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Consulting
Security consulting
appeals to Indian CIOs
As Indian enterprises outsource their security needs to third parties,
it is boom time for security consulting in India, says Abhinav Singh
Intrusion Detection Systems
Tech innovation drives
IDS growth
Intrusion detection systems play an essential role in keeping intruders
out of your company’s network, says Gaurav Patra
Case Study
IDS helps HCL Comnet
exceed customer expectations
For HCL Comnet, the proof of the pudding has indeed been in the
eating. The company’s IDS helps it deliver a network free of
DoS, worms and data corruption, says SHIPRA ARORA
Extranets
Fortifying your Web
presence
Srikanth R P takes a comprehensive look at the security practices
that some of India’s leading organisations in B2B, B2C and
banking follow for protecting their Internet presence. He also elaborates
on common mistakes companies make that leave them vulnerable
Anti-Virus
Anti-virus gets network-focused
Increased corporate connectivity has led to faster replication of
viruses that disrupt entire networks. Chitra Padmanabhan finds that
companies are seeking gateway as well as server-level anti-virus
solutions to have a holistic anti-virus policy in place
Digital Signatures
It’s early days for
digital signatures in India
Though Indian enterprises are gradually adopting digital signatures
and cryptography, things are still in the pilot stage, says Abhinav
Singh
Secure Desktop
10 ways to a more
secure desktop
In an increasingly dangerous online world, here are 10 tips that
will help you maintain a secure personal computing environment,
says PRASHANT L RAO
Return on Investment
Return on investment
for information security
Captain Raghu Raman discusses Mahindra Special Services Group’s
Infosec RoI model, which he feels employs a holistic approach when
dealing with information security
E&Y Security Survey
Have you recognised
the importance of information security?
Ernst & Young’s Global Information Security Survey is widely
recognised as one of the most authoritative sources of information
on the state of information security. This piece gives you a glimpse
of the main findings of the survey in India and the rest of the
world and provides some answers to the problems highlighted
IS in ITeS
Information security
concerns in ITeS sector
With the IT-enabled sector booming in India, barbs are not only
coming from trade unions in the West, but can also come in the form
of security problems. Devendra Parulekar explains the regulatory
issues, global legislation and technology issues that Indian ITeS
firms need to watch out for
Database Security
Database security:
The wall most organisations forget to build
Data is at the heart of any IT system. Yet, thanks to operational
issues, data security usually gets the short end of the stick in
most corporates. Irshadh Rasheed warns about this danger and advises
CIOs on how they can improve database security in their companies
Application Security
Ignore application
security at your own peril
Many organisations build veritable information security fortresses
that they think can’t be compromised. Yet, one weak link that
they forget about, and which is often used by malicious hackers,
is application security. Ponkumar Venkatesh and Shankar Ramchandran
tell you why application security is important and what can be done
to strengthen this weak link
Ethical Hacking
Using ethical hacking
to improve information security
You can build a wall, but you will only know that it can definitely
protect you when an attack comes your way and the wall stands firm.
Similarly, in information technology, you can ensure your IT infrastructure
is secure by actually testing it against attacks. Rohit Tripathy
explains what ethical hacking is all about, the tools of the trade
and tells you how you can use this important concept
Opinion
“Security is not
a technology issue, security is a business issue”
Sajay Rai, partner, Security & Technology Solutions at Ernst
& Young LLP and co-author of ‘Defending the Digital Frontier:
A Security Agenda,’ spoke to Prashant L Rao about the factors
raising security visibility with CIOs, how security is a business
issue and not an IT issue and the opportunity for Indian developers
to weave security into the application development process and gain
competitive advantage in the process
“At most Indian companies
it is solution first, policy next”
Terry Thomas, partner, Ernst & Young, Risk and Business Solutions,
spoke to Prashant L Rao about the security scene in India and how
India Inc. needs to make security a business issue and refresh its
security policies at regular intervals
IDS
Choosing the right
intrusion detection system
Picking any intrusion detection system available on the market is
not the right answer to your security needs. What you need to do
is pick the one that’s the best fit for your enterprise. DHAWAL
THAKKER provides some guidelines and also some scenarios for IDS
deployments
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