Latest standards and regulations news.
Symark updates access-control software, 05/08/07: Symark this week unveiled the fifth version of its PowerBroker authorization and access-control software for heterogeneous Unix and Linux networks. New to the product are reporting capabilities which Symark says will help enterprises meet regulatory-compliance standards.
Next-generation multimedia networks face security challenges, 05/08/07: There may be no hotter topic in telecom right now than IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS), an evolving standard that promises to offer a common way for multiple wireless and wireline networks to deliver multimedia applications.
Privacy groups renew push against Real ID bill, 05/04/07: Privacy advocates are making a last-ditch effort to muster public opposition to the controversial Real ID bill, which proposes to create a national standard for issuing state drivers’ licenses and other forms of state-issued identification.
Oracle database auditing product aids compliance, 05/07/07: Oracle Monday announced general availability of auditing software that consolidates and manages information from databases, providing an in-depth view of audit data.
Editorial: A security tool with a message, 05/10/07: Security experts will tell you that it isn’t always about technology. While the latest tools help, more often than not security comes down to policy and staff education. If you can get employees to commit policy to memory and understand how threats may target or involve them, you’ve gone a long way toward locking down the organization.
