Tips to secure your network against data theft

If you're looking for a new take on network security, listen to our three-part podcast series on preventing data theft and leakage with Christopher Burgess, author of the recent book Secrets Stolen, Fortunes Lost: Preventing Intellectual Property Theft and Economic Espionage in the 21st Century. Burgess is a senior security advisor with Cisco Systems.

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Part A: The changing intellectual property theft landscape

Burgess explains how the IP theft has changed over the past few years. (6:41)

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Part B: How networking pros can prevent data theft

Hear what networking professionals need to know to play their part in preventing data theft. (3:10)

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Part C: User engagement as a network security strategy

Burgess lays out the best strategies to keep network and data safe and your users productive. (2:58)

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Read more of Burgess' thoughts, and some caveats, in the recent article on network security and user trust, or find more general advice on our network security homepage.

This was first published in October 2008

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