In Depth

In Depth

IT risk management

• Source code analysis tool key to absentee ballot system

  PostX turned to the Fortify Source Code Analysis tool for help developing an absentee ballot request system for the U.S. Armed Forces.  Continue Reading

• Insider security threats: Watch out for the quiet ones

  Malicious insiders remain a menace to data security, but it's the loyal employee who takes a lax approach to policy that could be your most looming threat.  Continue Reading

• Test your IQ: Business continuity -- ANSWER

  This type of plan specifies a means of maintaining essential services at the crisis location.  Continue Reading

• School district expels outsourced backup, enrolls CDP

  Revere School District dumps tape and outsourced backup, and deploys SonicWall's continuous data protection product.  Continue Reading

• Travel firm uses database scanning for safe journey to Sarbanes-Oxley

  Travelport, the global travel services company which owns a range of well-known brands including ebookers.com and Galileo, is deploying a scanning system to analyse hundreds of databases for security vulnerabilities.  Continue Reading

• No half measures in Nottingham's IT overhaul

  Nottingham Building Society is embarking on a major project to modernise its IT systems and offer customers online banking for the first time.  Continue Reading

• What does the CEO want from you?

  It's no good working your socks off if you're moving in the wrong direction. Julia Vowler talks to a leading headhunter about how to build influence and boost your career  Continue Reading

• How to avoid datacentre downtime

  A supposedly "bullet-proof" IT infrastructure will always be vulnerable to electrical and mechanical problems. So it is important for IT directors to start talking to building services people.  Continue Reading

• DPM's Diary: 3 October 2006

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• ZERT rekindles third-party patching debate

  This week in Security Blog Log: IT security pros express more reservations about third-party patching, including the CEO of a company that released one a few months ago.  Continue Reading

• UK firms spend £1.8bn a year on security

  Spending on security has reached ‘massive’ levels, according to a report from Point Topic.  Continue Reading

• Poor management holds back BI tools

  Financial, operational and business performance information is held in multiple locations and multiple formats, according to an Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) study.  Continue Reading

• Financial Engines revs up software security with code-scanning tool

  The investment advisory company uses Fortify's Source Code Analysis code-scanning tool to help catch flaws and enhance its security in-depth approach.  Continue Reading

• PING with Suzanne Hall

  In this exclusive interview with Information Security magazine, Suzanne Hall, AARP director of IT operations and security, examines how security professionals can enable telecommuters and mobile workers while keeping their data secure.  Continue Reading

• On privacy laws, every state is one of confusion

  It's getting increasingly difficult for US firms to comply with regulations . David A. Meunier feels that it's time to develop safeguards and processes for this ever-changing regulatory environment.  Continue Reading