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Why You Need to Consider Privileged Access Management (And What You May Not Know About It That You Should) [ Source: Dell Software ]
November 2012-
Access controls that define a specific set of user privileges are well accepted as a security best practice. Why, then, are these same principles so rarely applied to the most sensitive access of all: administrative accounts?
In this ENTERPRISE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES® report, you’ll discover common excuses given to justify this oversight. You’ll then see how modern privileged account management solutions provide the control and monitoring capabilities needed to bring privileged access ...
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Tolly Report: Anti-Virus Performance in VMWare ESX Virtual Environments [ Source: Symantec ]
October 2012- Symantec Corp. commissioned Tolly to benchmark the performance of its new Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) 12.1 within VMware ESXi 5 virtual environments vs. Trend Micro Deep Security 8. Specifically, this testing focused on the system resource requirements of each solution when performing on-demand and on-access scanning, and during distributed virus definition update
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Dennis Technology Labs - Effectiveness in Virtual Environments [ Source: Symantec ]
October 2012- This report from Dennis Technology Labs compares the effectiveness of anti-malware products designed to run in virtual desktop environments. This test aims to compare the effectiveness of the most recent releases of anti-malware products designed to run in virtual desktop environments.
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Cerberus: Malware Triage and Analysis [ Source: AccessData Group ]
October 2012- This document reviews new malware analysis technology, Cerberus, which determines the behavior and intent of suspect binaries without the need for signatures, white lists or a sandbox environment. Using this “triage” approach, organizations are able to detect unknown threats that signature-based technologies will miss. In addition, they are able to gain critical information immediately, allowing them to take decisive action prior to engaging a malware team. There are tens of thousands of static executables on ...
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Cybersecurity in Action [ Source: Guidance Software ]
October 2012-
4 Days, 465 Systems, 3 continents
The Zeus Trojan virus was destructive enough, but the tech media are constantly alerting us to evolving threats to every industry. The good news is that you can transform the way your organization exposes, analyzes, and respond to advanced endpoint threats and errant sensitive data.
Here are seven quick case studies to prove it. Download these real-world examples of how customers in industries such as financial services, hospitality, ...
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Achieving Compliance in Digital Investigations [ Source: Guidance Software ]
October 2012-
80% of organizations suffering payment card breaches had not achieved compliance with PCI DSS at the time of the breach. – Verizon 2011 Data Breach Investigation Report
As regulation and litigation increase, internal investigators must support an alphabet soup of compliance obligations: SOX, GLBA, FISMA, HIPAA, PCI DSS, regional privacy laws, and more. Although each regulation is different, these laws share common investigation requirements in three areas: policy, control infrastructure, and incident response.
This ...
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How Three Cyber Threats Transform the Role of Incident Response [ Source: Guidance Software ]
October 2012-
“The theft began with an instant message sent to a Google employee in China who was using Microsoft’s Messenger program… Ultimately, the intruders were able to gain control of a software repository used by the development team.” - New York Times - Cyberattack on Google Said to Hit Password System
While we still use many of the same old names - viruses, Trojans, and worms - today’s malware enables potent multistage ...
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Forrester Research - Disaster Recovery Exercises Fall Short of the Finish Line [ Source: VMware ]
October 2012-
Though many enterprises have advanced disaster recovery technologies put in place, they still fall short when it comes to actual preparedness due to a lack of formal processes and a strict regimen for exercising DR plans.
This report details 10 tips for updating and improving your current DR exercise program to help you meet expected recovery objectives when faced with an unexpected event.
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Blue Coat Systems 2012 Malnet Report [ Source: Blue Coat ]
October 2012- Malnets (malware networks) are extensive infrastructures embedded in the Internet that are designed to deliver mass market attacks to the largest possible audience on a continuous basis. This 2012 Malnet Security Report highlights how these infrastructures are expected to be responsible for more than two-thirds of all malicious cyber-attacks and how you can build an effective malnet defense strategy and prepare for the onslaught of new attacks.
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2012 NSS Labs Next-Generation Firewall Product Analysis Report [ Source: Sourcefire ]
October 2012-
Looking to separate hype from reality when it comes to Next-Generation Firewalls?
Look no further.
NSS Labs, the trusted authority in independent product testing, recently evaluated the Sourcefire FirePOWER 8250 in the industry's most rigorous NGFW testing available to date.
The Sourcefire FirePOWER™ 8250 NGFW set a new standard in security effectiveness, performance and value:
• protection against all attacks
• firewall enforcement
• application control
• identity/user awareness
• ...
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Finding An Effective Antivirus Solution To Please Users & Administrators [ Source: ESET ]
October 2012- Does your anti-virus bring your systems to a crawl? Is it causing administrators to pull their hair out? This whitepaper shows you how to solve both problems with one product!
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Global Threat Report: September 2012 [ Source: ESET ]
October 2012- Get the most up-to-date view of the IT security threat landscape from the experts at ESET. This monthly threat report is required reading for anyone involved with IT Security.
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ACAD/Medre. A - The Story of a Computer Worm and Industrial Espionage [ Source: ESET ]
October 2012- Cyber-attacks are now about making money. ACAD/Medre.A is a terrifying worm that stole AutoCAD files. This whitepaper shows how industrial espionage is a new threat.
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Securing the Cloud [ Source: F5 ]
October 2012- Cloud computing has become another key resource for IT deployments, but there is still fear of securing applications and data in the cloud. These concerns include authentication, authorization, accounting (AAA) services; encryption; storage; security breaches; regulatory compliance; location of data and users; and other risks associated with isolating sensitive corporate data. Add to this array of concerns the potential loss of control over your data, and the cloud model starts to get a little scary. ...
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DDoS for Dummies [ Source: Corero ]
October 2012-
A Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack against your organization’s network and systems can bring your online business to a grinding halt, costing you hundreds of thousands – even millions – of dollars, ruining your brand, and driving away your customers.
Far too many organizations are ill-prepared to deal with the effects of DDoS attacks and other Internet security threats. They rely on traditional security devices including firewalls, intrusion prevention systems (IPS) and other ...
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Vulnerability Shielding: The Patch Management Challenge [ Source: Trend Micro ]
September 2012-
Each year thousands of critical software flaw vulnerabilities are reported in operating systems, databases, servers, and other applications. Patching these vulnerabilities can be disruptive and time consuming, requiring systems to be rebooted and impacting service level agreements. Even when a patch is available, it can take weeks or even months before the patch can be fully deployed.
Download "Vulnerability Shielding: The Patch Management Challenge" to learn about some of the key features and ...
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How to Protect Your Hybrid Cloud [ Source: Trend Micro ]
September 2012-
Security for hybrid clouds must span both the private and public cloud infrastructures. To keep data and applications safe throughout the hybrid cloud, you'll need self-defending VMs using agent-less security for the private cloud as well as agent-based security for the public cloud.
Download "Total Cloud Protection: Securing Your Unique Cloud Journey" to find out how you can leverage a hybrid solution that allows you to:
• Control when and where data ...
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Empowering Endpoints: Unifying Data Protection and Collaboration [ Source: Druva ]
September 2012- This white paper presents the IT challenges caused by an increasing mobile and collaborative workforce and discusses how Druva can solve these challenges.
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Guide to Evaluating Multi-Factor Authentication Solutions [ Source: PhoneFactor ]
October 2012-
Passwords are a known weak link and continue to be exploited at alarming rates. From simple phishing schemes to sophisticated, targeted phishing attacks, gaining access to a user's password is an easy and prolific attack. Regulatory agencies agree and are setting increasingly rigorous requirements for strongly authenticating users. Multi-factor authentication is no longer optional for many organizations.
Whether you're planning to implement multi-factor authentication for the first time or are looking to expand ...
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The Authentication Revolution: Phones Become The Leading Multi-Factor Authentication Device [ Source: PhoneFactor ]
October 2012-
Escalating IT security threats and strengthening regulatory requirements are driving adoption of multi-factor authentication to unprecedented levels. Increasingly, new and expanded multi-factor implementations are leveraging phone-based authentication instead of hardware security tokens, which had previously dominated the multi-factor market. According to Goode Intelligence, an information security research and analysis firm, phone-based authentication will comprise 61% of the multi-factor authentication market by the year 2014.
This paper will address the key drivers for this market shift ...
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Fighting Fraud with IP Geolocation [ Source: Neustar ]
September 2012-
Last year, online fraudsters stole $3.4B from e-tailers. And it's not just e-tailers who are vulnerable. Financial institutions are regularly targeted with fraudulent credit card and loan applications.
See how criminals are gaining access to personal data and using it to their advantage, and how 3 companies fought back with IP geolocation.
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Evolving Endpoint Malware Detection: Dealing with Advanced and Targeted Attacks [ Source: Trusteer ]
May 2013-
Advanced malware targeting employee endpoints is a major threat to corporate intellectual property, regulated data and financial assets. Perimeter and traditional endpoint defenses are struggling to meet this emerging threat in the face of a changing IT landscape: desktop virtualization, remote access, BYOD and Cloud migration.
This whitepaper explains how advanced malware challenges traditional defenses to take advantage of the increased exposure of employee endpoints. It review's the evolution of advanced targeted attacks, ...
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Remove the Endpoint Blind Spot: Augmenting SIEM filters with Trust and Threat Indicators [ Source: Bit9 ]
August 2012-
Today's evolving threat landscape requires a new approach to endpoint security. With the exponential growth in malware and the targeted nature of today's attacks, a reactive approach is just not effective enough.
Download this whitepaper and learn how Bit9 integrates into a SIEM console, provides the holistic view necessary to ensure an open network isn’t a vulnerable one, and provides a defense-in-depth security strategy that spans network sensors and endpoints.
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Application Control in Windows 8 [ Source: Bit9 ]
August 2012-
One of the biggest challenges in desktop administration is application control. If administrators are to keep desktops secure, then they must be able to ensure only safe applications are installed on user desktops.
Download this whitepaper to learn how Bit9 has emerged as the most effective application control mechanism.
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Bit9 Parity Suite: Moving Beyond a Porous Perimeter [ Source: Bit9 ]
August 2012-
Today's cyber attacks are more targeted and sophisticated than ever. They require a proactive approach to protecting your enterprise. What is needed is more automated, effective correlation and intelligent analysis of the overwhelming quantity of system data. In other words, today's security professional needs more actionable data for faster insight into system usage and activity.
Download this whitepaper to learn how Bit9 extends threat detection to endpoints and provides the information the Security ...
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2012 Bit9 Cyber Security Research Report [ Source: Bit9 ]
August 2012-
Anonymous hacktivists, cyber criminals and nation-states are viewed as the top three threats in 2012 in this Bit9 survey of more than 1,800 IT professionals. And more than 60 percent of those surveyed believe that they will be the target of a cyber-attack in the next 6 months.
Download this research report to find out how your security and IT colleagues view the world of advanced cyber threats and find out how you compare.
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Business Intelligence : Analytics, Business Process Management, Content management, Dashboards, Data Mining, Performance Management, Databases, Datamarts/Data Warehouses, Information Management, Knowledge Management, Data Quality
Development : Open Source, Windows/.NET, Web Development, Security, Mobility, Java, High Performance Computing, Embedded Systems, Development Tools, Database, Architecture & Design, C/C++
Government : Cloud/SaaS, Leadership, Information Management, Federal, Mobile & Wireless, State & Local, Enterprise Applications, Security, Policy & Regulation, Enterprise Architecture
Hardware : Virtualization Hardware, Windows Servers, Utility/On-demand Computing, Unix/Linux servers, Supercomputers, Peripherals, Macintosh, Handhelds/PDAs, Grid/Cluster Computing, Desktops/PCs, Data centers, Blades, Processors
Healthcare : Interoperability, Administration systems, Clinical information systems, Electronic medical records, The Patient, Security & Privacy, Leadership, Policy & Regulation, Mobile & Wireless
Infrastructure : ATM, Ethernet/Gigabit Ethernet, Frame relay, IPv6, Traffic Management, Network/Systems Management, PBXs, Printers, Remote Access, Routers, Switches, UPS, VPNs, WAN Optimization/Acceleration, Wide Area File Services
Internet : B2B, B2C, Browsers, E-Business/E-Commerce, E-retail, Google, Social Business, Internet Security, Search, Social Networks, Traffic Reporting/Monitoring, Web 2.0, Web Development, Internet Policy
Management : Career Development, Training, Small-Medium Business, Salary/Compensation, ROI/TCO, Regulation/Compliance, Recruiting, Personnel Management, Outsourcing, Legal, H-1B, Executive Insights/Interviews, Workplace Trends
Mobility : WLAN, Wireless Security, Wi-Fi/WiMax, Wi-Fi VOIP, Smartphones, 3G Wireless/Broadband, Muni Wireless, Mobile Messaging, Mobile Business, Fixed Mobile Convergence, 802.11x, RFID
Personal Tech : Blackberry, Bluetooth, Bluray, Digital Cameras, Digital Music, Digital Rights Management, Virtual worlds, iPhone, iPod, Peripherals, Smartphones, TVs/Home Theater, Global Positioning Systems
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Storage : Data protection, Disaster Recovery, Removable/Portable Storage, Security, Storage Fabrics, Storage Systems, Virtualization
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