General Interest White Papers

Secure Application Environments and Multi-Level Security (MLS)

Threats to security-worms, viruses, hackers, malicious insiders, cyberterrorists-are multiplying. These threats have rendered the Internet (designed for people friendly to each other) a hostile environment. The end result is business costs in the trillions of dollars. And even though companies are spending more and more on security, losses from security breaches are continuing to rise dramatically. The software security industry has responded with a patchwork of products, each intended to protect a certain aspect of security. This they do, but today's calamitous security situation has proven the industry's solutions inadequate in total. As effective as they are, there are two main shortfalls of the commonly available suite of security mechanisms. [Download the PDF]

A Sense of Security

Every day sophisticated hackers and malicious insiders launch attacks against sensitive e-commerce servers. Although many successful attacks are reported, the vast majority of serious attacks never make the headlines. Despite the increased attention and spending levels given to e-security, the problems are escalating. [Download the PDF]

A Sense of Security for ASPs

Paul McNabb, Chief Security Architect for Argus Systems Group, explains Application Isolation, a technology that keeps security high and costs low. The business of application service provision—outsourcing business applications over the Internet—has relieved many organizations of heavy economic and technological pressures. These include a chronic shortage of IT skills, constant hardware and software investment/upgrades, pressure from competitors, and the need for greater financial control. By outsourcing applications to ASPs and renting software on a per seat, per month basis, companies are free to focus on their core business. [Download the PDF]