Project Guides

Security Channel Project Guides:

Project Guides

  • Patch Management Services

    Patch management services can be a lucrative opportunity for value-added resellers (VARs) and security service providers who consider costs and develop a repeatable methodology. This project guide gives you the tools to do just that. Tips chosen with the reseller in mind cover how to test security patches, how to efficiently patch Windows, considerations for patching Linux and Unix, and how to troubleshoot faulty patches. In short, learn how to implement an efficient and reliable patch management process.

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  • Email Security Services

    Email security services can range from complete hosted solutions to consultative sales and product implementation. This project guide is designed to help value-added resellers (VARs) and service providers secure their customers' email systems, whether they're hosted or managed on-site. Learn how to implement various email security options, secure systems against malware and choose the right email security appliance for your customers.

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  • Wireless LAN Security

    Wireless LAN security measures are essential -- whether your customer's wireless LAN was built ad hoc as the result of loose policies or is the product of careful planning. This Wireless LAN Security Project Guide is designed to help value-added resellers, systems integrators and consultants strengthen their customer's WLAN whether they've been called in to clean up after a breach or to help build a secure WLAN from the ground up.

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  • Antimalware

    Hackers are taking existing Trojans, viruses and worms, and creating variants by tweaking old code to evade antivirus software. Security vendors, consultants and value-added resellers (VARs) need new kinds of solutions. These resources will provide VARs and consultants with antimalware strategies and techniques that go beyond hardware and software, tools for successful virus clean-up, and products that help you efficiently deal with the ever-increasing stream of signature mutation-based malware.

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  • Vista Security

    Most security experts agree that Microsoft Windows Vista is the most secure Windows operating system yet, but that doesn't mean that it doesn't need outside help. As a value-added reseller (VAR) or consultant, you'll need to provide guidance on how to use the built-in Vista security features and how to configure Vista to maximize security. You'll also need strategies for convincing your customer's CFO that, from a security and business standpoint, an upgrade to Vista makes sense. These resources will give you the knowledge and tools you need to safeguard your customer's new Vista system against a range of information security threats.

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  • Regulatory Compliance Services

    The complexity of regulatory compliance can be a nightmare for clients that, increasingly, are required to comply with multiple regulations. As the number of affected organizations grows, so does the business opportunities for value-added resellers (VARs) and systems integrators. With nearly every product sale and service call there is an opportunity to up-sell compliance services or simply provide compliance expertise as a value-add. This project guide offers the know-how you need to develop custom regulatory compliance strategies from the ground up and help clients choose compliance-friendly technologies.

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  • Network Penetration Testing Services

    With information security threats like hacking, spamming, phishing and identity theft becoming increasingly prevalent, implementing a tried and true security posture is more important now than ever before. Thorough network penetration testing is a good way to identify security risks and strengthen your customers' network, application, and platform security. This Network Penetration Testing Project Guide provides value-added resellers (VARs), systems integrators and security consultants with best practices that will allow you to make a convincing case for penetration testing and ethical hacking, run efficient penetration tests, address your customer's information security concerns, and familiarize yourself with a number of valuable pen testing tools and techniques.

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