Security: Case studies
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Furniture maker uses NAC gear for more than NAC 03/10/2008 10:38:00
ForeScout CounterACT backs up other toolsWhen Chad Clement joined worldwide office furniture maker Haworth 18 months ago, he discovered the company needed to get a handle on network security. - +
How does the CIA keep its IT staff honest? 12/09/2008 11:12:00
A look behind the CIA's networksBe prepared to go through a lot of scrutiny if you want to work in the Central Intelligence Agency's IT department, says chief information officer Al Tarasiuk. - +
Employment firm trains staff in compliance with network management kit 05/03/2008 12:03:13
Console keeps 350 Windows machines in checkEmployment and training firm CVGT has installed a network management toolkit to enforce compliance and protect the financial and personal data of its 40,000-plus apprentices and trainees. - +
Uni fortifies Western Front with IDS 22/02/2008 20:11:00
Nurtured NAC keeps malware outThe University of Western Sydney (UWS) has today gone live with a managed Intrusion Detection System (IDS) for its 5000 users. - +
Law firm stop unsolicited mail with software-as-a-service 25/01/2008 14:00:11
In-house solution severed communications for longer than 30 minutesSydney based law practice Law Partners Solicitors and Barristers (LPSB), has cleared network congestion and continual downtime by replacing its in-house Microsoft Outlook solution with hosted Exchange Server. - +
Trojan horse payload strikes recruiter 06/07/2007 10:29:13
Lax antispam cultivates malware plagueEmployment and consulting agency Australian Recruiting has found refuge with a new anti-spam gateway and firewall solution after its IT network suffered a denial of service (DoS) attack, Trojan horse infections, and plagues of malware. - +
Junior soldiers protected by patches 07/11/2006 12:39:57
Training academy automates patchingThe Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA) has rolled out automated patching software to minimize monthly load on staff manually patching machines. - +
The Observatory Hotel makes spam an unwelcome visitor 07/11/2006 10:39:16
Small Sydney hotel turns to MessageLabs to keep on top of spam and virus activityWith only a small IT staff, yet a significant amount of its business being conducted electronically, cyber security is an issue high on the priority list of Grant Raubenheimer, Hotel Manager of the Observatory Hotel in Sydney. - +
Air force base adopts modern alert system 03/11/2006 10:40:54
Three-part emergency notification system deployedIn past emergencies involving Vance Air Force Base in Oklahoma, U.S., the only way to contact some 2,500 military and civilian workers to tell them to return to the base pronto was with an old-fashioned telephone calling chain. - +
A recipe for trust 26/09/2006 15:01:14
Trusted Platform Module chip protects resteraunt chain's dataPapa Gino's and D'Angelo Sandwich Shops now can add fast, easy, bulletproof security to its traditional menu of quick, casual food. - +
Code warriors 16/08/2006 12:59:23
Analysts say the benefits of writing secure code far outweighs the extra effort required in the software development processDepository Trust and Clearing isn't taking any chances when protecting its network from application-layer attacks. The company's 450 software developers use an automated scanning tool to make sure that security holes are plugged during the software development life cycle, not after an application has been deployed.
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