The Federal Desktop Core Configuration (FDCC) is an OMB mandated security configuration set applicable within United States Federal Government agencies. Learn how you can address each of the FDCC requirements with Lumension Vulnerability Management. 

Read this paper to learn about a new approach to compliance that seeks to move beyond the short-term goal of passing an audit and to incorporate compliance into an organization's operations in a more proactive sense utilizing the Capability Maturity Model. 

This report covers benchmarked practices within information security and IT audit functions across more than 3,000 organizations that are directly related to better operational and financial outcomes, for managing the integrity of information, compliance with regulatory audit, and business risks related to IT users. 

This white paper outlines considerations and recommendations for reducing business risk through the use of an effective enterprise information security program. 

The goal of this white paper is to help Human Resource professionals understand the full scope of the growing information security profession and how it affects every aspect of an organization. 

The big news in this month's issue is the announcement of the winners of the fifth annual Security 7 Award. Other featured articles present tips for preventing future incidents and also explain how SOX compliance is hitting smaller public companies harder than the big guys. Read on for these great articles and more. 

Each month many companies, big or small, well known or unknown, experience a data security loss with the potential exposure of thousands to millions of sensitive customer or employee records. This brief examines cryptographic methods, specifically tape data encryption, to combat such security losses. 

Unmanaged changes to IT systems and networks can recklessly increase risk to enterprises. The key is rolling out an accepted change management process, and sticking to it. Read this magazine and find out how a consistent change management process puts you in charge. 

In this white paper, learn how with Tripwire Enterprise, organizations can quickly achieve IT configuration integrity by proactively assessing how their current configurations measure up to specifications as given in ISO 27001. 

Read this expert E-Guide and learn what CISOs said were their biggest challenges of 2008 and what lies ahead for 2009. Topics covered include the 4 pillars of an information security strategy and how to make security decisions in a way that business units will have added value and can be integrated smoothly along with other enterprise initiatives. 

Email has become a critical business tool, but it is also the easiest way for information to escape from the confines of a business. Learn why email Data Leak Prevention is critical to safeguard the information that is inside your network. 

This collection of slides from the Information Security Decisions Conference gives an overview of the changes in security compliance regulations and the resulting changes in security technologies. Download the slides and learn about changes in regulations, the evolution of technology, keeping virtualization and cloud computing compliant, and more.