:: October 2007

IN THIS ISSUE...

WAYS TO SECURE BORDERLESS NETWORKS

 

Company networks are undergoing “de-perimeterization,” as online collaboration with partners, customers, telecommuters, and others outside the physical LAN becomes more and more important to doing business.

 

Users can now connect to company resources with a wider variety of devices, including smart phones, blackberries, and other devices. This creates a problem in terms of security. Network security is dependent on border patrol via firewalls, intrusion detection and prevention systems etc.  Thus in this new borderless network, the focus shifts to protection of the data itself. Latest technology that assist you in securing your data are:

 

·          Strong and multi-factor authentication

·          Cross-company identity management

·          Host-based security software

·          Application-level security

·          Policy-based integrity enforcement

·          Data-centric access controls

·          File-level encryption

·          Full disk encryption

·          End-to-end encryption

·          Rights management

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SECURITY ALERTS

IT MANAGERS 'FEARFUL' OF REMOTE WORKERS

 

Nearly 9 in 10 IT managers fear the security risks caused by remote working practices. The main concerns stem from the fact that hackers can use remote connections as a "back door" into the company network. Also there is risk to the corporate network by the use of unauthorised software and internet access.

 

This problem is compounded by the fact that increasing numbers of employees are demanding remote network access from their employers, as they believe working remotely improves their productivity and allowed them to maintain a better work-life balance.

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INDUSTRY UPDATE

10 STRATEGIC TECHNOLOGIES TO WATCH IN 2008

Protecting the environment has become part of IT’s job, Managing an organisation’s metadata should be on the IT agenda. But the web - and the new computing model is spawned, this idea looms large on Gartner Inc’s recent survey on strategic technologies. 

Strategic technologies, as defined by Gartner, could disrupt business in the next 18 to 36 months. They may require a large dollar investment to correct and could cripple your organisation, if adopted too late. Here's the list of Gartner recommended 10 strategic technologies to watch for in 2008

1. Green IT

2. Unified Communications.

3. Business Process Modeling

4. Metadata Management.

5. Virtualization 2.0.

6. Mashup and composite Applications

7. Web platform and Web-oriented architecture (WOA)

8. Computing Fabric

9. Real World Web

10. Social Software

 

To read more on the technologies listed above, click here

 

 

 

 

 

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MIEL TIPS

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TIPS TO PROTECT YOURSELF AGAINST IDENTITY THEFT

·          Do not share passwords or PIN numbers with anyone

·          Do not reply to, or click on links within, emails or pop-up messages that ask for personal or financial information

·          Update virus protection software regularly

·          Update security patches for web browsers and operating systems regularly

·          Protect your personal account number at all costs (i.e., do not give it out unless it is mandatory)

·          Shred, or otherwise destroy, all documents with personal information prior to disposal

·          Monitor personal credit reports and statements from financial accounts regularly

·          Install firewall software on your personal computer

·          Before transmitting personal information online, verify that the connection is secure (i.e., check for an “s” after “http” in the URL, as well as a lock symbol in the lower right-hand corner of the screen, which indicates the transmission is encrypted)

·          Do not email personal or financial information

MIEL NEWSBYTES

MIEL co-sponsored the ‘Seminar on Cyber Crime, Cyber Security and Cyber Law’ along with Gujarat Electronics & Software Industries Association (GESIA) on 29th Sept. 2007 at Ahmedabad.

 

MIEL co-sponsored the’7th International Conference on Cyber-Crime’, from 12th -14th Sept. 2007 at New Delhi. This international event was organised by Interpol and Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

 

MIEL is all set to organise ‘Computer Society of India’, CIO Club Meet, later this month.  The event is jointly organised by MIEL and its channel partners Celestix and Websense.

 

 

Our Consultancy and Product Services have recently carried out a global security implementation of ISO 27001 compliance for an International client across 80 locations in 39 countries globally

 

Our Education Services is launching the (ISC)2 - Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP) course in India this year. This is the first time that security practitioners will have the opportunity to acquire this certification locally. MIEL is the sole academic affiliate for (ISC)2 in India. 

 

 

CONCLUDED CORPORATE TRAINING PROGRAMMES

 

In addition to its regular public training programmes, a CISSP CBK training programme  was conducted, during the past month for IBM (in Gurgaon)

 

UPCOMING TRAINING PROGRAMMES

 

Location ->

Course

Mumbai

ISMS Implementation Course (based on ISO 27001 Standard)

31stOct – 2nd Nov ‘07

CHFI (Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator)

31st Oct – 4th Nov ‘07

CEH (Certified Ethical Hacker )

14th – 18th Nov 2007

 

 

To register, contact us today at isti@mielesecurity.com

Know more about our other Training Programmes, visit our Training section at www.mielesecurity.com

Your ideas, suggestions, tips and recommendations are highly valued. Please send us your feedback about our newsletter at marketing@mielesecurity.com, and thank you once again for your continued support of MIEL.

MIEL e-Security Pvt. Ltd. is an ISO 27001:2005 certified company, headquartered in Mumbai, with offices across India and with a fully-owned European subsidiary in the UK. MIEL offers its clients in over 15 countries across 4 continents, the benefit of global reach with local presence and is among the largest pure-play Information Security Consulting Companies in India.

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