Managing Customer Data

• Would Your Network Survive a Targeted Attack?

  Attacks targeted at a single company are on the rise, and according to one analyst are 'trickling down' from large companies to small ones. Think you're business is too small to be a target? Guess again.
  Minda Zetlin

• Tech Talk: Fashion Designer Upgrades Firewall

  A designer of haute couture better secured the growing firm's network after being informed by the FBI that a hacker compromised their computer systems.
  Elizabeth Wasserman

• Is Security Software Choking Your System?

  Take anti-virus, anti-spyware, anti-spam, and more security applications off your office computers? Security companies are now offering unified threat management to help lighten the load on your machines.
  Bill Pfleging

• Can Outsourcing Better Protect Customer Data?

  If your business stores customer data, you may be subject to laws and regulations regarding the proper protection of this data. Some businesses are now outsourcing this headache.
  Mary O. Foley

• Tech Talk: E-mail Storage Sails for Boat Supplier

  A Florida-based firm that custom manufactures hydraulic equipment for large yachts worldwide deployed an e-mail archiving solution that manages the company's e-mail boxes and provides documentation of orders.
  Elizabeth Wasserman

• Tech Talk: Firm Uses Backup for Accountability

  A Houston energy company found that a remotely managed backup solution involving storing data off site could help comply with regulations in addition to meeting disaster recovery needs.
  Elizabeth Wasserman

• Instituting Security Metrics

  Tired of running your IT operation based on FUD (fear, uncertainty and doubt)? Instituting security metrics can help provide a more logical approach to security.
  Lora Shinn

• Avoid Security Pitfalls with Subcontractors

  Increased reliance on outsourcing IT and data services has left businesses vulnerable if the subcontractor suffers a data breach. Ground rules can keep subcontractors to company standards -- and state and federal laws.
  Mary O. Foley

• Slouching? Measure Your Security Posture

  There is an optimal 'security posture' for a business -- the approach your business takes to security, from planning to implementation, from hardware to network security and more. Is your business slacking off on security?
  Lora Shinn

• 10 Steps to Database Security

  Most small and mid-sized businesses that build and administer databases focus on performance and availability. Security is usually an afterthought. Until you read the headlines about the well-publicized data breaches.
  Mary O. Foley

• Is Your Business PCI Compliant?

  Nearly every business that processes credit-card payments will have to comply with payment card industry (PCI) standards, which are very specific about how data is handled. That includes smaller and smaller businesses.
  Minda Zetlin

• Outsourcing Security: Are You Ready?

  Outsourcing is an attractive option for businesses that would rather not deal with a 3 a.m. DNS attack or a hacker defacing the website during non-business hours. But what are the benefits and costs?
  Lora Shinn