Surviving the technical security crisis

As new threats emerge every day, the need for qualified security staff is growing. But there aren't enough people with technical security skills to go around. That gap is leaving organizations exposed. In fact, in a recent survey conducted by Forrester Consulting and commissioned by IBM, 92% of security leaders said that staffing issues contribute to heightened levels of risk.
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8 Ways To Better Monitor Network Security Threats in the Age of BYOD

Today's workforce is highly mobile. They don't just work on laptops, they also use smartphones, tablets and other devices, many of which they brought into the enterprise themselves. In addition, these workers don't stay put. While many work from the office, most access corporate networks and data from a variety of locations, including home offices, airports, hotels, and wide area networks, often using any or all of the aforementioned devices. Identifying and managing network security risks in this environment is a non-stop, 24/7 challenge for even the most seasoned IT security professionals.

This SlashGuide offers unique insight and analysis into how network security professionals can better identify, manage, and contain the leading network security risk factors that arise from a mobile, always-on workforce. This paper arms IT security professionals with the information they need to better manage and mitigate these network security risks, giving them actionable tips they can put into practice today.

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Security and high availability in cloud computing environments

This white paper discusses security and availability-related challenges in cloud computing environments. In particular, the paper introduces the business-driven IBM Security in a more holistic approach. The paper also takes a closer look at the shared security responsibilities that exist between consumer and provider. Finally the paper investigates high availability concerns and demonstrates how to help improve the resilience of your virtual servers in a cloud computing environment.
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Webroot Intelligence Network: Real-Time Protection Against Malware Infection

Malware is at such high levels (more than 60 million unique samples per year) that protecting an endpoint with traditional antivirus software has become futile. More than 100,000 new types of malware are now released every day, and antivirus vendors are racing to add new protection features to try to keep their protection levels up. The Webroot Intelligence Network integrates billions of pieces of information from multiple sources - including data from customers, test laboratories, and intelligence shared between security vendors - to create the world’s largest malware detection net.
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15 Steps to Reducing Security Risks In Enterprise Mobility

This checklist will help you identify the key steps to take to minimize the potential for security breaches and loss of data associated with mobile devices. Although every enterprise is unique, these 15 points will provide you with a strong foundation for assessing your current mobile security plans and identifying aspects that may need more attention.

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Improve your mobile application security with IBM Worklight

Adopting new strategic enterprise-wide IT initiatives usually brings with it concerns related to security and risk mitigation. Mobile application security has a unique set of requirements to address new challenges. Key components in the enterprise security infrastructure are designed to secure browsing activity. However, the integration of downloadable applications into the enterprise back end requires more development effort. Mobile applications may be run on devices compromised by malware. The threat of malware necessitates the need for an application to protect its data and to also recognize when the data or the application itself might have been compromised. External attacks by hackers and malware are just a couple of examples but they highlight the special focus on the demands of mobile application security.
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Secure Data Sharing in the Enterprise

Productivity today depends on the ability of workers to access and share their data from any device, in any location, and use it to collaborate with colleagues and partners anywhere in the world. In this era of mobility, bring-your-own device (BYOD) and globalization, work isn't something you do in a single place, on a single computer; it can happen anywhere on any device. Citrix ShareFile addresses this need with an enterprise follow-me data solution that IT can use to deliver a secure, robust service that meets the mobility and collaboration needs of all users. Workers can easily share, store, sync and secure data across any device, while IT can meet its requirements for security, compliance and manageability.
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The Top 5 Truths About Big Data Hype and Security Intelligence

The principles of Big Data are the key to advanced security intelligence. The many information security professionals who successfully monitor enterprise security in real time realize that Big Data requirements are nothing new to security information and event management (SIEM) technology. Given their frequent claims about SIEM's limitations in scalability and analytics, newcomers to the Big Data phenomenon are evidently unaware of this fact and lack hands-on experience with true enterprise SIEMs. This white paper discusses the key tenets of Big Data.
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Big Security for Big Data

We are children of the information generation. No longer tied to large mainframe computers, we now access information via applications, mobile devices, and laptops to make decisions based on real-time data. It is because information is so pervasive that businesses want to capture this data and analyze it for intelligence. The multitude of devices, users, and generated traffic all combine to create a proliferation of data that is being created with incredible volume, velocity, and variety. As a result, organizations need a way to protect, utilize, and gain real-time insight from "big data." Read this whitepaper now!
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3 Big Data Security Analytics Techniques You Can Apply Now to Catch Advanced Persistent Threats

In this unprecedented period of advanced persistent threats (APTs), organizations must take advantage of new technologies to protect themselves. Detecting APTs is complex because unlike intensive, overt attacks, APTs tend to follow a "low and slow" attack profile that is very difficult to distinguish from normal, legitimate activity - truly a matter of looking for the proverbial needle in a haystack. The volume of data that must be analyzed is overwhelming. One technology that holds promise for detecting these nearly invisible APTs is Big Data Security Analytics (BDSA). Read this whitepaper today to learn more!
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Defending Against Increasingly Sophisticated Cyber Attacks: HP TippingPoint Bolsters Enterprise Data Center Protection

The modern cyber threat landscape requires enterprise organizations to be more vigilant than ever in their mission to protect sensitive data and network resources. There are several new IPS (intrusion prevention system) products, technologies, and features available in the market that can have a notable impact on security efficacy, cost, scalability and usability. Whether replacing an existing IPS deployment or evaluating an initial purchase, enterprise organizations must evaluate the solution that best meets their security and business requirements. This paper will outline the top factors that enterprise organizations should consider when evaluating an IPS deployment.
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Not Your Father’s IPS: SANS Survey on Network Security Results

In today's security landscape, IPSs are in the process of radical change. Established IPS companies are rapidly improving the look and feel of their IPS devices, making them much more management friendly. IPS inputs were once confined to direct packet capture, but now the packet capture function, while still critical, is in many cases being moved to a sensor platform. The IPS proper is now moving toward what many would call a 'Next-Generation IPS' (NG-IPS), Because of changes in network security, SANS asked our community of security professionals to let us know about their network security practices today, their use of IPS, their technical and management capacities, and how they expect their IPS to be integrated into their overall security strategy in the years to come.
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Phishing: The Latest Tactics and Potential Business Impacts

As one of the top cybercrime ploys impacting both consumers and businesses, phishing has remained a consistently potent threat over the past several years. This paper highlights the current growth and trends in today's phishing schemes, the potential impact on companies, and insight into how businesses can apply technology to protect themselves and their customers.
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