you would have encountered - the dreaded interstate or overseas business trip.

 
Managing your identity infrastructure
By Strategic Path
Best Practice



The old cliché of enterprise identity management being a journey holds true post-deployment, with people, processes, policies and technologies all requiring maintenance. The goal for maintaining the identity infrastructure is to confidently deliver agility in managing access, at the speed of change, on an ongoing basis.

 
Delivering on desired identity outcomes
By Brian Brannigan
Best Practice



A precursor to successfully implementing an identity management solution is a thorough understanding of the problem to be solved. With quantifiable and meaningful business benefits, you avoid the temptation to sneak the initiative under the radar.

Successful identity management initiatives are under-pinned by desired business outcomes, real quantifiable value by moving toward desired end-states, for example:

 
A vendor roundtable on IAM
By Strategic Path
Best Practice



Patrik Bihamma talks with Paul Cooper, Dr. Andrew Kelly, Bjorn Arne Berge and Anthony Turco.

QUESTION 1

Identity management projects can often be long and difficult to implement. What are some of the main challenges and obstacles that your customers are struggling with when it comes to IAM, and what is your best advice?

 
Identity and access management
By IDC
Insight



IDC estimates that the identity and access management (IAM) software market in Australia was worth A$100.5 million in 2007, growing 11.3% over 2006. The market is expected to increase at a compound annual growth rate of 15.4% to reach A$205.4 million by 2012, making it one of the fastest growing security software markets in Australia.

 
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