Trusted Computing Group

For years, IT and security staffs have struggled with integrating various hardware, software and services for enterprise IT. While many of these individual products serve important functions, they've traditionally existed as stand-alone products serving a specific purpose.

TNC has updated the IF-MAP, IF-MAP Metadata for Network Security, and TNC Architecture specifications! But only a little. :) Making revisions to any standard is like changing the tires on a moving car - IF-MAP adoption is picking up speed, and we don't want to interfere with that momentum.

Recently, a number of vendors who have implemented or are working to implement the Trusted Computing Group (TCG) Trusted Network Connect (TNC) network security architecture.

If you lost your corporate laptop tomorrow, how much could its next owner learn about your company? If you work for NASA, the answer is "a lot" - one stray laptop contained command codes for the International Space Station! With the proliferation of mobile devices such as laptops, tablets, and smartphones, the barriers protecting sensitive and critical information have become more porous than ever before.

Network World reports that self-encrypting drives (SEDs) with management software are helping IT professionals meet increasingly stringent and numerous compliance requirements.