How UEBA Reduces the Threat of Insider Data Leakage
While organizations invest significant resources to stop hackers from getting company data, the greatest risk to organizational data security are the so-called insiders.
Security Delivery Platform for Dummies
Does your job include protecting a corporate network or managing the deployment of security tools? If so, let us tell you about an e-book you owe it to yourself to read now.
Security Delivery Platforms for Dummies is comprehensive, entertaining, and easy to read. But most importantly, it clearly explains how to:
- Detect threats faster by removing network blind spots
- Achieve pervasive visibility across the global enterprise
- Optimize security tools performance and efficacy
Infographic: SDP
The threat landscape is changing. Your network infrastructure is changing. Your approach to security needs to keep up! Here, a picture is worth a thousand words in explaining how a Security Delivery Platform solves the problem of how to secure what you cannot see.
Download this free infographic to learn how to keep your business's security approach up to date:
Forrester Infographic
Gigamon commissioned Forrester Consulting to conduct a study in which they interviewed several long-time customers to better understand the benefits, costs and risks associated with a Gigamon implementation.
Download the infographic to learn how your business could benefit from a security overhaul!
ESG Research Insights Paper: Network Security Trends
Exacerbated by an increasingly sophisticated threat landscape, and an ongoing cybersecurity skills drought, network security has always been a major headache for organizations of all sizes, but did things get better or worse in 2016?
Find out in this ESG research paper, which surveys 300 IT and cybersecurity pros about such topics like:
- The top 10 factors behind increasing difficulty associated with network security operations
- If more security tools means a more secure network
- How network security concerns have lessened or increased over time
- And more
How to Build a Security Operations Center (on a Budget)
Get All 5 Chapters of AlienVault’s How to Build a Security Operations Center (On a Budget) in 1 eBook! You'll get an in-depth look at how organizations with limited resources can set up a successful operations center for monitoring, detecting, containing, and remediating IT threats across applications, devices, systems, networks, and locations.
The chapters you'll read focus on:
- The roles and responsibilities involved in a security operations team
- The key processes you'll need to build a security operations center
- The essential security monitoring tools needed for a fully functional security operations center
- How threat intelligence is used in a security operations center
- Real world examples of how organizations have used AlienVault USM to power their security operations center
For many organizations (unless you work for a large bank), building a SOC may seem like an impossible task. With limited resources (time, staff, and budget), setting up an operations center supported by multiple monitoring technologies and real-time threat updates doesn’t seem all that DIY. Download this eBook today to learn how to build a SOC without requiring costly implementation services or large teams to manage it.
Open Source Network Security Tools for Beginners
With so many open source tools available to help with network security, it can be tricky to figure out where to start, especially if you are an IT generalist who has been tasked with security.
In this white paper, we'll provide an overview of some of our favorite open source tools as well as tips on how to use them for network security.
You'll learn about using open source tools for:
- Network discovery
- Network IDS
- Vulnerability scanning
- Penetration testing
Download your copy today and learn how to get started with open source network security tools.
Beginner’s Guide to Open Source Intrusion Detection Tools
This whitepaper provides an overview of Open Source IDS and the various IDS tools available today. Whether you need to monitor hosts or the networks connecting them to identify the latest threats, these are some of the best open source intrusion detection (IDS) tools available to you.
You'll learn:
- The functions of network & host-based IDS, and file integrity monitoring
- A list of the most popular Open Source IDS tools
- Pros and cons of the various tools available today
Detecting “WannaCry” Ransomware with AlienVault USM
“WannaCry” ransomware has hit tens of thousands of networks, bringing down hospital services, telecommunication services, financial institutions, and more.
In this free white paper, you'll learn:
- How WannaCry infects systems
- What you should update immediately
- How to scan your environment for the MS17-010 vulnerability
- How to continuously monitor your environment for intrusions and indicators of an exploit
Download this white paper now to learn how you can start using AlienVault USM to detect threats like WannaCry ransomware today.
Who Needs Malware? How Adversaries Use Fileless Attacks To Evade Your Security
Learn how fileless techniques work and why they present such a complex challenge.
Adversaries are increasingly using fileless attacks that leverage trusted systems and processes to bypass standard security. The arms race between cybersecurity vendors and determined adversaries has never been more heated. As soon as a new security tool is released, threat actors strive to develop a way around it. One advanced threat technique that is experiencing success is the use of fileless attacks, where no executable file is written to disk.
The 2017 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report found that 51 percent of cyberattacks are malware-free, so there’s no indication that these attacks will be subsiding anytime soon. Read this white paper to get the important information you need to successfully defend your company against stealthy fileless attacks.
Download this white paper to learn:
- The detailed anatomy of a fileless intrusion, including the initial compromise, gaining command and control, escalating privileges and establishing persistence
- How fileless attacks exploit trusted systems — the types of processes compromised, the specific exploit tactics used to gain a foothold, and more
- Why traditional technologies fail to protect against fileless attacks and what you can do to better defend your organization against them
Internet of Things: How to Secure this Growing Gateway to Cyber Exploitation
Devices connected through the Internet of Things pose a significant risk to enterprises and governments alike. In fact, analyst firm Forrester predicts a large-scale IoT security breach will occur in 2017.
Want to learn more? Download the free whitepaper
Stop Blaming China & Russia for All Your Cyber Attacks
Despite dramatic media coverage, most breaches in cyber security are not caused by nation-state attacks carried out by sophisticated hackers. Far too often businesses try to save face by blaming attacks on state actors when they have failed to make proper cybersecurity investments that leave them vulnerable to amateur hackers.
Authored by Amar Singh, CEO of the Cyber Management Alliance, this white paper helps to debunk some of the myths and misconceptions surrounding why most cyberattacks succeed. Plus, it offers recommendations on what companies can do to deny and disrupt threats from outside attackers and malicious insiders.
The 9 Signs That Your Endpoint Security Isn’t Working Well
Is your endpoint security solution providing all the protection you need? Download this tech brief from ESET and see what nine warning signs you should look out for.
For 30 years, ESET® has been developing industry-leading IT security software and services for businesses and consumers worldwide. With solutions ranging from endpoint and mobile security, to encryption and two-factor authentication, ESET's high-performing, easy-to-use products give consumers and businesses the peace of mind to enjoy the full potential of their technology. ESET unobtrusively protects and monitors 24/7, updating defenses in real-time to keep users safe and businesses running without interruption. Evolving threats require an evolving IT security company. Backed by R&D centers worldwide, ESET becomes the first IT security company to earn 100 Virus Bulletiin VB100 awards., identifying every single "in-the-wild" malware without interruption since 2003. For more information visit www.eset.com or follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter.
Trends 2017: Security held ransom
For several years, the research team at ESET has been issuing its Trends report, which provides a review of the latest and most significant developments in information security, and presents the key topics of relevance for businesses and users for the upcoming year. Download this white paper from ESET to learn about what's on the horizon as far as security goes, to ensure that you will be better prepared to tackle the associated challenges ahead.
For 30 years, ESET® has been developing industry-leading IT security software and services for businesses and consumers worldwide. With solutions ranging from endpoint and mobile security, to encryption and two-factor authentication, ESET's high-performing, easy-to-use products give consumers and businesses the peace of mind to enjoy the full potential of their technology. ESET unobtrusively protects and monitors 24/7, updating defenses in real-time to keep users safe and businesses running without interruption. Evolving threats require an evolving IT security company. Backed by R&D centers worldwide, ESET becomes the first IT security company to earn 100 Virus Bulletiin VB100 awards., identifying every single "in-the-wild" malware without interruption since 2003. For more information visit www.eset.com or follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter.
The 3 Causes of Data Breaches — and How to Prevent Them
Security breaches have become a weekly occurrence in the news cycle, which has caused businesses to start asking questions. How are they happening? Is my business at risk? The short answer is yes, your business is at risk. Download a tech brief from ESET on how data breaches occur, why they're on the rise, and what steps to take now to protect your business.
For 30 years, ESET® has been developing industry-leading IT security software and services for businesses and consumers worldwide. With solutions ranging from endpoint and mobile security, to encryption and two-factor authentication, ESET's high-performing, easy-to-use products give consumers and businesses the peace of mind to enjoy the full potential of their technology. ESET unobtrusively protects and monitors 24/7, updating defenses in real-time to keep users safe and businesses running without interruption. Evolving threats require an evolving IT security company. Backed by R&D centers worldwide, ESET becomes the first IT security company to earn 100 Virus Bulletiin VB100 awards., identifying every single "in-the-wild" malware without interruption since 2003. For more information visit www.eset.com or follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter.