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2014 Report: State of Security Operations

As the incidence and cost of cyber crime have escalated, organizations have responded by establishing security operations centers (SOC) to detect and counter cyber attack, and assure compliance with industry guidelines. But how capable are SOCs, and where is the greatest opportunity for improvement? HP Security...

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Security for a Faster World

Cybercrime is becoming increasingly sophisticated and it often surpasses the security capabilities of even large corporations. This document presents: A maturity model that will help you determine how secure you really are; 5 security questions every CIO should be able to answer; A new approach based on...

You Are the Target - But You Don't Have To Be with Effective Authentication

In its latest executive brief, security industry analyst Frost & Sullivan examines why any organization can be a target, and how robust authentication is a proven strategy for reducing your vulnerability. The insightful content focuses on: Why even secure passwords aren't enough; What makes an organization a...

One Step Ahead: End-to-End DDoS Defense for Financial Services

Motivated by idealistic and monetary goals, well-organized hacker groups have set their sights on financial institutions and are attacking with a vengeance - armed with institutional intelligence and striking with unprecedented persistence. Because of this, every financial services company - whether a multi-million...

Why Passwords Aren't Strong Enough - Making the Case for Strong Authentication

In this paper, RSA examines the need for strong authentication. They explore the return on investment in order to help organizations make an informed decision when contemplating their strategic move toward more effective security. This white paper explores: The threat landscape; True costs of password...

Securing the Organization: Creating a Partnership Between HR and Information Security

Securing infrastructure is one of the most critical issues facing business and governments today worldwide, as it becomes conventional wisdom that the health of the collective cyber community is vital to the growth and stability of the global economy. As an outgrowth of that realization, it is becoming widely accepted...

Government Case Study: Tackling the Security Challenges of Cloud Computing

Three years ago, Montgomery County IT officials foresaw the coming fiscal crisis and began looking at how they could continue to deliver high- quality but cost-effective access to the enterprise infrastructure, applications and data required by the government's 34 departments and approximately 10,000 employees. The...

Top Reasons to Hire Certified Healthcare Security and Privacy Pros

As the evolving healthcare industry faces increasing challenges to keep personal health information protected - including growing volumes of electronic health records, new government regulations, and a more complex IT security landscape - there is a growing need to ensure knowledgeable and credentialed security and...

Social Media and Compliance: Overview for Regulated Organizations

The growing use of social media in business today is undeniable. Social media is fast, ubiquitous, and in many cases produces measurable ROI to a business; however, it also poses significant risks that can become public and propagate virally. Read this Proofpoint white paper, in order to: Review current...

Context-Based Authentication & Fraud Protection for Mobile Devices

Mobile devices - smartphones and tablets - are powerful computers that are increasingly used for commerce and financial transactions. Consumers will spend $235 billion through mobile transactions, making mobile devices a very lucrative channel and the next frontier for cybercriminals to exploit. The threats against...

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Not Your Father's IPS: SANS Survey on Network Security Results

With cyber attacks on the rise, many organizations rely on intrusion prevention systems (IPS) to detect and stop attacks in their networks. But to counter increasingly sophisticated threats, IPS is now evolving into next-generation intrusion prevention systems (NGIPS). What drives the need for these new systems? And...

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Key Benefits of Application White-Listing and How to Achieve Them

Application white-listing is the number one strategy in Australia's Defence Signals Directorate (DSD) list of 35 Strategies to Mitigate Targeted Cyber Intrusions; it is deemed an essential control. Application white-listing gives administrators visibility and control over applications that are allowed to communicate...

Mobility on Hold: Get Back on Track with Mobile Risk Mitigation

Mobile banking continues to gain momentum, growing faster than any other delivery channel to date. Many financial institutions want to expand capabilities in the mobile channel, but are concerned about security. Given the evolving threats, mobile innovation has outpaced the industry's appetite for deploying new...

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The Bot Threat

Some of the most serious threats networks face today are "bots," remotely controlled robotic programs that strike in many different ways and deliver destructive payloads, self propagating to infect more and more systems and eventually forming a "botnet." Download this white paper and learn how: Bots work; To...

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Mapping Security for your Virtual Environment

Is management of a virtualized environment a major concern? Does your business need a technology that helps you secure your virtual environments? With the growing popularity of virtualization in enterprise data centers, you need a virtual security solution that allows you to confidently adopt virtualization...