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Measuring the Maturity of Your Security Program
By Jim S. Tiller, INS
Information security is a significant challenge facing the Travel and Transportation Industry (TTI). Combined with the relentless increasing sophistication of threats and reliance on information technology, many organizations are confronted with rigorous compliance requirements, adding a new dimension to how information security is visualized within the business environment.
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Presence: The Case for Adopting a Converged Network
By Michael J. Vincent, INS
With instant messaging usage on the rise in both home and business networks, users are embracing the technology as the next generation email. Whether corporate standards exist for an instant messaging service or not, many enterprise users are making use of instant messaging clients to quickly contact co-workers when they appear online. This quick view of when a user becomes available is known as “presence.” Presence is best described as the “online” or “offline” view of contacts that an instant messaging contact window provides. In the future, presence technology will migrate away from just instant messaging and become the de facto network “super-software” that integrates applications and devices to provide location services and seamless end-user connectivity.
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Malicious Code
By Rick Blum, INS
Although the dangers of malicious code have been well documented and publicized for years, many IT organizations still do not take adequate steps to protect their networks and systems from attack. Even those that have made combating malicious code a high priority still face significant barriers to achieving the level of safety that is appropriate for the seriousness of the threat.
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Voice Over IP
By Rick Blum, INS
Voice over IP, with its promise of lower costs and support of integrated applications, is finally attracting the attention of large as well as small enterprises. But it is still a technology that is maturing, and presents IT organizations with many risks along with potentially large rewards. Strategies for implementing VoIP can range anywhere from a very measured, gradual replacement to a total forklift of the entire telephone infrastructure.
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