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	October 24, 2008 Securing Next-Generation Information Architectures The Promise Of Improved Security Or The Risk Of New Attack Vectors by Noel Yuhanna with Mike Gilpin, Jonathan Penn, David D'Silva, Wallis Yu	Average: 10  (1 rating)

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Executive Summary

Next-generation information architectures such as data federation and information services are gaining increased adoption, so security professionals must ensure their protection from all relevant threats. What is the nature of those threats? These next-generation architectures revolutionize enterprise data access by federating disparate data sources but may bypass traditional data security measures. While liberating information from application data silos, information services can also create new security holes and vulnerabilities, leaving a back door open to attacks if left unchecked. Security professionals must work from the start with enterprise architecture and application development professionals to ensure that information services are secure from the ground up. Designing information services with security in mind can actually improve information security, since information services can enforce centralized security policies and lock away direct access to underlying data sources.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• Next-Generation Information Architectures Raise New Security Issues
• Eleven Steps To Securing Information-As-A-Service Architectures
• Case Study: Leading Bank Secures Information Services From The Ground Up

RECOMMENDATIONS

• Make Security A Priority When Developing Information Services

WHAT IT MEANS

• Information-As-A-Service Can Be Friend Or Foe When It Comes To Security
• Supplemental Material
• Related Research Documents

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