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Securing mobility requires mastery of encryption, authentication and remote device management for multiple classes of device. Learn how to tackle this challenge in this mobile security feature. Read more »

Social networks have quickly become important tools for sales and marketing departments. Chief Information Security Officers need to respond with risk management strategies, as conventional defences and data protection strategies may not address the threats posed by social networks, or allow staff to realise their potential. Read more »

Booting into a virtualised operating system can protect your primary OS and data resident on a PC from malware. We explain how to pull off this trick in Windows 7. Read more »

Learn how to create a server patch management strategy for virtual servers with this tutorial. Read more »

Nick Lewis looks at the recent vulnerability discovered in Windows Server Message Block and assesses whether you should apply the patch, or just disable the software. Read more »

Microsoft's Security Development Lifecycle program will gain support for Agile Development Methodologies. Read more »

Once you have conducted an enterprise network penetration test, what comes next? This story explains how to analyse and utilise the results. Read more »

Learn six ways to increase the security of backed-up data, as we cover encryption key management, encryption appliances, tape and disk encryption, cloud backup security, secure data destruction and more. Read more »

Learn how to identify and classify risks into a taxonomy as the basis for development of an enterprise security policy in this feature-length tutorial. Read more »

Learn about Internet Explorer 8's security features and how to put them to work. Read more »

Google admits security for its Wave collaboration tool is currently minimal, but promises to bolster its defenses to ready it for enterprise users. Read more »

The Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council will change the way it trains assessors, to ensure better oversight of PCI DSS testing. Read more »

This video tutorial explains how to use TrueCrypt to create an ecrypted drive on a Windows PC, or to build a hidden drive within a drive! Read more »

Security expert Nick Lewis predicts how infosec threats will evolve in the new year, and how you can fight back against new threats. Read more »

Discover the features of Windows 7's new AppLocker feature and how to put it to work for your organisation Read more »

Learn how to secure your database with this extensive list of best practices. Read more »

Third party applications help smartphone users to be more productive, but can also introduce risk. Learn how to let your users have the apps they crave without compromising security in this story. Read more »

Microsoft is starting the year on a secure note, with just one patch due next week: and that's Windows 200! Read more »

Trend Micro has found discovers that targets the latest zero-day vulnerability in Adobe reader. The latter vendor says a patch is due next week. Read more »

Learn about five Windows 7 registry keys that can improve your organisation's security by tuning PCs in ways that ensure users behave themselves! Read more »