Digging deeper into user provisioning

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	Digging deeper into user provisioning Last time out I talked a bit about Gartner Group's recent Magic Quadrant for user provisioning. I suggested you read the report, and I want to reiterate that request. Not, I hasten to add, to see who's "winning," but to better understand the whole user provisioning market in the context of the greater IdM/IAM arena. Gartner's analysts, led by Earl Perkins (research vice president in the security and privacy team) spend a large part of the report talking about provisioning itself. Read More WHITE PAPER: Oracle Total Economic Impact of Oracle Identity Manager A Forrester Study commissioned by Oracle. This paper details return-on-investment (ROI) calculations based on real customers' data, and guides you in computing cost savings with user provisioning. Use the model suggested in this report to design your implementation and measure results. Read now In this Issue Naysayers, get over yourselves. The cloud is secure. Privacy? Run a background check on yourself FTC shoots down cyber-vultures at Google Money Tree Facebook battles another privacy firestorm Facebook needs to be more like Apple: Sophos 72% of parents monitor their kid's facebook page Second Wave of Adware Pounds Web Surfers New Rules for Employees' Mobile Device Privacy Lawmakers hit Facebook CEO with privacy questions WEBCAST: Bradford Networks Step-by-Step Process to Network Security Hear from one financial services IT pro who thought his network was completely secure until it failed an internal security audit. Tim Childress from the credit card division of Bridgestone discusses the unique approach he took to improve network security. Hear how he met his objectives to stop rogue devices, gain better network visibility. View now Naysayers, get over yourselves. The cloud is secure. Security fears remain a top impediment to broad adoption of public cloud servicesIf you listen to the arguments about security in the cloud they sound compelling, and generally fall into two categories: technical risks, and policy issues. Read More Privacy? Run a background check on yourself My company hired a new employee recently and as part of my responsibilities, I ran a basic background check for our new hire. If you've never seen a professional background check, you will most likely be shocked by the level of detail that can be gleaned from public records. Read More FTC shoots down cyber-vultures at Google Money Tree FTC continues assault on economic cyber-scammersThe Federal Trade Commission last year vowed to go after companies preying on what it called cyber-vultures looking to feast on consumers and businesses suffering from the down economic situation. Read More WHITE PAPER: F5 Networks Kerberos Constrained Delegation F5 BIG-IP LTM with ACA in Kerberos protocol transition and constrained delegation architectures allows for a more scalable, efficient and secure infrastructure. Read now! Facebook battles another privacy firestorm Facebook contended that reports that the private data of users has been revealed to third part firms have been 'exaggerated.' Read More Facebook needs to be more like Apple: Sophos Sophos claims that 95.51 per cent of the 1,025 people it surveyed thought that Apple should have a "walled garden" approach to verifying apps. Apple vets every app that it allows into its App Store. Read More 72% of parents monitor their kid's facebook page Nearly three quarters of parents monitor their child's social networking account, says TRUSTe. Read More WHITE PAPER: CA Service Assurance Defined This Forrester paper explains the concept of service assurance and highlights how it can address fundamental issues around managing application performance and business services. Learn More Second Wave of Adware Pounds Web Surfers New adware companies are increasingly targeting Facebook, Twitter, and other popular social networking sites as a means of distribution. The share-friendly environment of such sites is ideal for spreading adware and trackware through third-party applications, which often hide their true intent. Read More New Rules for Employees' Mobile Device Privacy How CIOs should adjust their privacy policies to conform to the Supreme Court's decision on monitoring employees' text messages. Read More Lawmakers hit Facebook CEO with privacy questions The co-chairman of the U.S. House Bi-Partisan Privacy Caucus are seeking information on the latest report of Facebook privacy problems from CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Read More
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