IP Media Monitor: SECURITY - whitepapers

Securing the University Network: An Introduction to Endpoint Security Options

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00

Universities have a difficult network environment to secure. Proprietary information must be protected, the network must be available 24x7, yet tens of thousands of untrusted student-owned computers must be given access. That's where the problem arises. Network administrators cannot control what students do, or have done, with their laptops and desktops, and that puts the entire network at risk.

Compared to users in the business sector, students have an enormous amount of flexibility over how they configure applications, change security settings, download or install software, and use file sharing, messaging, and peer-to-peer applications. It's a network administrator's nightmare. The security of student computers (referred to as endpoints) is usually unknown and is frequently inadequate or nonexistent. There are no guarantees that these devices have the latest security patches, up-to-date anti-virus definitions, or a personal firewall. They may already be infected with malware; worms, Trojans, spyware, and viruses when they arrive on campus.

Protecting Revenues, Establishing Trust, Empowering Consumers: Digital Asset Protection ...

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00

Content owners want to take advantage of the lower costs, viral marketing opportunities, and consumer satisfaction that comes with digital content distribution. Piracy fears have become a harsh reality for the entertainment industry with the advent of unrestricted peer-to-peer file sharing technology, high-quality, open digital content formats like MP3 and duplication technology that creates near-perfect copies of offline media. Consumers have taken well to these new technologies as they allow them flexibility with their purchased media. However, consumers are generally not well-versed in the complexities of copyright law and their desire for more digital content functionality has far outpaced their understanding of the consequences of their actions. The entertainment industry desires to give consumers the digital experience they want, but, they have their own business and the rights and compensation of their artists to protect. Consumers are also increasingly worried about identity theft and digital content services need to establish trust with consumers that their personal information will not be misused. RSA Security understands these issues and works with the leading standards bodies across industries to champion open, broadly-compatible solutions that tackle the challenges of effective digital asset protection with proven, stable security technologies. Our solutions give consumers the seamless, flexible, and trusted digital content experience they desire while promoting the protection of the rights and revenue of copyright owners.

Establishing an Internet Use Policy to Address Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Use

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00

P2P file sharing is now a significant part of the Internet and is here to stay. Separating the social aspects of the Internet from work-related processes is an emerging challenge for companies. Keeping good employees from doing bad things on the Internet increases productivity, improves network performance and limits threats from viruses, worms, adware, spyware and other hoaxes. P2P cannot be controlled solely with network devices, URL filtering or acceptable use policies written in a binder. True application level control is required to control and manage P2P on enterprise networks. The Blue Coat ProxySG provides the visibility and control.

CDI Fuels Delivery of High-Value Services with Secure Optical Wireless Networking

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00

Houston-based CDI is one of the world's leading professional services organizations and provides engineering, project management, design, staffing and outsourcing services to a wide range of companies primarily within the oil, gas, and chemical processing industries. In the past year, staff has doubled to accommodate growing client requirements and they needed additional facilities to keep up with this growth. A building was added a half-mile away but the challenge remained of how to best link the two buildings while ensuring highly secure file sharing between disperse project teams.

This study details how LightPointe helped CDI effectively achieve this goal by installing a pair of FlightStrata optical wireless links to provide full-duplex communications. The initial installation took hours, instead of weeks or months and at one fourth the price projected for other previously considered alternatives.

The Rise of Greynets: Unsanctioned End User Applications and Their Impact on Enterprise Security

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00

IM, P2P file sharing and spyware are 'greynets' -- elusive applications deployed by end users without IT permission. Ranging from good to bad (white to black), greynet applications can provide measurable business productivity benefits, but they also introduce threats to network and information security. In addition to increased exposure of viruses, worms and other security threats, greynets create risk of disclosure of intellectual property, loss of customer data, competitive leaks and spyware infections. The challenge for IT managers is how to enable and control use of the good greynets while blocking and defending against the bad ones. This white paper discusses the growing security threats that accompany greynet adoption in the enterprise and a comprehensive solution for end-to-end control and security of these stealth applications.

Download The Rise of Greynets: Unsanctioned End User Applications and Their Impact on Enterprise Security now.

Protecting Revenues, Establishing Trust, Empowering Consumers: Digital Asset Protection ...

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00

Securing the University Network: An Introduction to Endpoint Security Options

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00

Windows Media DRM

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00

DRM technology has emerged as a measure to protect the copyright of content owners and to facilitate the consumption of digital content governed by specific rules. It's a technology that is being developed as a protection against the illegal distribution of digital content. This white paper provides an overview of DRM technology along with one of the key DRM technologies - Microsoft Media Digital Rights Management.

3Com TippingPoint Quarantine Protection

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00

Today's network administrators face a barrage of security threats, many emanating from within the network. Infections from worms and spyware on traveling laptops and visitor or guest PCs, and the installation of unapproved applications like peer-to-peer file sharing, are common examples of how malicious code can circumvent hardened perimeters. To enhance the security of converged networks, 3Com has introduced

Protected Broadcast Driver Architecture

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00

This paper provides information about Protected Broadcast Driver Architecture for the Microsoft Windows family of operating systems. It provides guidelines for audio video tuner devices to build devices that can deliver protected broadcast content to a digital rights management (DRM)-approved recording application in a dynamic way. This information applies for Microsoft Windows codenamed

Unauthorized Peer to Peer (P2P) Programs on Government Computers

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00

Peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing systems provide Internet users with the ability to share files on their computers with up to millions of other people. In doing so, the software makes it possible for people to accidentally share personal files or sensitive data. P2P programs have been found to allow easier access to government computer systems for theft of sensitive documents and use of government resources, due to unauthorized installation and use of this software on government systems. Recent news media reports stated P2P allowed sensitive government documents to get into the public domain.

Those Aren't Just Files You're Swapping - The Dangers of Peer-to-Peer File Sharing

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00

Employees are using company resources to access peer-to-peer (P2P) applications on company time and exposing organizations to serious and potentially catastrophic risks. Swapped files from P2P networks may contain viruses, worms, Trojan horses, and spyware. And, since P2P is primarily used to exchange pirated audio, video, and software files or inappropriate content, companies should be concerned about the potential exposure to legal - even criminal - liability. Due to its unique, layered approach, Websense software allows companies to completely prevent P2P use at the network level, gateway, and desktop. Websense gives companies complete confidence that P2P applications will not operate in their IT environment and cannot be used on any company-owned computers.

Simulative Performance Evaluation of a Mobile Peer-to-Peer File-Sharing System

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00

Peer-to-Peer (P2P) file-sharing has become the killer application in the wired Internet and might also be highly attractive for mobile networks. This paper investigates the performance of an eDonkey-based mobile P2P file-sharing system by means of time-dynamic simulation. Mobile networks differ from wireline networks by the limited capacity of the radio link and the mobility of the users. The paper shows in detail how the mobile access technology (GPRS or UMTS), the churn behavior of mobile users, the file size of mobile specific content, and special infrastructure entities, such as a cache peer, influences the performance of the suggested mobile P2P file-sharing service.

Regulation Compliance Manager - GLBA

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00

Protecting non-public personal information (NPI) is a key requirement under the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) and can be a challenge for financial institutions. A wide range of communication channels available to employees, such as instant messaging, chat, web-based email, blogs and peer-to-peer file sharing can threaten customer information and expose your financial institution to reputation, compliance, legal and financial risk. Vericept has developed a unique solution specifically targeting the problems surrounding internal risks. Vericept's Information and Compliance Manager for GLBA gives you the ability to monitor, capture, analyze and report on GLBA compliance breaches related to non-public personal information, credit card numbers and Social Security Numbers.

Protecting Your Intellectual Property With DRM

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00

Implementing a DRM service does not have to be complex or expensive to set up and administer. To a large extent that will depend upon your scale of operation. If you publish a small number of books or documents to a small number of customers you can run a system manually without any difficulty. Obviously if you are publishing several documents every week to hundreds of customers that is more complicated purely from an administrative standpoint. The DRM component need not be so complex.

Successful Use of Technology to Improve Public Safety: Florida Crime Information Center (FCIC) II

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00

The FCIC II System provides Florida's criminal justice agencies with access to on-line information about criminals and criminal activity. It also serves as the link to criminal justice information in other states and the federal government. For the past several years the FDLE has been in the process of replacing the FCIC network and upgrading the FCIC Hot File (wanted persons, missing persons, status records, and stolen property records). Much has been accomplished to this end since 1996. Florida's law enforcement agencies moved from the "dark ages" using dumb terminals to the 21st Century using personal computers with Windows-based applications.

Digital Rights Management's Effects on Consumers and Innovators

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00

The purpose of this paper is to discuss current Digital Rights Management (DRM) technologies, how they relate to previous DRM and non-digital copy protection technologies, and how they impact innovation and society. The paper will examine what effects current and future DRM technologies will have on the society. While there are many different varieties of DRM technologies, such as Sony's infamous XCP (provided by First4Internet) and SecuROM, they all serve the same logical purpose, and at the same time have the same side effects on society.

Basic Content Management: Overcoming the Limitations of Email and Avoiding the High Costs of ...

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00

In recent years, the limitations of email and other desktop tools for sharing and managing content have been exposed by the proliferation of department servers and file shares, the loss of valuable data, decreased worker productivity and even costly lawsuits. Organizations are now seeking more effective and less costly methods to manage content, simplify internal and external collaboration and better prepare themselves for an era of increased information regulation.This white paper will explore the recently defined Basic Content Management (BCM) market, its market drivers, and how it differs from traditional Enterprise Content Management (ECM) applications. Learn how BCM applications provide organizations with the flexibility to deliver unstructured data management within the applications they already own and use - reducing implementation and support costs.Download Basic Content Management: Overcoming the Limitations of Email and Avoiding the High Costs of Enterprise Content Management now.

Digital Rights Management's Effects on Consumers and Innovators

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00

Digital Rights Management's Effects on Consumers and Innovators

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00

Faster Response Times For Your Centralized Microsoft Servers: Why Centralizing Microsoft ...

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00

The impeccable business logic behind server centralization has an unintended consequence - it can debilitate the performance of vital applications. Among the applications most likely hurt by server centralization are those like Word, PowerPoint, and Excel, which use Microsoft's Common Internet File System (CIFS) file sharing protocol, as well as Outlook which uses Microsoft's Messaging Applications Programming Interface (MAPI) email protocol for Exchange. This paper explains why performance of CIFS and MAPI-based applications degrades as distance to users increases, and how you can alleviate the problem without fixing - or even touching - the affected applications.

New Technology, New Rules: Current Trends in e-Discovery

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00

Is your organization experimenting with internal blogs, RSS feeds, or collaborative networks? These new technologies are fair game for "discovery" in a legal case and pose the same legal risks as e-mail and instant messaging.There is an ongoing effort to refine organizations' means of complying with their discovery responsibilities. As technology and the rules surrounding it continue to evolve, the importance of digital information and the way organizations are required to preserve and manage it for the purpose of litigation continues to be a critical issue for the enterprise.This independent analyst report from KCI Research provides a snapshot of the latest trends in e-discovery - from the risks and benefits of Digital Rights Management and Discovery (DRM) to proposed federal rule changes and recent legal findings.

Cisco Wide Area Applications Services (WAAS) Report

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00

Learn how Cisco Wide Area Application Services (WAAS) can accelerate a range of business applications, including Microsoft Exchange, file sharing and web applications. Download this test report from industry respected Miercom test labs, in which validated test results include: Microsoft Exchange acceleration and application accuracy vs. errors; Microsoft Office (and other) file transfer acceleration; General bandwidth reduction and savings; Compression performance for HTTP/S applications and resulting load fairness across multiple users.

Moving Beyond FTP for Secure and Large File Transfers in North American Enterprises

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00

Most business users must periodically send large electronic files to remote destinations. Although FTP is a better option than email for sending large files, many businesses find the technology difficult to use and IT administrators balk at FTP's lack of manageability. Given the importance of file sharing in everyday business transactions both inside and outside an organization, a better solution to the problem of using FTP is to replace it with a secure, ad hoc file transfer framework.

Moving Beyond FTP for Secure and Large File Transfers in North American Enterprises

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00

Protecting and Extending Active Directory Infrastructures with Infoblox Appliances - Windows ...

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00

Microsoft Active Directory (AD) is the distributed directory service and the information hub of Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and 2000 Server operating systems. AD provides critical services such as Windows logon, and also supports a wide range of directory services that support Microsoft applications.

No More FTP - Secure File Transfer Appliance for Ad Hoc, Compliant, and Low IT Burden File Transfers

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00

Today's business environment requires ad hoc and instantaneous sharing of information. Driven by new applications that create massive amounts of data as well as globalization, systems for sending large files have not kept up with the business need. Existing solutions for sending large files fall short in several regards: E-mail does not handle large files (even just 10MB) efficiently and FTP is too difficult to manage, administer and use. End users often resort to time-consuming workarounds such as burning CDs and sending them via overnight mail. More seriously, FTP and CD sending do not meet the stringent tracking and audibility requirements of businesses processes that must comply with government mandates such as Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 and 21 CFR Part 11.