Patch Management

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.

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

For organizations operating diverse and wide-ranging systems, vulnerability management challenges cannot be solved using ad hoc tools. There needs to be an integrated and inclusive approach that makes use of security intelligence to highlight vulnerabilities and their severity as they occur.

The difference between aware and unaware is just two little letters. However the difference that the reality of these two words actually means to IT security, business operations, revenues, and brand image can be enormous. Not knowing the vulnerability risks that your IT infrastructure face could result in a security breach with serious consequences.

An enterprise mobility strategy needs to include more than a mobile device management solution. To meet mobility and security requirements of mobile users, enterprises need to look at deploying a solution for mobile content management. Read this whitepaper to learn 10 security requirements to address BYOD in your enterprise.

Cloud computing is a flexible, cost-effective and proven deliv-ery platform for providing business or consumer IT services over the Internet. This whitepaper discusses the who, what, when, why and how of cloud-based security services.

This whitepaper discusses how IBM Security Services offer methodologies to help organizations achieve HIPAA compliance.

Theo Pozzy of Portland General Electric speaks about how his company is responding to government regulations and the importance of identity management. Using service management, Theo is able to satisfy increasing security regulations and stay compliant.

The vulnerability of Wi-Fi and conventional wired Ethernet networks is nothing new. But the new Firesheep Wi-Fi attack tool has opened the vulnerability up to others, putting sensitive information within the easy reach of even casual hackers. Learn what you need to do to protect your company from these attacks.

Download this white paper, to learn how you can reduce the risk of hackers finding your site and attacking it by using automated vulnerability assessments to identify exploitable weaknesses and take corrective action.

This white paper explains the licensing and proper use of Symantec SSL Certificates for securing multiple Web servers and/or multiple domains and subdomains in the network configurations.

This paper examines how recent trends in Internet trust marks can help restore confidence in online shopping, and as concluded by at least one recent study, even induce those who do shop to spend more.

Symantec Extended Validation (EV) SSL Certificates can be a key factor in helping increase customer confidence during online business transactions. More confidence can mean more conversions for customers with EV SSL certificates.

Chances are that you are dissatisfied with your current backup solution, as half of those surveyed by NetApp have stated. Find out what QuorumLabs onQ can do to eliminate hassles.

Today's current economic situation underscores the importance of scrutinizing all business expenses, particularly within IT. Although point patching products may look more attractive on the surface, closer inspection often reveals hidden costs and missing capabilities. The result: fragmented patch management and weaker security posture while also being a more costly and cumbersome option for organizations to maintain.

There is hope for IT administrators seeking to gain control over the Windows environment while still offering local admin rights to the user base.

Unlock the true business value of IT security, and learn why companies of all sizes are choosing SaaS over on-premise solutions.

Only companies with a disaster-ready infrastructure and solid business continuity plan can come through such events with minimal downtime and cost.

This study identifies the 3rd party program vulnerabilities and the threat they represent.

This report investigates year-to-year trends since June 2011, including the evolving threat of software portfolios and global vulnerability data.

This paper discusses the vulnerable components of SCADA systems based on analysis from Secunia while verifying the reported reported vulnerabilities.

Measurements within this white paper demonstrate that an intelligent patching strategy is an effective approach for reducing vulnerability risks.

This paper discusses the limitations of security and highlights how cybercriminals can achieve their goals without administrative access.

This whitepaper examines the common misconceptions about full disk encryption.

This short podcast discusses the current trends to data and information. Listen in as an IBM Security expert offers key insights to ensure your systems are protected against the onslaught of exploits and vulnerabilities.