Each month brings a new example of a targeted attack against a business, government, or critical infrastructure operator previously considered “invulnerable.” At the same time, “money-driven crooks continue to focus more on opportunistic attacks against weaker targets,” according to the 2012 Verizon...
Published: Apr 25, 2014
Big data is changing the face of the global business landscape with few technologies left untouched by the opportunities it presents and information security is no different.
Published: Apr 16, 2014
Exploit kits have resurged in recent years as an extremely popular method for mass malware or remote access tool distribution.
And while these exploit kits can prove extremely effective at lowering companies’ defensive barriers to attackers, the battle against them isn’t as hopeless as it may seem.
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Published: May 03, 2017
As the security landscape changes, it’s time for a Firewall refresh. The decision to transition from legacy firewalls to next-generation firewalls is easy to justify, but picking the right solution for you may not be. This white paper from Palo Alto acts as a Firewall Buyer’s Guide; featuring firewall requirements...
Published: Jun 09, 2014
Enterprise IT organizations are challenged by accelerating data growth and increasing reliance on the data. This requires a fundamental rethinking of how data is protected and accessed. HP StoreOnce backup and CommVault Simpana deliver an integrated, end-to-end data protection and rapid recoverability solution to enhance...
Published: Aug 08, 2014
This guide describes why organizations are vulnerable to zero-day attacks, and what you can do to add a zero-day offense to your existing vulnerability management processes to protect your organization's assets and data.
Published: Apr 24, 2014
AlienVault's USM is tailor-made for the needs of the security-savvy SMB. This analyst report reviews AlienVault's SMB-focused approach to SIEM and discusses the competitive landscape.
Published: Jul 16, 2014
As the workplace becomes more mobile, the demands facing IT managers multiply. Allowing employees to access the company’s network and documents from their personal mobile devices makes your entire IT infrastructure vulnerable to malware and other threats.
Smartphones, tablets, laptops and the latest and greatest...
Published: Apr 03, 2014
When web applications are breached, enormous amounts of sensitive business data can be lost. According to Verizon’s 2014 Data Breach Investigations Report, web application attacks more than doubled in 2013 to become the #1 cause of security incidents.
Published: Aug 08, 2014
Security professionals know that effective endpoint protection calls for a layered, defense-in-depth approach. But today’s endpoints demand even more. Endpoint security now requires a new way of thinking that goes beyond just battling threats to actually enabling operational improvement.
Read the first whitepaper...
Published: May 09, 2013
Distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks are one of the leading causes of IT-related business downtime, yet many enterprise risk managers choose to only focus on operation and environmental threats like human error, fires and floods when it comes to IT availability.
But ignoring the real threat of DDoS attacks...
Published: Apr 08, 2014
Know your enemy! Establishing an effective defensive strategy is crucial with today’s rapidly evolving cyberthreats. Understanding the cybercriminals’ techniques used to perpetrate successful attacks is essential.
The Cyberthreat Defense Report is based on a rigorous survey of IT security decision makers...
Published: Feb 18, 2014
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,...
Published: Aug 20, 2014
This guide provides five simple steps for IT professionals to take control of SSL across the enterprise, and recommendations for a management platform for full visibility and single-point of control for these Certificates throughout their lifecycle.
Published: Oct 15, 2014