Mission critical defense
[ Source: HP ]
May 2013-
Attackers don't work in silos. To defend against them, your defenses can't be siloed either. The teams, tools, and solutions you use in the response must be quick, decisive, and adaptive. Disparate teams must come together; information must be shared; and, it all must happen in near real time. Read this white paper and learn how to respond to attacks and how to mitigate risks as efficiently and effectively as possible.
Sponsored ...
Mapping security for your virtual environment
[ Source: HP ]
May 2013-
Is management of a virtualized environment a major concern? Does your business need a technology that helps you secure your virtual environments?
With the gaining popularity of virtualization in today's enterprise data centers, you need a virtual security solution that allows you to confidently adopt virtualization throughout your data center without compromising on your existing security postures. Read this white paper to learn more.
Sponsored by:
[WHITE PAPER]
Big security for big data
[ Source: HP ]
May 2013-
In order to meet the current security problems faced by organizations, a new paradigm shift needs to occur. Businesses need the ability to secure data, collect it, and aggregate into an intelligent format, so that real-time alerting and reporting can take place. The first step is to establish complete visibility so that your data and who accesses the data can be monitored. Next, you need to understand the context, so that you can focus on ...
Providing security for software systems in the cloud
[ Source: HP ]
May 2013-
The software industry has learned that putting fancy boxes on the network doesn't fix bad software, cloud converts must focus on the risks they bring along with the software they deploy. This paper details risks to software deployed in the cloud and what steps to take to mitigate that risk.
Sponsored by:
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Designing a defense for mobile applications
[ Source: HP ]
May 2013-
To compete today, your business needs to have a mobile storefront on smart phones and tablets and with this comes risk. Instead of accessing your website from the safe confines of work or home, your customers can now perform sensitive transactions anywhere. As a result, mobile applications, and the devices and data they interact with, can now be more easily attacked.
Attackers will probe all components of your application for vulnerabilities, and the ...
Know the big three
[ Source: HP ]
May 2013-
There is no question that mobile computing is growing at an exponential rate. This rapid transformation has seen security concerns outpaced by the ease of use, flexibility, and productivity of mobile devices. When vulnerabilities are exploited, the security of mission-critical data becomes a serious concern. In this this white paper, learn about three of the top mobile application security threats facing businesses today and recommendations on how to mitigate the risk.
Sponsored ...
2012 IBM X-Force Annual Trend and Risk Report
[ Source: IBM ]
May 2013-
The IBM X-Force Trend and Risk Report is produced twice per year: once at mid-year and once at year-end. This report provides statistical information about all aspects of threats that affect Internet security, including software vulnerabilities and public exploitation, malware, spam, phishing, web-based threats, and general cyber criminal activity. They are intended to help customers, fellow researchers, and the public at large understand the changing nature of the threat landscape and what might be done ...
Application Control at the Wireless Edge
[ Source: Xirrus ]
May 2013-
BYOD and cloud-based services are driving monumental changes in IT everywhere - they are no longer in control of what is running on their networks. The ability to provide a level of visibility and control over what is happening in the Wild Wild West of BYOD is mandatory for IT managers to do their jobs. The goal must be to ensure business-critical applications operate properly on the network and that in the least, there is ...
Identity and Access Management Buyer's Guide
[ Source: IBM ]
May 2013-
This buyer's guide provides assistance in evaluating identity and access management solutions. It describes common identity and access management challenges and the capabilities required to address them, and it includes checklists for assessing vendors and their products.
Intelligent Role Management For Improved Security and Compliance
[ Source: IBM ]
May 2013-
In complex organizations with sprawling role structures, managing user access and entitlements can be overwhelming. As part of an effective strategy for identity and access management governance, role management is a powerful method with which to strengthen and streamline the management process. Although role management solutions may help, many are overly complex and are not suited for business users. To find out how the integrated Role and Policy Modeler component of IBM Security Identity Manager ...
Consolidated security management for mainframe clouds
[ Source: IBM ]
May 2013-
IBM Security and IBM Information Management solutions for security work with the IBM System z platform to allow the mainframe to serve as an enterprise security hub, providing comprehensive, centralized security capabilities for organizations with distributed, multiplatform IT environments.
Preventing Security Risks in Real Time
[ Source: IBM ]
May 2013-
The growth of cloud, mobility, social business and big data mean that botnets, credit card theft, cyber criminals and other external threats pose increasing risk to business continuity, financial stability and brand reputation. Read the white paper, "Preventing security risks in real time," to learn how this new reality is forcing the evolution of organizations' defenses to become more intelligent-using global analytics to scale visibility across broad data sets, both diverse and complementary, in real ...
Fight back against stealthy attacks with security beyond the OS
[ Source: McAfee ]
May 2013-
Today's anti-malware solutions running as applications above the operating system are no match for the stealth techniques used by today's malware developers. Hardware-assisted security products like McAfee Deep Defender take advantage of a "deeper" security footprint.
Researchers discover an average of 2,000 rootkits each day, according to McAfee® Labs™. Rootkits are an increasingly common form of malware built explicitly to hide malicious code. Once installed, a rootkit conceals itself and looks innocent ...
Solving Today's Toughest Mainframe Security Challenges
[ Source: IBM ]
April 2013-
Today, large enterprises are facing a host of security challenges: a growing regulatory burden, a shrinking pool of qualified mainframe workers, budget pressures and increasingly sophisticated attacks on their IT systems. However, organizations that rely on security automation tools like IBM Security zSecure to secure their mainframe systems find it easier to achieve regulatory compliance, to simplify and consolidate security management to reduce costs, to obtain real-time secure intelligence, and to detect threats and remediate ...
Just Released! Hope is Not a Strategy
[ Source: Neustar ]
April 2013-
When DDoS attacks hit, companies go into crisis mode. It's all hands on deck until the danger passes. In February 2013, Neustar surveyed IT professionals across North America to see how companies are managing the crisis and measuring its bottom-line impact. The report compares 2012 results with survey findings from 2011, detailed in last year's Neustar report "When Businesses Go Dark."
Failing to Open
[ Source: Alienvault ]
April 2013-
Our inability to share information about how we are being attacked, and who is launching those attacks, leaves us at a disadvantage. Sharing threat intelligence is the first step to changing the dynamics of this situation.
Practioners Guide to SOC
[ Source: Alienvault ]
April 2013-
This guide is intended to provide a technical audience the core information necessary to evaluate the security controls essential to establishing a Security Operation Center (SOC).
Combating Advanced Persistent Threats Through Detection
[ Source: Seculert ]
April 2013-
Organizations are discovering that effective Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs) protection is a critical priority. Without APT protection, organizations are vulnerable to potentially devastating malware attacks that could last for months or years before they're identified.
Case Study: LivePerson Secures Robust Static Code Analysis Security Solution
[ Source: Checkmarx ]
April 2013-
With more than 1million Lines of Code (LOC), LivePerson, an industry leader and provider of chat-based services, was committed to finding the most commercially available Static Code Analysis Security solution on the
market. Due to the size and complexity of the codes written by LivePerson’s 150+ developers, their code analysis requirements were extensive - resulting in the investigation of many Static Code Analysis solutions including open source applications. Download, “Case Study: LivePerson” to gain a ...
The 451 Group Impact Report: Skybox Enters Vulnerability Management Space
[ Source: Skybox Security ]
April 2013-
New vulnerabilities are discovered at a rapid rate, so in order to discover and defend against them, companies conduct vulnerability scanning. However, the frequency and coverage of scans provide increasing challenges for some organizations. Active scanning can be disruptive if conducted excessively, and there are some parts of the network that companies don't feel comfortable scanning at all. In order to address this problem, Skybox Security has introduced what it refers to as its next-generation ...
Organizations Remain Unprepared for DDoS Attacks
[ Source: Neustar ]
April 2013-
DDoS attacks
have become highly organized and more complex, which
makes them harder and more dangerous to fight than ever.
Unfortunately, according to recent UBM Tech research, many
companies remain at risk because they rely on inadequate
defenses.
The Business Value of Hybrid Cloud -Based Compromise Intelligence Monitoring and Threat Mitigation
[ Source: Neustar ]
April 2013-
There are now millions of malware
variations to defend against and hundreds of perpetrators of DDoS attacks. Given the complex nature
of today's threats, enterprises can achieve a strategic advantage by employing a new layer of security
that is services based. Cloud-based services are an important aspect of this approach to security and
provide always-on monitoring without the added expense of buying and maintaining on-premise
equipment. Early detection can help manage breach notification and remediation ...
Advanced Threat Landscape: What Organizations Need to Know
[ Source: Bit9 ]
April 2013-
In the wake of the numerous server data breaches reported this year, it is clear that traditional signature-based blacklisting security strategies are inadequate in addressing today's sophisticated cyber threats. Advanced threats are targeting servers to steal valuable corporate intellectual property. These attacks happen fast - in less than 15-20 minutes - and are bypassing traditional security tools.
In this whitepaper, Industry Analyst Frost and Sullivan examines today's advanced threat landscape and recommends that ...
Advanced Protection Against Advanced Threats
[ Source: Bit9 ]
April 2013-
Security-conscious organizations are increasingly asking themselves the following questions:
Do we know what's running on our machines - right now?
Do we trust it?
How can we stop untrusted software from executing?
If you see yourself in this scenario or have engaged in these types of discussions, download this whitepaper and learn how to use a progressive approach to build trust, monitor activity, tailor protection to your enterprise and ...
System Z: Making Great Security Even Better
[ Source: IBM ]
April 2013-
If your enterprise uses System z already, it's a safe bet that you're already aware of its legendary security. Being the only commercially available server with an EAL 5 rating is just one reason why so many of the world's top banks, retailers and other businesses that conduct high volumes of critical business transactions use System z.
With features such as cryptographic co-processors and integrated Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) support, System z has arguably ...
A Practical Guide to Database Security
[ Source: McAfee ]
March 2013-
A serious data breach brings monetary damage in its many forms: business disruption, bad publicity, stiff ones for noncompliance, and undermined customer confidence. But most damaging of all is the trouble that it creates when it comes to signing up new customers. A tarnished reputation is a big objection for sales and business development to overcome. That's why data security in general and database security in particular are a crucial part of any company's overall ...
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