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Tag: Compliance

SANS ISC

[SANS ISC Diary] Data Classification For the Masses

August 19, 2016 SANS Internet Storm Center, Security One comment

I published the following diary on isc.sans.org: “Data Classification For the Masses“. Data classification isn’t a brand new topic. For a long time, international organizations or military are doing “data classification”. It can be defined as: “A set of processes and tools to help the organization to know what data

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Close the Security Holes in your Firewalls!

March 29, 2010 Business, Security, Software Leave a comment

Who is not protected by a firewall today? Nobody! Our Internet (as well as local) traffic is inspected by multiple firewall layers. They are present everywhere: on Internet gateways, in front of data-centers, between departments, even your workstation is running a firewall. For a few years, a new type of

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Compliance: a Marketing Argument?

December 3, 2009 Business Leave a comment

I received yesterday a mail spam about a commercial SSH solution. The mail presented their product like this: “Find out how SSH can ease the burden of PCI DSS, SOX and other mandates and IT audits with a robust data security solution used by millions worldwide! <deleted name> delivers unparalleled

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