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How to steal a virtual machine and its data in three easy steps
Stealing a virtual machine and its data is pretty easy. If you know how it's done, you can figure out how to prevent it and avoid some potentially costly administrative missteps. Article | 08 Jan 2010
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Don't let dormant virtual machines threaten data centre security
Virtual machine security issues can arise when dormant, unsecured VMs are powered back on. To avoid security risks in the data centre, admins must carefully track and manage all VMs in the network. Article | 05 Oct 2009
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Check data migration policies before signing with a cloud provider
Experts urge businesses to know cloud providers' policies on data migration before signing on to avoid data becoming trapped or falling into the wrong hands. Article | 16 Sep 2009
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Legal storm gathers in the cloud
Nigel Miller, partner at City legal firm Fox Williams, leads the firm's technology law group, where he spends time navigating the legalities of cloud computing. Article | 09 Sep 2009
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London 2012 Olympics: Aim for gold with DR, business continuity plans
With 80 days to go before the London 2012 Olympic Games begin, IT pros must review and test their contingency, disaster recovery and business continuity strategies. Tip
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Data centre management and the future
A member of the ISACA security advisory group paints a clearer picture of data centre management nowadays, compared to what it used to be. Tip
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How to physically secure your colocation data centre
Get a grasp on the most important factors to consider when physically securing your colocation data centre. A well-monitored infrastructure and a safe security office are important, but read why a professional security squad is the most critical part... Tip
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Antivirus scans: How to improve performance in virtual environments
Antivirus scans are notorious for ruining virtual environment performance. Here are some ways to avoid that problem without forgoing antivirus scans altogether. Tip
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Microsoft Security Essentials can protect non-enterprise users in your business
Many businesses rely on independent contractors and other self-employed workers. Microsoft Security Essentials can provide antimalware protection to these users. Tip
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Intrusion detection in a cloud computing environment
Find out if your cloud computing environment has the appropriate intrusion detection systems necessary to detect and respond to attacks. Tip
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Why virtual machine updates are so important
Virtual machine updates and patches require a game plan. This checklist helps eliminate the problems associated with virtual machine update management. Tip
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Cloud computing legal issues: do your homework
Know the key cloud computing legal issues and read your cloud contract carefully before you sign. In this tip, a legal expert discusses your rights as a cloud customer and what you should know about your service provider. Tip
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Are you operationally ready to recover from a nondisaster?
Is your data centre more prepared to recover from a hurricane than a database corruption, a virus, or accidental file deletion? Find out why you should focus on recovering from nondisasters. Tip
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London 2012 Olympics: Aim for gold with DR, business continuity plans
With 80 days to go before the London 2012 Olympic Games begin, IT pros must review and test their contingency, disaster recovery and business continuity strategies. Tip
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Data centre management and the future
A member of the ISACA security advisory group paints a clearer picture of data centre management nowadays, compared to what it used to be. Tip
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How to physically secure your colocation data centre
Get a grasp on the most important factors to consider when physically securing your colocation data centre. A well-monitored infrastructure and a safe security office are important, but read why a professional security squad is the most critical part... Tip
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Antivirus scans: How to improve performance in virtual environments
Antivirus scans are notorious for ruining virtual environment performance. Here are some ways to avoid that problem without forgoing antivirus scans altogether. Tip
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Microsoft Security Essentials can protect non-enterprise users in your business
Many businesses rely on independent contractors and other self-employed workers. Microsoft Security Essentials can provide antimalware protection to these users. Tip
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Intrusion detection in a cloud computing environment
Find out if your cloud computing environment has the appropriate intrusion detection systems necessary to detect and respond to attacks. Tip
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Why virtual machine updates are so important
Virtual machine updates and patches require a game plan. This checklist helps eliminate the problems associated with virtual machine update management. Tip
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How to steal a virtual machine and its data in three easy steps
Stealing a virtual machine and its data is pretty easy. If you know how it's done, you can figure out how to prevent it and avoid some potentially costly administrative missteps. Article
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Cloud computing legal issues: do your homework
Know the key cloud computing legal issues and read your cloud contract carefully before you sign. In this tip, a legal expert discusses your rights as a cloud customer and what you should know about your service provider. Tip
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Don't let dormant virtual machines threaten data centre security
Virtual machine security issues can arise when dormant, unsecured VMs are powered back on. To avoid security risks in the data centre, admins must carefully track and manage all VMs in the network. Article
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About Data centre IT security and compliance
This section provides information on the various aspects of managing compliance operations at your company, with news, advice and best practices on managing compliance teams, handling compliance reporting, automating processes and responding to audits. There's some new thinking when it comes to meeting compliance regulations that says rather than trying to keep up with every new mandate, companies should instead focus on the risks to the business, be they operational, financial or environmental, and implement controls and processes to protect against them. The theory goes that managing compliance this way helps keep costs under control as there are fewer redundant controls and disparate processes that result when companies take an ad hoc approach to compliance. It's tough to pull off however. It requires that an organisation define its risk appetite, create an inventory of the compliance obligations it faces, understand the threats that put the various aspects of the business at risk, identify vulnerabilities, implement the controls and processes that mitigate those threats, measure the residual risk against the organisation's risk appetite and recalibrate its risk appetite to reflect internal and external changes in the threat landscape. These guidelines are not for the faint-hearted and probably require a certain level of maturity within an organisation to pull off. But if you are ready for a more strategic approach to compliance, then this section will help you with guides on a risk management-based approach to compliance.