Security 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 Enterprise Strategy Group has been actively following the information security market since 2003. During this timeframe, ESG has undertaken numerous surveys involving thousands of enterprise security professionals and conducted hundreds of interviews with CISOs and other senior security executives. Over the past few years, ESG has noticed change in the information security air. Since enterprises face a much more dangerous threat landscape, they are actively evolving historical tactical security defenses into a more formal information security management framework. Based upon this evolutionary trend, ESG developed a 4-phased security management maturity model.

Discover how DDoS attacks are getting larger, more sophisticated and dangerous. Learn the risks to Internet infrastructure, revenues and brand equity. Get insight about IT environmental changes. Read why a managed solution Like NeustarŪ SiteProtect offers better protection, for less money, than doing it yourself.

Read When Good Backups Go Bad: Data Recovery Failures and What to Do About Them to understand backup challenges, impacts, and solutions. Don't let your business fall victim to downtime because of a computer or system failure.

Businesses need to protect users from viruses, spyware and unauthorized intrusion - most use antivirus software. But is it enough? And can it meet the evolving security risks associated with a remote workforce? Please complete the form below to download this FREE whitepaper and understand the challenges of delivering endpoint security in an increasingly mobile environment.

Powerful backup and flexible deployment options, including enhanced software, backup appliances, and backup solutions in the cloud, offer flexibility and choice in how you manage backup, allowing you to deploy a modern infrastructure that best suits your IT requirements, business needs, and environment. But how do you know which backup strategy is right for your business? Read this whitepaper to better understand which deployment option could best suit your needs.

The Symantec 2012 Endpoint Security Best Practices Survey reveals that organizations employing best practices are enjoying dramatically better outcomes when it comes to endpoint protection, and many of these best practices can-and should-be leveraged by SMBs.

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.

Which encryption technology is right for your enterprise? Discover the strengths and limitations of encryption approaches to protect data at rest, which data types to secure, whether to encrypt structured database data and unstructured information, audit and compliance requirements, how to manage policies and keys and minimize operating costs.

The responsibilities of network administrators and security managers at today's mid-size companies can seem like a no-win situation. This white paper explores how your mid-sized company can have a Fortune 500 type security solution on a budget you can afford.

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).

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.

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.

Overcome Citrix VDI implementations challenges to deliver the highest end-user quality, most secure access to virtual desktop, while simplifying your IT infrastructure. Learn how global companies maximize their Citrix investment to increase availability, security, and performance.

EMA's rigorous methodology confirms that Perimeter provides superior message security for companies of all sizes. EMA's profile validates our company strategy: our security DNA results in a superior message security solution that hosting-only vendors can't match. Read to find out more.

Information is one of your enterprises biggest assets . Yet while companies invest heavily in SAP systems, many overlook the fact that 80 percent of data is actually stored in files. While plenty of file storage and sharing methods abound - what looks like a good deal on the surface can end up costing plenty in the end. Read the white paper to discover more about the true cost of "free" file sharing systems and file sharing best practices.

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.

Still getting malware infections despite the time and money you've spent on security? Today's malware defenses have an inherent disadvantage in fighting today's threats. Designed for another time they are burdened with legacy constraints that hamper performance and protection. Demand more from your anti-malware solution. In this whitepaper, The Sourcefire FireAMP Vision: Advanced Malware Protection Designed for a Dynamic Environment, learn about the core design principles fundamental to modern anti-malware solutions, including: . The ability to adapt rapidly to the changing threat landscape . Being lightweight and compatible to enhance performance and integration with existing solutions . Taking a "Big Data" approach to improve protection effectiveness . Going beyond protection to provide improved awareness and increased control Download this whitepaper now and understand what you should expect from an advanced malware protection solution designed for today's dynamic environment.

APT Protection: Sourcefire FireAMP May Be the Right Product at the Right Time ESG Brief, January 2012, by Jon Oltsik, Senior Principal Analyst APTs are real and extremely dangerous. Enterprise Strategy Group research indicates that many enterprise organizations have been targeted by and are vulnerable to Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs). Why? Many existing security tools cannot detect or remediate APTs as they evolve within corporate networks. Addressing sophisticated attacks demands a new class of next-generation threat management tools. In this report, ESG: . Shares its research findings . Explains the anatomy of an APT . Outlines key capabilities of advanced malware protection systems, including: o Wide-angle visibility o Adaptive control o Proactive protection . Discusses how Sourcefire delivers these capabilities with its new FireAMP product Download this report by Enterprise Strategy Group now to learn more about the rise of APTs and why ESG states, "Sourcefire FireAMP may be the right product and the right time."

Without policies, education, and officially supported alternatives for sharing files securely, end-users will often overlook security in favor of getting the job done by using free, readily available alternatives. Read this Aberdeen Group Analyst Insight report to learn how top-performing organizations support business objectives of end-users while meeting security requirements.

Until now many advanced malware solutions simply haven't worked. Infections prevail. Is your organization protected against advanced malware? How can you be sure? Malware defense is clearly becoming a 'big data' problem. Learn how you can close the gaps in previous advanced malware protection with the latest innovations, including: . Large-scale data mining technologies . The power of the cloud . Engines that provide superior visibility . Real-time threat prevention . Deep threat analysis and trajectory data . Direct outbreak control . An integrated approach to protection Download this white paper now to learn how to AMPlify Your Security to Fight Advanced Malware.

How to combine the value of Compliance and Performance for Network data in motion? Thales e-Security is a world leader in hardware key management solutions and the world's most certified Key Management provider. Widely recognized security certifications such as FIPS and Common Criteria provide assurance that a product meets a stated baseline level of security. Thales e-Security believes strongly in the value of certifications. Learn why our products have been used by the top global Enterprises and Governments to protect their sensitive data.