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As organizations turn to network access control (NAC) technologies to protect their networks and data, the flaws of earlier versions of NAC are becoming apparent. New pressures from a constantly changing threat environment and an increasingly mobile workforce require a new NAC model that will offer more finely controlled network access, an increased agility of response, and a better focus on network, desktop, and security operations.

Protection for Mac and Linux computers - genuine need or nice to have?

The current risk to computers running non-Windows platforms is small but growing. As Macs and Linux computers become more prevalent within organizations, they are likely to become more of a target for hackers as a way in to the rest of the network and a means of infecting websites. This paper investigates the real threat from non-Windows platforms. It discusses the dangers of them distributing Windows viruses, examines the implications of their growing popularity, and highlights regulatory pressure to protect them.

OCC Bulletin 2008-16: A Blueprint for Compliance

The recent issuance of the OCC Bulletin 2008-16 alerted financial institutions to the risks posed by insecure. Historically, banks have lacked an effective and cost-efficient manner to analyze the security of software. Security testing has been limited to manual analysis by consultants, using internal teams with source code tools or trusting software vendors to test their own code. None of these approaches scale to cover entire application portfolios, and can add significant time and costs to projects. This whitepaper outlines how these limitations can be overcome by following five best practices that institutions can use to secure their applications.

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Shipping your Software Application as an Appliance

For independent software vendors (ISVs) that sell applications to enterprise customers, traditional methods of software delivery create operational challenges that can turn into significant business problems. The challenges come when customers are confronted with the complexity of managing enterprise-class applications on their general purpose servers throughout the lifecycles of those applications and devices.

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