This month’s cover story deals with database activity monitoring and how to keep vigilant watch over your data. Other features cover new stealthy and sophisticated malware that aims at hijacking business banking accounts and Windows 7 operating system security improvements. Read on and take a look at all three featured articles and much more. 

Virtualization doesn't have to break your back or your business's bank account.  Virtualization for Dummies explores the ins and outs of enterprise virtualization as well as the basics of general virtualization applications, migrations, and best practices. Get informed, no matter what virtualization solution you choose. 

The site has continued growing astronomically ever since and is now the No. 1 free online dating site in the world, averaging 8 million unique visitors per month. 

This paper attempts to lift the veil on botnets and the cyber-criminals behind them. It analyzes the history, growth, and economics behind botnets. It then investigates one of the most common attacks executed by botnets: the Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack. 

Security managers may work for midsize or large organizations; they may operate from anywhere on the globe. But inevitably, they share a common goal: to better manage the risks associated with their business infrastructure. Increasingly, Web application security plays a significant role in achieving that goal. Read on to learn more. 

This brief paper provides in depth answers to three pressing questions that many small businesses are asking about IT security: If social networks are such a risk, shouldn't we just block them? How liable am I for the loss of sensitive data? How safe is online business banking? Read on to learn the answers to these three questions and more. 

Small and midsized businesses (SMBs) have a reputation of being somewhat lax when it comes to information protection. Symantec’s last SMB survey, for example, showed a high percentage of SMBs had failed to enact even the most basic protections- Which is why this year’s SMB Information Protection Survey is so surprising. Read on to learn more. 

Regulatory compliance is a priority that never goes away for banking institutions. In this podcast, learn about the core competencies of regulatory compliance and the regulatory compliance trends to watch for in 2009. 

As businesses have instituted internal, industry, and government mandated regulatory compliance, the need for audit data to prove conformity has also become a necessity. Read this white paper to learn how configuration audit and control provides a single, independent source for enforcing and reporting on a change policy across an organization. 

Read this e-guide to learn about a simple risk-based audit methodology for organizations to develop an internal IT audit program, or those looking for new ways to assess security risks. 

Read this whitepaper to learn how using Audit Tracking will give you greater SOX compliance. Rev Scheduler has built in audit facility and which allows for greater SOX compliance as all job definitions are audited and tracked. 

This white paper explains how IT organizations can use automation to better prepare themselves for IT security audits, thereby significantly reducing the cost, pain, time, and risk associated with them.