/* The following article is extracted from the "Information Security Newsletter" published by the JUCC IS Task Force. */ Although patches aim to mitigate the risks caused by information system's vulnerabilities, they may expose these systems to additional channels of attack and even be manipulated ...

/* The following article is extracted from the "Information Security Newsletter" published by the JUCC IS Task Force. */ To build an effective patch management process that manages the risks from both external (i.e. vulnerabilities of the information systems) and internal factors (i.e ...

Nowadays, people use PCs, mobile devices to perform many activities on the internet, such as webmail, online shopping, e-banking, etc. Private information is frequently being transmitted across the internet. If the se sensitive data are not transferred securely, they can easily be captured or stolen ...

/* The following article is extracted from the "Information Security Newsletter" published by the JUCC IS Task Force. */ A software patch is an additional piece of program codes or executable designed to fix problems with, or update a computer program or its supporting data. This includes fixing ...

Nowadays, smartphones and tablet computers are increasingly popular in our everyday lives. Instead of completing the tasks using traditional personal computers, we are storing much more personal and private information in these handheld devices and us ing them to access sensitive university data. It ...

/* The following article is extracted from the "Information Security Newsletter" published by the JUCC IS Task Force. */ A comprehensive DLP solution is usually a combination of Network DLP, Endpoint DLP, Embedded DLP components and employee training program. The following addressed several ...

/* The following article is extracted from the "Information Security Newsletter" published by the JUCC IS Task Force. */ A comprehensive DLP solution that protects data in motion, data at rest and data in user require complex and significant amount of preparation activities. Among these activities ...

/* The following article is extracted from the "Information Security Newsletter" published by the JUCC IS Task Force. */ Data leakage can be caused by internal and external parties, either intentionally or accidentally. According to INFOWATCH's "Global Data Leakage Report 2009" 51% of data leakages ...

/* The following article is extracted from the "Information Security Newsletter" published by the JUCC IS Task Force. */ Applying patches to software applications and hardware firmware may introduce additional risks to universities' IT environment because patches themselves are programs and may have ...

/* The following article is extracted from the "Information Security Newsletter" published by the JUCC IS Task Force. */ Implementation of DLP solutions encompasses a variety of complex IT areas such as data classification, risk assessment, compilation of policies, standards and procedures. If not ...