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11/06/2007 - Mall security adopts software to view floor plans for safety purposes.

11/06/2007 - If your organization has a wireless network, it must be regularly assessed to ensure that it remains secure from malicious outsiders. The tools, both free and commercial, that are available to perform these assessments are discussed in a paper available from The Center for Internet Security (CIS), a nonprofit group that publishes best-practices benchmarks for a range of common IT hardware and software. The paper, Assessing the Security of a Wireless Environment, is one of seven free publications on wireless security @ Get this and other CIS papers via SM Online

11/02/2007 - A bank invests in e-mail encryption.

11/01/2007 - To prosper, staff must be supported and held accountable.

11/01/2007 - The Department of Education has developed guidelines and brochures for school officials and parents to better understand students' privacy rights.

10/31/2007 - Smart solutions to security problems

10/29/2007 - To ensure that resources are directed effectively, companies have to assess the cause and effect relationship between changes made and results achieved.  

10/29/2007 - Businesses need defense-in-depth strategies for protecting their sensitive data. They should start at the network perimeter and go from there to the operating system and applications and finally to the data itself.

10/29/2007 - Faced with the need to increase IT staff and resources, this bank chose to outsource all of its network monitoring.

10/10/2007 - Biological safety guidelines for laboratories dealing with the world’s most dangerous toxins are available from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention.

09/26/2007 - Learn about the six common attributes of the most successful companies that best align security with business objectives.

09/24/2007 - MacDill Federal Credit Union invests in a security system that goes beyond regulatory requirements.

09/21/2007 - A gem of a CCTV system protects a distinctive jewelry design center