Podcasts

In today's challenging business environment, change is the only constant. Whether it's seizing a new corporate opportunity, complying with a new regulatory mandate, or ensuring that client devices are up-to-date and properly patched, change defines the very essence of today's enterprise. This Podcast explains how maintaining consistent and optimized clients that comply with corporate standards enables you to manage change in a predictable way.

A Symantec Security Response Podcast focusing on phishing and some of the new trends Symantec has identified in this all too popular online scam. This podcast also provides advice on how consumers can protect themselves and prevent from becoming a victim of Phishing and related attacks.

EOs and other business leaders can sometimes underestimate IT risks because they are so focused on delivering products and services. In this podcast, Gerald Shields, CIO at Aflac, a Fortune 500 company that provides insurance protection to more than 40 million people worldwide, discusses how IT can minimize IT challenges.

In this Compliance Briefing, special guest Jim Robinson of Symantec Consulting Services discusses the importance of managing access control and a cornerstone component of a successful Information Security Compliance Program.

Helpful tips for choosing the type of online protection that's best for you.

Every CIO and IT executive has lessons to learn from Hurricane Katrina. Disasters come in many forms. Mother Nature is responsible for earthquakes, hurricanes, tsunamis, and blizzards. Other types of disasters are man-made -- viruses, hacker attacks, or terrorist attacks can also completely disable an organization's IT abilities. The risk is that any of these attacks could take down an organization's IT operations, and that can result in lost revenue, a drop in a company's stock price, regulatory penalties, and the loss of customers to competitors.

In the premier episode of Compliance Briefing, Host David Smith talks about why the compliance initiatives have moved to the forefront of Information Security programs and how Compliance and Information Security are related as disciplines.

This Symantec Security Response podcast discusses the top security measures consumers should take when setting up a new personal computer. Additionally, this podcast outlines the critical steps new personal computer owners need to take to protect their valuable information from cybercriminals.

Vincent Weafer is senior director of Security Response at Symantec. His team is responsible for research analysis and providing research protection for enterprise and consumer customers for the latest Internet security threats. In this podcast, Vincent provides insights into Internet security issues and trends.

A Symantec Security Response podcast focusing on how consumers can protect themselves from identity theft in a world of exploding antivirus options, by examining technologies, solutions and real world situations.

Hear Michelle Gaines speak on Port of Portland’s IT challenges.

n spite of its obvious advantages, email can also introduce a number of security threats and risks to your business. This article discusses how to use email securely in your small business.

A Symantec Security Response Podcast featuring information from the latest Symantec Security Update for May 2006. The goal of this podcast is to help you better understand some of the threats and trends identified in the report and to help educate users on how to protect themselves. This update covers the top developments in vulnerabilities, attacks, top bot infected cities, malicious code, and spam in the Americas region during this period.

Vincent Weafer is senior director of Security Response at Symantec. His team is responsible for research analysis and providing research protection for enterprise and consumer customers for the latest Internet security threats. In this podcast, Vincent provides insights into Internet security issues and trends.

If you are already using, or thinking about using, smartphones or PDAs in your small business, security must be a priority. Many people are unaware that these devices are highly vulnerable to information theft and online security threats; in fact, they require the same security precautions of a laptop connected to a wireless business network. Very few wireless devices come equipped with the right security features out of the box, so it is vital that you take some proactive security measures.