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	Shoppers' Stop in pact with Net ProActive Services Business Standard - Aug 12, 2002: Retail major Shoppers Stop has entered into an outsourcing agreement with Net ProActive Services to monitor and manage its network security.
	Security service providers gain from higher profile Economics Time - Aug 1, 2002: Organizations both in India and globally have been taking greater care to ensure hacker-proof networks. With employees being increasingly mobile, organizations are today being pressurized to ensure the safety of networks.
	PKI: A bird’s eye view CIOL - April 26, 2002: A public key infrastructure is a framework used by certificate authorities to distribute and manage digital certificates. But while the term has been used about in security circles for quite some time, only now are descriptions of implementation coming to light.
	MSPs: A viable proposition CIOL, April 17, 2002: A majority of businesses today are turning toward an MSP for network security as it is becoming a critical issue requiring specialized services. A subset of the ASP market, MSPs offer specialized network management and security services via the Internet.
	Incident response: What, why and how - Part II CIOL - April 10, 2002: In Part-I of this article, we looked at what is incident response and why is it an important aspect of information security for any organization. In this article, the author discusses detailed steps to formulate an incident response plan and also the benefits of outsourcing it.
	Incident response: What, why and how CIOL, March 25, 2002: Incidents are an unfortunate fact of life in any systems environment that can be extremely visible and disruptive or entirely unnoticed but extremely damaging. Incident response is defined as actions taken to protect and restore the normal operating condition of computers. In Part-I of this article, the author looks at what an incident response plan is and why it is required for organizations.
	Approach to security architecture design implementation CIOL, March 11, 2002: To protect the information assets and to ensure its confidentiality, integrity and availability, a secure architecture has to be designed, implemented and integrated with each other and configured in a manner relevant to the organization. We look at some of the factors that need to be considered while designing your security architecture.
	The need of security as an ongoing process CIOL, February 22, 2002: Security is not a one-time activity that can take its own course, rather it’s an ongoing process targeting a dynamic environment in which new threats arise daily. New technical vulnerabilities are discovered on a daily basis and this increases the need for managed security. Here is a checklist for ensuring an organization’s security needs.
	Risk Assessment: Because risks are integral to systems CIOL, February 11, 2002: Risk is the potential loss to the organization if vulnerability is exploited by a threat, where risk can be obtained by multiplying the potential losses with the likelihood of occurrence. Risk assessment is identifying the vulnerabilities in the system, enumerating the threats and assessing the potential loss associated with each of these. This article deals with how to go about doing a risk assessment.
	Infrastructure outsourcing: A viable alternative CIOL: February 8, 2002 - Infrastructure outsourcing is a growing market in India and for the same reason it has caught the imagination of the Indian industry at large. It overcomes traditional bottlenecks of infrastructure implementation, maintenance and upgradation. Here’s an attempt to delve in to details of Infrastructure outsourcing.
	Security challenges in e-banking - Part II CIOL, January 21, 2002: In the first part of this article, we looked at how e-banking has evolved in the recent times, the main elements of an e-banking system and the technology risks associated with it. In this part we will look at risk management principles for e-banking in detail and also discuss specific technical solutions relating to e-banking.
	Security challenges in e-banking CIOL, January 4, 2002: E-banking or Internet banking refers to systems that enable bank customers to access accounts and general information on bank products and services through a PC or any other intelligent device on an electronic distribution channel. Here is an insight on how e-banking has evolved in the recent times, the main elements of an e-banking system and the technology risks associated with it.
	Application Security Audit: A system study CIOL, December 26, 2001: Applications are the top most layer in the IS infrastructure and is the information processing unit, and therefore there is the need to secure an application. To start with, the weak points in the application and its underlying infrastructure have to be identified. Application audit will also help in disclosing the vulnerabilities in the applications.
	Ethical hacking - For a vulnerability check CIOL, December 13, 2001: Have you ever wondered how safe is safe when it comes to the security of your network? In the face of various threats posed, an ‘Ethical Hacking Exercise’ is a check on the robustness of the critical information resources as well as the security elements themselves. In the first article of our new column on network management and security, we discuss ethical hacking.
Other Articles
	Locking up at work Computer Today, April 17, 2002: A majority of businesses today are turning toward an MSP for network security as it is becoming a critical issue requiring specialized services. A subset of the ASP market, MSPs offer specialized network management and security services via the Internet.
	Enterprise management: striking the right balance Times of India: April 02, 2002 - Enterprises have gone global and therein arises all the related problems of managing IT infrastructure across various geographical locations. Enterprises have a number of mission critical applications like CRM, ERP and SCM running across heterogeneous IT infrastructure that has to be utilized optimally.
	Security concerns Economic Times: March 21, 2002 - Although dotcoms have died, there is one truth that cannot be denied — the internet is here to stay. While the internet and ”electronic transactions” have increased business opportunities, reduced operating expenses and eased the flow of information, there is a stark reality that we have to deal with — the security of information.
	"A good approach to developing a disaster recovery plan starts with risk assessment." -- Paul Ranjan, Head Security Research, Net ProActive Services Economictimes.com Power