In this series, independent information security expert and noted author Kevin Beaver discusses laptop security issues he has recently seen in the field that you may not have considered or that you might be looking at from the wrong perspective. 

How are you currently tracking your help desk issues? Does your homegrown solution have too many limitations? Or is the enterprise solution you currently have overkill? Whichever scenario best describes you…we can help. 

Symantec Endpoint Security products offer comprehensive protection. Check out this brochure to learn how your small or mid-size business can get a free $1,000 Laptop from Dell by buying $1,500 of Symantec Backup Exec or Endpoint Security products or suites. 

Most analysts, including Enterprise Strategy Group, agree that performing only a periodic backup leaves data at risk, and they find that this is a major concern among the IT professionals they survey. The answer to this concern is Cisco Small Business Network Storage Systems (NSS) and Cisco Continuous Data Protection (CDP) for Files software. 

The Gas Operations Division of Airgas has an extensive staff of mobile sales representatives and field technicians. IT was concerned about protecting vital business data on laptops. Airgas uses Iron Mountain Off-site Tape Vaulting to securely store tapes. IT found it had the features he needed to protect employee laptops properly. 

PortalGuard is an authentication and password security solution that allows end-users to securely authenticate and self-manage passwords directly from a Web browser, while providing administrators with functionality to meet or exceed their security objectives and achieve compliance with government and industry regulations. 

The Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit is a powerful inventory, assessment, and reporting tool that can securely inventory small or large IT environments without requiring the installation of any agent software. This paper explains how to utilize it to "map" your infrastructure for Windows 7 and Server 2008. 

Read this brief case study to learn how Toshiba France implemented Webroot's Web security service and realized several benefits, including enhanced archiving and significant cost savings. 

This White Paper helps managers to build a compelling business case for deploying online data protection services rather than continuing current methods of backup and recovery – or implementing other onsite alternatives. 

This white paper outlines a sound, process-based approach to protecting the critical privileged accounts found in most applications, databases, and infrastructure devices throughout the enterprise. This approach integrates features like automated password resets and management workflows, secure storage of credentials, and a sealed operating system. 

This document discusses the use of PowerBroker software to address some of the security and audit problems inherent in native UNIX and Linux operating systems. The purpose of the document is to demonstrate the value of PowerBroker as a tool for reducing risk in environments where information security and risk avoidance are considered important. 

In this presentation, we explain how Microsoft can help your employees be more nimble, productive, and responsive to your customers by providing them with access to the critical information they need to make decisions.