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Frameworks or platforms for IT infrastructure management: Are they worth it?

2008-07-30 12:16:30 by Richard Ptak in WhatIs: Enterprise IT tips and expert advice
 
The utility of frameworks for IT management has been hotly debated. Are they worth it? Do they save time? Defining what frameworks actually are is the first step. Richard Ptak will drive to do just that in his first column for SearchDataCenter.com on the topic
 
Tags: frameworks, worth, richard ptak, save time, management, topic, step, drive, utility
 
 
 
 
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Outlining governance frameworks

2008-05-13 10:53:07 by Eric Holmquist, Contributor in WhatIs: Enterprise IT tips and expert advice
 
Every financial services firm must have a governance framework in place. The good news is there are a number of options when picking a one. This tip will outline the frameworks available and what every financial firm should consider when making the choice
 
Tags: financial services firm, frameworks, governance framework, financial firm, options, outline, tip, news, choice
 
 
 
 
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A new blog on the block

2008-05-16 23:36:19 by HASH0x8af0bbc in StillSecure, After All These Years
 
...frameworks and standards - Whether it be TCG/TNC or NAP in the NAC world or CVE and FDCC in vulnerability management, we support industry wide standards and frameworks which allow products to work with each other. SNMP traps, SMTP email alerts are all standard in StillSecure products 3. Enterprise Integration Frameworks- StillSecure products...
 
Tags: blog, stillsecure products, products, stillsecure, 3rd party products, labs, interop labs, interop, dave
 
 
 
 
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Review of My 2007 Security Predictions: Too Wimpy

2007-12-23 15:46:00 by Dr Anton Chuvakin in Anton Chuvakin Blog -
 
...frameworks that you can choose to comply with (ISO17799/270001, COBIT, ITIL, etc) - will they take off like a rocketship or remain steadily interesting to some? Only time will tell Status Check VIII: PCI DSS continued to rage (despite TJX and other faux pas :-)), even some retailer backlash was seen. On the voluntary side, some say ITIL is...
 
Tags: status check iii, status check, status check viii, security, security predictions, status check vii, check, predictions, status
 
 
 
 
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My 2008 Security Predictions!

2008-01-09 15:42:00 by Dr Anton Chuvakin in Anton Chuvakin Blog -
 
...frameworks = maybe ( again ); they likely won't be 'hot,' at least not in the US; ad hoc approach (with some use of ideas from the above frameworks) to security management will still rule Risk management Will we know what risk management actually is in the context of IT security = no . Some people (e.g here ) might, but not the majority. And...
 
Tags: security, security predictions, broader information security, information security, smb security, virtual security appliances, security market, security solutions, security software
 
 
 
 
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2008 - The Year of IT Risk Management?

2008-01-04 13:23:00 by Ryan Shopp in practical risk management
 
...frameworks (OCTAVE, FAIR, etc.) combined with the maturity of IT and governance frameworks (CoBIT, ITIL) and the readiness of the business and IT/Security cultures to accept risk management as a language and actionset with which they need to be conversant will yield huge benefits this year snip Well said (but then again I'm biased
 
Tags: risk management, risk management moves, risk, risk management strategy, accept risk management, management, risk assessment framework, security, information security
 
 
 
 
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Identity federation standards ease authentication pains

2008-07-02 10:38:31 by Perry Carpenter, Contributor in WhatIs: Enterprise IT tips and expert advice
 
Federation frameworks like SAML, OpenID and Cardspace promise to make authentication easier across applications and the Web. How do these frameworks compare, and what do they offer for financial services organizations looking to ease the authentication process? This tip explains
 
Tags: financial services organizations, tip explains, ease, authentication process, authentication easier, cardspace promise, federation frameworks, frameworks compare, openid
 
 
 
 
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Information flow tracing and software testing

2007-09-17 09:32:00 by Niels Provos in Google Online Security Blog
 
...frameworks have to be this complicated. Fuzz testing originally relied on purely random data, ignorant of specific threats and known dangerous input. Today, this approach is often overlooked in favor of more complicated techniques. Early sanity checks in applications looking for something as a simple as a version number may render testing...
 
Tags: input, flayer marks, initial input samples, flayer, fuzz, fuzz testers require, checks, dynamic analysis framework, sanity checks
 
 
 
 
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Top Five Intriguing Ideas for Authentication in 2008

2007-12-10 00:00:00 by Sean Kline in Speaking of Security, the RSA Blog and Podcast
 
...frameworks like Information Risk Management to assess which threats to mitigate, inventory the types of controls (including authentication) that they need and take a more holistic approach to implementing their strategy
 
Tags: strategy, information risk management, organizations, broader strategy, increasingly adopt frameworks, authentication, individual applications, security doilies, controls