Active Directory becomes very complex to manage in Windows networks. Administrators leave, users are given elevated privileges, applications require special accounts - very soon you have an Active Directory full of security weaknesses. 

With more and more sensitive data moving from file servers to SharePoint sites, it's important to keep a close eye on what users can access documents, what users have permissions to change the SharePoint sites, and what documents are getting modified. 

This white paper discusses the problems with current authentication systems and the drivers that should be motivating organizations of all sizes to improve their access controls. 

Read this white paper to to learn how VMware View can help IT administrators decrease operating costs by centralizing management, data protection and security. 

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. 

Sitel, Inc is a global provider of business process outsourcing (BPO). They needed to establish audit readiness and compliance across multiple regulatory standards and at the same time develop multi-tier change and configuration controls. Read this brief paper to learn how Tripwire was able to help Sitel meet all their needs and more. 

McAfee PCI Pro provides a comprehensive file integrity monitoring (FIM), audit trail and network configuration audit solution designed to help merchants and service providers quickly, easily and cost-effectively meet the following requirements of v 1.2 of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS). 

Enterprise businesses require the control framework involved in the PCI DSS to help improve internal operational, security and audit performance. This white paper details how alignment of business and PCI goals is important to ensure continuity and meet all internal security standards. 

This white paper details a strategy that enables companies to painlessly gain PCI compliance and ensure effective security. 

MessageStats simplifies management of Exchange helping IT administrators to improve performance, increase efficiencies and plan for capacity requirements. 

Read this paper to learn how ArcSight Express can help mid-size organizations better face the numerous security and compliance challenges they confront today. 

Authored by Ron Ben Natan, Ph.D., author of "HOWTO Secure and Audit Oracle 10g and 11g" (CRC Press, March 2009), this white paper describes 8 essential best practices that provide a holistic approach to safeguarding databases and achieving compliance.