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Investing in the right security technology ought to be a no-brainer, yet still not every organization does. There are plenty of stories out there that illustrate what happens when you don’t invest in the right security technology for the particular circumstances. Identity management is one of the...
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David Shephard
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May 20, 2013
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Filed under: NetIQ, IT Security, Identity Theft, Identity Management, password policy, David Shephard, Security Web, IDG Connect, Hackers, Palm Beach County Health Department, Data Breach Today, ID Theft
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In some ways—the identity and access management world is more abstract than art nowadays. Identity and access management are mostly services, not hardware devices. Sure - all those services are still running on hardware somewhere - no matter how "virtualized" or "cloud-based"...
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Wes Heaps
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Apr 22, 2013
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Filed under: Cloud Computing, Cloud, SaaS, Service Providers, IAM, Identity Management, Identity and Access Management, Access Management, Wes Heaps, Security Web, Privileged User, Ghost in the Machine
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In today's world, just managing identities isn't enough for most organizations anymore. With increasing regulations both internally and externally, automated provisioning and deprovisioning is just the beginning of what any identity management solution should be doing for you today. Basically...
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Wes Heaps
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Nov 30, 2012
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Filed under: Compliance, user monitoring, IT Security, Identity, Identity Management, SIEM, Identity and Access Management, Identity-Centric, Provisioning, Access Management, Security Information and Event Management, Identity is the Foundation, Security Intelligence, Deprovisioning, Breaches, Wes Heaps, Security Web
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The directory has been around awhile and despite all the newer technologies that grew out of it like Identity Management, it is still alive and well—and thriving in your IT environment. Like any good hero (or monster)—the directory just won’t die. Here’s why. First of all—directories...
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Security Web
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Wes Heaps
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Nov 2, 2012
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Filed under: Active Directory, NetIQ, Red Hat, Novell, Identity Management, Microsoft Active Directory, Directory Administration, IBM, Wes Heaps, CA, Sun, Directory, Security Web
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Ian Yip , NetIQ's Identity & Security Management Business Manager APAC was interviewed by Chris Cubbage , Executive Editor for MySecurity at AusCERT 2012 earlier this year, and as we begin to look forward to AusCERT 2013 it seemed like a good time to revisit. They spoke about the trends that...
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Andi Kreuer
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Oct 1, 2012
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Filed under: Security, NetIQ, Cloud, Risk, Sony, Identity, IAM, IdM, Identity Management, SIEM, Identity and Access Management, Sentinel, Data Loss, BYOD, Mobility, AusCERT, Ian Yip, Bring Your Own Device, RethinkITSec, Chris Cubbage, MySecurity, Video, Cloud Manager, IT Security, Security Intelligence, MySecurityTV, Data Leak, Budgets, Andi Kreuer, Australia, Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne, Security Web
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Let’s face it—no matter what your identity management solution is most likely you have Microsoft Active Directory running somewhere in your environment. Depending on your identity management strategy, Active Directory might BE your sole solution too. In other cases, Active Directory might...
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If we look back a couple of years Gartner was saying that healthcare CIOs needed to take immediate steps toward implementing a sound wireless and mobile device strategy . I’m not convinced that those CIOs listened to Gartner. Rather, in my humble opinion, it was the continued groundswell of personal...
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David Shephard
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Aug 31, 2012
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Filed under: Access Control, NetIQ, Compliance, Gartner, Regulations, IT Security, CIO, IAM, Novell, IdM, Identity Management, Identity and Access Management, iPad, Identity Manager, Mobile Devices, Mobile Security, Access Manager, BYOD, Smartphone, Healthcare, Bring Your Own Device, HIMSS Conference, Hospital, Remote Care Treatment, Netherlands, Porter Research, TMDi, Physicians, Information Systems, Wireless Medical Devices, Arkin, Patients, EMR, Security Mandates, Electronic Medical Records, Billian's HealthDATA, David Shephard, Mobile Computing, Nurses, Mobility Strategy, Monitoring Devices, Doctors, Security Web
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If you’re like me you spent a significant portion of your time watching the Olympic Games in London. These events were amazing to watch. The record TV ratings confirm their quality and entertainment value. Like many other observers of the London games, I couldn’t help but notice the continued...
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Kent Purdy
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Aug 30, 2012
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Filed under: Facebook, Social Media, Twitter, IdM, Identity Management, Olympics, LOCOG, Empty Seats, IOC, Kent Purdy, World Cup, Ticket Management, @OlympicSeat, The empty seat, Security Web
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A few days ago my fellow blogger Chase Jones outlined how access governance is the key to compliance and risk management . So, I wanted to take a look at a real life application and how it was being used. On the other side of the globe is Macau , which, along with Hong Kong, is a special administrative...
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David Shephard
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Jul 18, 2011
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Filed under: single sign-on, IAM, Identity Management, e-services, 2-factor authentication, Macua, SAR, China, People's Republic of China, Identity and Access Management, APICTA, ePass, Access Governance, David Shephard, Security Web
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On June 30th we hosted along with leading online resource for information security professionals, Dark Reading , the webcast The Zero Trust Model: Putting Data Protection First with guest speaker John Kindervag , Senior Analyst at Forrester Research, Inc. and Renee Bradshaw, Senior Product Marketing...
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David Shephard
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Jul 6, 2011
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Filed under: Security, Forrester Research, PCI DSS, NetIQ, SC Magazine, RSA, Verizon Breach Report, John Kindervag, Cloud, SaaS, PaaS, CISO, Log Files, Breach, Sony, Social Engineering, Identity Management, Zero Trust, NAV, IT, trusted, Trusted Users, Networks, Dark Reading, SIM, log data, Wireshark, Interfaces, data centric, PlayStation Network, SIEM, Cox Communications, Multitenancy, IaaS, Security as a Service, David Shephard, Security Web
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Access governance is quickly emerging as a must-have capability for organizations that are required to comply with a growing list of industry and government regulations. In fact, several regulations - including PCI-DSS, Sarbanes-Oxley, HIPAA, HITECH, NERC and others - require organizations to continually...
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Chase Jones
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Jun 21, 2011
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Filed under: PCI DSS, NetIQ, Compliance, HIPAA, Risk Management, NERC CIP, WikiLeaks, Burton Group, Julian Assange, Sarbanes-Oxley, Access Certification, Bradley Manning, Novell, Soxs, IdM, Identity Management, Chase Jones, Security Web
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We are almost a third of the way into June already and the first two event on our list has already started. Don't worry if Managing Active Directory ... was the the one you wanted to attended; it will be repeated in August. June 7-9, 2011, Amsterdam, Netherlands : We teamed up with Novell at Governance...
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David Shephard
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Jun 7, 2011
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Filed under: AppManager, Security Manager, Risk, Gartner, Active Directory, Directory and Resource Administrator, Exchange Administrator, DRA, VoIP, Cloud Security, Novell, Compliance, Identity Management, Sentinel, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Exchange, New York, NYEUG, Governance, HP Mini Laptop, Ziff Davis, SAP, GRC2011, David Shephard, Drop
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During a recent webinar, “ Control Access Rights: The Case for User Provisioning ”, our featured speaker, Andras Cser, Principal Analyst at Forrester Research , spoke about trends he is seeing in the Identity & Access Management (IAM) market, and specifically about the challenges and...
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Renee Bradshaw
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May 4, 2011
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Filed under: Active Directory, AD Administration, NetIQ, Compliance, Active Directory Administration, user provisioning, reduce administrative priviledge, ITPA, IT Process Automation, Security, Active Directory Management, Data Protection, Information Security, Identity Management, Identity and Access Management, staffing, HR, Provisioning, threat, IAM, privilege delegation, Identity Administration, Human Resources, IT Departments, Access Rights, Andras Cser, Risk, Insider Threat, Breach, IT Security, Renee Bradshaw, Security Web
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Any company focused on information security must proactively manage user privileges throughout the identity lifecycle of every employee, contractor, and partner. Beginning with the on-boarding of a staff member, continuing through their career at the company, and finally ending with the off-boarding...
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Renee Bradshaw
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Mar 28, 2011
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Filed under: Active Directory, AD Administration, Directory and Resource Administrator, Active Directory Administration, data breach, user provisioning, Native Tools, IT Process Automation, Active Directory Management, Automate user provisioning, Identity Management, Identity and Access Management, Provisioning, De-Provisioning, Identity Administration, Onboarding, Forrester Research, Andras Cser, Renee Bradshaw, Security Web
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You, the Qmunity blog readers pick: The most popular blog posts from January 2011: New Chart: Types of Cloud Environment Used : Public, Private or a Hybrid cloud? We asked attendees to the 'Lessons from the Experts: Creating a Cloud-Ready Security Program ' web-cast which cloud environment their...
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NetIQ Blog
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David Shephard
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Feb 7, 2011
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Filed under: Security, NetIQ, Cloud, Hybrid, Public, Cloud Security, Network World, Private, Cloud Computing, IaaS, SaaS, Identity Management, Identity and Access Management, IAM, Top Blog, David Shephard, Drop