Core Concepts
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14 results found for Core Concepts, displaying items 1 - 14
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[May 15, 2006]
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Effective Password Policies
Learn what risks your password policy can protect you from and some simple rules for configuring a good password policy.
Windows IT Pro
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Randy Franklin Smith
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[April 17, 2006]
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Risk Analysis
Effective risk analysis grows from knowing which assets need protection, mapping low-level assets to high-level assets and risks, weighing options against your resources, and choosing your battles wisely.
Windows IT Pro
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Randy Franklin Smith
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[March 20, 2006]
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Embrace the IT Audit
Make your next IT audit a success by knowing how auditors operate.
Windows IT Pro
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Randy Franklin Smith
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[March 20, 2006]
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The Importance of Controls
IT auditors think of terms of controls—you should, too, for a successful IT audit.
Windows IT Pro
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Randy Franklin Smith
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[February 21, 2006]
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Access Control
For a more secure network, limit users to only the resources and levels of access they require.
Windows IT Pro
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Randy Franklin Smith
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[January 23, 2006]
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What's the Password?
Password resets can be the weak spot in any password-based authentication scheme. Find out how to buff up this type of security.
Windows IT Pro
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Randy Franklin Smith
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[November 21, 2005]
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Security Awareness
Securing your systems depends on user and management cooperation and buy-in. Here are some ways to win the hearts and minds of your company's user base.
Windows IT Pro
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Randy Franklin Smith
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[October 18, 2005]
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Core Concepts: Defense in Depth
Having a defense-in-depth strategy is about more than just having multiple controls and defensive technologies. The essence of defense-in-depth pertains to how you position those defenses.
Windows IT Pro
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Randy Franklin Smith
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[September 20, 2005]
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Sharing Information Securely
Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) uses certificates and public/private keys to ensure the reliability and authenticity of digitally signed certificates.
Windows IT Pro
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Randy Franklin Smith
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[September 20, 2005]
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RunAs Gotcha
Watch out for this RunAs glitch.
Windows IT Pro
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Jan De Clercq
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[August 15, 2005]
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Get the Most from Least Privilege
The concept of least privilege can help you restrict the spread of malware and other security threats.
Windows IT Pro
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Randy Franklin Smith
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[July 18, 2005]
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Keep Your Secrets Safe
Although encryption is about keeping information secret, there’s nothing secret about the encryption process. Here are the basics of symmetric key encryption and public/private key encryption.
Windows IT Pro
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Randy Franklin Smith
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[June 20, 2005]
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Reducing Your Company's Attack Surface
Enhance your network's security by eliminating unneeded functionality that intruders can target.
Windows IT Pro
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Randy Franklin Smith
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[May 16, 2005]
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The 3 Pillars of Information Security
Every security requirement you try to meet ultimately boils down to one of three pillars: confidentiality, integrity, and availability. And every security threat you try to address ultimately threatens one of them.
Windows IT Pro
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Randy Franklin Smith
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