Loading ...EMC offers “accelerated process” to meet red flag rules Nov. 1 deadline
EMC Corp. has announced an offering that can help customers that need to comply with the red flag rules by the Nov. 1 deadline.
The new regulations under the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (FACTA) require that institutions implement programs to seek patterns in consumer and employee behaviour that might indicate possible foul play.
EMC is offering what it’s calling an “accelerated process”, and includes the following components: risk management, FACTA policies and procedures, roadmap and requirements, technology design and deployment of red flag detection software, identify theft prevention reporting, integration, program management office, and quality assurance.
The offering is composed of professional services from EMC Consulting and information-centric security technologies from RSA, the company’s security division.
Read more about the red flag rules.
Posted on August 21st, 2008 by Kathleen Lau and filed under Security | No Comments »Add to: del.icio.us | Digg IT | Furl | Google | magnolia | StumbleIT | Wink | Yahoo! Technorati
Loading ...Deperimeterization and realism
You gotta love this industry for the ever-evolving vocabulary. My neologistic experience this week was stumbling upon the word “deperimeterization.” The actual concept isn’t new to me, but there’s an awkward grace to the expression that appeals. (I approached Computerworld editor Shane Schick — a bit of an eye-roller when it comes to such ham-fisted constructions — and he bet me a bag of chips I couldn’t use “deperimeterization” and “disintermediation” in the same sentence.)
The notion is that, with the increased need for collaboration among suppliers, customers and partners, security focus has to shift away from the perimeter and toward applications, servers and endpoints. While it wracks nerves some, this deperimeterization is necessary for the disintermediation of collaborative processes. I’ll take the salt and vinegar, Shane. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted on September 14th, 2007 by Dave Webb and filed under Security | No Comments »Add to: del.icio.us | Digg IT | Furl | Google | magnolia | StumbleIT | Wink | Yahoo! Technorati
Loading ...Honeypots and the Accidental Hacker
I was intending to post something on the book Virtual Honeypots: From Botnet Tracking to Intrusion Detection, by Google engineer Niels Provos and German grad student Thorsten Holz, but I was distracted by something shiny in the text.
(Is it just me, or does “honeypots” sound like some really cloying term of endearment? “Honeypots … I’m ho-ome …” But I digress.)
Specifically, it was a search string. Enter this into the search box of your favourite engine: Read the rest of this entry »
Posted on August 29th, 2007 by Dave Webb and filed under Security | No Comments »