Getting it right – at the Nucleus of content security

July 28, 2011 Knowledge Circles
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It’s a catch-22 situation for many CIOs and Senior IT managers, who manage security today. Opening up their Internet access seems equivalent to inviting trouble in this ever competitive world, while limiting access amounts to a restrictive, even retrograde practice, which could affect hiring, marketing, and attrition levels. How then, does one achieve the elusive [...]

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Read the entire first issue of the Security Practices Knowledge Circle

June 2, 2011 Security Practices Knowledge Circle
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Information Security is one of the top priorities for CIOs all over the world. Therefore, we, at the CIO Association of India, endeavor to present insights in this area as well as demystify the challenges for CIOs, through the Security Practices Knowledge Circle (SPKC). Bringing you real-life examples of how CIOs are tackling this all-important [...]

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Essar: Enhancing business opportunity while managing security risks

June 2, 2011 Security Practices Knowledge Circle
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When your job entails heading the systems, network, and security of a large and diversified group, you can be sure there is never a dull day at work! From ensuring IT availability to battling threats resulting from an open internet culture, N. Jayantha Prabhu, Chief Technology Officer, Essar Group, tells us how he has managed [...]

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Securing the Social Network – How to embrace emerging technologies without putting critical data at risk

June 2, 2011 Security Practices Knowledge Circle
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(Excerpts from a Websense whitepaper)   Summary Social media isn’t coming to banking institutions—it’s here. For banks and their customers, social networks such as Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter have become an integral part of everyday life. This paper details the risks, the rewards of social networking; and the emerging solutions to enable secure, controlled activity. [...]

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Messaging and Web Security Best Practices for 2011 and Beyond

June 2, 2011 Security Practices Knowledge Circle

(Excerpts from an Osterman Research report.) Executive summary In an Osterman Research survey conducted during January 2011, decision makers and influencers demonstrated that they are decidedly pessimistic about the future of spam and malware problems for 2011, as shown in the figure below. Predictions about global spam and malware problems in 2011 They have little [...]

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Data Loss Risk Assessment Workshop – Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru

June 2, 2011 Security Practices Knowledge Circle
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In the light of the new IT Amendment Act 2008, organizations seek to ensure confidentiality of information while providing necessary access to employees. CIOs in-charge look to comply with the stringent regulations, paying even greater attention to their organisations’ security needs. Websense, in association with Deloitte, is happy to announce a workshop detailing the pertaining data security [...]

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Business and Security: Two Sides of a Coin – Faraz Ahmed

June 2, 2011 Security Practices Knowledge Circle
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The author of this article Faraz Ahmed is the CISO & Head- Regional IT at Reliance Life Insurance “With great power comes great responsibility” – this adage rings true for security heads across organizations, big and small. The power to stop business from carrying out activities perceived as business threats, comes with the great responsibility [...]

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Read the entire fourth issue of the Cloud Computing Knowledge Circle

May 19, 2011 Cloud Computing Knowledge Circle
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We are delighted to bring you the fourth issue of the Cloud Computing Knowledge Circle. The purpose of the Cloud Computing Knowledge Circle is to provide CIOs with “actionable” knowledge in relation to cloud computing and to cut through the hype and share insights which are grounded in experience. From the next edition onwards we [...]

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Money’s Worth from the Cloud: The Aditya Birla FSG way

May 19, 2011 Cloud Computing Knowledge Circle
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When you have seven individual financial businesses as part of your group, deploying the Cloud is a brave call. But that’s the challenge Aditya Birla Financial Services Group (ABFSG) is in the process of addressing, having planned for Cloud deployment across the enterprise. ABFSG comprises of: Birla Sun Life Insurance, Birla Sun Life Asset Management [...]

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Microsoft Windows Azure – Secure Development, By Sameer Shelke, Aujas

May 19, 2011 Cloud Computing Knowledge Circle
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Confusion and fear have long been the primary reasons for slower adoption of the Cloud. The last few years have seen the landscape becoming “less cloudy”, with services and solutions bringing more assurance to Cloud services users. Today, organizations understand their risk appetite and are posturing towards Cloud adoption. While doing so, security controls are [...]

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