Closing the gap for the potential of a targeted attack and becoming a breach statistic is an ongoing challenge for organizations of all types and sizes. The adoption of continuous security information and event monitoring (SIEM) offers organizations a more holistic, intelligent and comprehensive approach to reduce the window of discovery.

Gartner’s paper­ - Use SIEM for Targeted Attack Detection ­ - details research on how IT security leaders can improve targeted attack detection capabilities using SIEM tools and appropriate investments in expertise, processes and complementary technologies.

The latest advanced threats take advantage of the flat and open internal network. Once they get past traditional firewall defenses at the perimeter, it’s very easy for them to spread and extract valuable trade secrets and sensitive data.

Download the “Protecting Your Network from the Inside Out” white paper, which details the emergence of a new class of firewall that helps address this critical security gap—the Internal Segmentation Firewall (ISFW). Deployed at key strategic points in the network, it identifies and contains threats before they spread.

ISFWs can be deployed rapidly with minimum disruption while keeping up with the multi­-gigabit speeds of internal networks. They offer instant visibility and critical protection that can protect internal data/assets if a threat gets past the perimeter.

The combination of cloud technologies and ever-­increasing worker mobility have required firewalls to expand their reach from securing applications and network traffic to address the entire broad and complex threat surface.

Gartner’s paper­ One Brand of Firewall is a Best Practice for Most Enterprises­ details research that enables you to learn more about the importance of a unified security posture:

• Reducing complexity through consolidated management
• Increasing security effectiveness with deeper levels of inspection
• Automating threat remediation and accelerating response times

The risk of a breach is growing rapidly due to more devises and more applications hitting your infrastructure. We asked security experts about their biggest concerns for advanced persistent threats and application based attacks.

Two Security experts reveal their challenges and share advice on advance persistent threats. Read what they have to say about:

• The importance of including security professionals at early stages of your IT projects
• The best protection against threats (hint: early detection and rapid response)