Intrusion Prevention

Data security presents a multi-dimensional challenge in today's complex IT environment. Multiple access paths and permission levels have resulted in a broad array of security threats and vulnerabilities. Traditional "fortress approaches" such as firewalls and IDS/IPS systems are no longer sufficient to defend against attackers who can easily bypass perimeter defenses. These security measures can't differentiate or prevent unauthorized traffic that appears to be legitimate. We invite you to read this new eBook: "Protecting against database attacks and insider threats" to learn the top five scenarios and essential best practices for preventing database attacks and insider threats.

For large enterprises, complying with privacy laws costs tens of millions of dollars and affects shareholder value and the bottom line. Yet, many are lax in protecting data. For example, when 57 unencrypted computer hard drives containing the personal health information of more than one million individuals was stolen from a leased facility in Tennessee, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee faced the consequences of violating the HIPAA Privacy and Security rules - to the tune of $1.5 million. The problem is exacerbated because federal and state legislation has different definitions, and often does not provide guidance as to how information should be safeguarded. But, there are policies and tools available to help CSOs assure their enterprise's risk profile is managed effectively.

As organizations utilize the Internet for almost every aspect of their business operations, a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack can put the entire enterprise at risk. Explore DDoS trends that took place in 2011 and learn what to expect in 2012.

The search for a viable replacement to Cisco's CSA has resulted in frustration for many CSA customers, either taking a backseat to other projects or wasting precious time and resources looking at inadequate solutions. Matrix gets it. Time and again we've seen existing CSA customers seeking the same levels of protection and control provided to them by CSA for years that they have been happy with and depended on. If you have just started your CSA replacement search or if you are frustrated after looking at and rejecting many products that claim that they can replace CSA and feel like giving up and accepting a poor replacement option you have found the right resource to help you. This white paper is intended as a roadmap for CSA users to identify the key features of CSA that they must have in a replacement security product and the best available options including StormShield the new leader in endpoint behavioral protection.

Data leakage is a critical issue for CIOs. Companies are hitting the headlines for all the wrong reasons and human error is one of the biggest culprits. Organizations that get a firm grip on who's handling their data - as well as how and way - can mitigate the risk of sensitive data leakage and resultant reputation damage. Contextual information management solutions allow you to identify, monitor and protect data in use and in motion through deep content inspection, delivering context-aware security analysis and real time, multi-layered control.

Learn about the HIPAA/HITECH regulations affecting electronic protected health information (ePHI) and how to meet regulatory compliance through encryption of data at rest and encryption key management across the heterogeneous enterprise. Strong encryption, policy-based access controls, and secure key management provide a separation of duties and ensure consistency across both structured and unstructured data.

Data security and compliance issues need to be addressed to ensure sensitive data is safe in the cloud. Discover the cloud security challenges posed by Software as a Service (SaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS) and Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) environments and explore how encryption, policies, separation of duties and key management successfully protect data at rest.

Ad hoc encryption is no longer adequate - leading to higher costs and increased risk. So, what's needed? An enterprise encryption and key management strategy that can extend across all sensitive data, in all formats, across the entire organization. Read this industry analyst report from Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG) to understand the issues as you evaluate your encryption strategy.

The business trend towards IT "consumerization" is being driven by cost savings and employee pressure to allow the use of employee-owned mobile devices to access corporate email and attachments. Businesses are scrambling to support greater mobility, but are justifiably concerned about the potential for consumerization to put sensitive data at greater risk. A new type of mobile data protection model is needed to overlay and augment emerging mobile device management (MDM) solutions to ensure sensitive corporate data remains secure and contained on an employee's personal device, without comingling with their private data. In this datasheet you'll learn how Digital Guardian's Enterprise Information Protection (EIP) technology platform extends its data-centric security model for hosts and virtual environments to include monitoring and controlling the movement of sensitive information to employee-owned devices through the Blackberry Enterprise Server (BES) and Exchange ActiveSync (EAS).

Preventing data misuse by trusted users is the hardest information protection challenge to solve. More than ever, the growing need for "anytime, anywhere" data collaboration to support business strategy creates new opportunities for privileged insiders to compromise classified information. Traditional IT security measures which simply control unauthorized network or application access are ineffective, as insiders already have full authorization to the data. A data-centric security approach is required to defend against the Insider Threat. In this datasheet, you'll learn about proven strategies and technologies to detect, deter, and prevent insider threats to sensitive data.

Many organizations lack a well-implemented classification program designed to identify, monitor, and apply effective controls to their sensitive information. Whereas some companies may have defined basic classification schemas on paper to organize their data, they lack the technical and business support to enforce data classification programs. Organizational obstacles, combined with the technical challenges of accurately identifying data make enterprise classification initiatives a non-starter for most organizations. In this white paper you will learn how to build a phased data classification program that maximizes the security and productivity of data as an enterprise asset that can be organized and utilized to support business objectives.

The executive leadership of a multi-billion dollar business faced an existential problem. They could not fundamentally measure or characterize the risks to their intellectual property, particularly as it was used within highly-collaborative business processes. When a privileged user was caught by pure chance while attempting to compromise trade secrets, they created a program to identify and manage their information risks without impacting productivity. Download this case study to see a real-world example of how Digital Guardian enables the productive enforcement of policy for an IP-driven business.

VDI and VM solutions are valued for their cost effectiveness and flexibility, but can create new information risks because infrastructure-dependent security solutions - like DLP, access control, or network security appliances - are unable to identify, monitor, or enforce identity-based data usage policies within virtual environments. In this datasheet learn how Verdasys Digital Guardian enables businesses to maximize the competitive advantage of virtual environments without sacrificing their ability to protect sensitive data.

A company's Intellectual Property (IP) often represents both a significant portion of its assets, and a critical component of its competitive differentiation. IP comes in many different forms and can include "structured" types like spreadsheets and documents, or "unstructured" types like images, formulae or software code. Whatever form it takes, the potential value of any IP is determined by the risk of its acceptable use. In this whitepaper, learn how Digital Guardian is used to enforce risk-based policies within collaborative environments that increase both the security and productivity of IP without sacrificing one for the other.

Companies must allow privileged users to freely handle Intellectual Property, and trust they will use it securely at all times. But how does a company detect, deter, and prevent insider threats to their critical IP without impacting the business process? In this datasheet, you'll learn about a real-life crisis a Fortune 100 company faced when one of their senior researchers was caught stealing trade secrets worth over $400 million, and how they used Digital Guardian to successfully implement an enterprise information protection program that could discover, measure, and manage the risk to its IP across 50,000 users without impeding their ability to innovate and collaborate productively.

One of the biggest challenges in information security is Identity and Access Management (IdM). How do you control who has access to what systems and technology within your enterprise? This problem becomes even more difficult in the public cloud. The ability to control the technology is limited and it's difficult to leverage tools such as single sign on/federation products. This paper provides best-practices for overcoming the challenges involved with safely and securely managing your users within public as well as private clouds.

Cyber threats are one of the greatest risks faced by IT organizations today. Networks serve as a key control point for cyber security, providing an access path for both inside and outside attacks. Yet networks are not easy to secure. Cyber security cannot be addressed in isolation. It must consider other variables and test them together in order to ensure an optimal solution. This process is called PASS testing since it includes performance, availability, security and scalability testing. This paper describes today's cyber threat, cyber security design challenges and the PASS testing methodology for design validation.

The report explores the correlation between the current use of patch management and the level of endpoint-related risk that companies are effectively accepting.

This white paper examines DDoS attacks in detail. It illustrates the attack vectors being used and describes why the threat to organizations is greater than ever before. It explains why traditional firewall and IPS solutions fall short in protecting organizations against today's sophisticated DDoS attacks. The Arbor Networks solution, profiled within, is described as a complete, purpose-built solution that Frost & Sullivan believes can provide protection against the wide range of DDoS attacks targeting corporate data centers."

SIEMs are today's must-have security product, say a number of industry observers. Modern SIEM technology can deliver real-time analysis of security alerts generated by network hardware and applications, and it is also used to log security data and generate reports for compliance requirements. However, determining what SIEM solution to deploy, and how, isn't a trivial task. In fact, it can often be complex and require considerable research and planning. Still, those who have put the tool to use say the advantages of getting modern SIEM technology in place compensates for the effort.

Employee-owned mobile devices are in the enterprise to stay. But the explosion in the numbers and types of mobile devices spawns questions that organizations must address if they are to gain the most benefits possible from employees, their devices and the business network.

This paper explores how rise of Data-Driven Security is explored, along with the advantages of data-driven tactics that can vastly improve the effectiveness of threat detection and response, and the emergence of data synthesis that delivers strategy-enabling insight from these new approaches.

Adherence to data security policies and mandates for compliance or governance is the most important objective for executives in companies running SAP. But many reveal that their data security policies are lacking. Traditional methods of managing file transfers can't prevent or protect your enterprise from compliance violations: they're insecure, inefficient, and non-auditable. This situation leaves a serious gap in compliance strategies. Learn how to close this gap with managed file transfer.

Companies running SAP get the importance of middleware in connecting applications - but many don't realize that the data in those applications is often insecure. Managed File Transfer provides complete management of file transfers. It ensures that data exchanges within your company and with trading partners are secure from transmission to delivery. Read the white paper to learn five key ways MFT makes a difference for your business.

The McAfee virtual patching solution provides a layered approach to security risk management, while adding the ability to apply a virtual patching strategy to your existing change-management process. It combines proven defenses and security insight with real-time Global Threat Intelligence to close the vulnerability window until patching can occur through your regular change-management processes.