White Papers
White Papers In SECURITY
A Window Into Mobile Device SecurityA Window Into Mobile Device Security
- Source:
- Symantec
- Posted:
- Sep 22, 2011
Today’s mobile devices operate in an ecosystem, much of it not controlled by the enterprise—they connect and synchronize out-of-the-box with third-party cloud services and computers whose security posture is potentially unknown and outside of the enterprise’s control.
PDF Download ( KB, 23 Pages)Computing as a Service - Securing Enterprise Cloud
- Source:
- Verizon
- Posted:
- Mar 18, 2011
In this paper security in the enterprise class cloud is explored. Various components of security have been put in place for the enterprise class cloud. This paper outlines Verizon's layered security model—a philosophy around which the cloud computing platform, Computing as a Service (CaaS), is designed—and details the various elements that make up the secure cloud infrastructure.
PDF Download ( KB, 8 Pages)Web Threats 2010: The Risks Ramp Up
- Source:
- MessageLabs
- Posted:
- Aug 04, 2010
Web threats don't just hide in the darkest corners of the internet. The vast majority are legitimate, compromised websites; the kind of sites your employees visit all the time. Read our whitepaper to understand the web threat in 2010 & equip your business to defend against it.
PDF Download ( KB, 11 Pages)Build vs. Buy: The Hidden Costs of License Management
- Source:
- SafeNet
- Posted:
- Jul 23, 2010
SafeNet examines the real costs involved in the decision to develop a homegrown licensing and protection solution, providing a detailed review of the actual costs involved, the business considerations that apply and the ongoing total cost of ownership during the solution lifetime.
PDF Download ( KB, 9 Pages)Protecting personally identifiable information: What data is at risk and what you can do about it
- Source:
- Sophos
- Posted:
- Jul 07, 2010
Virtually every organization acquires, uses and stores personally identifiable information about its customers, employees, patients, students and other individuals. These organizations are expected to manage this private data appropriately and take every precaution to protect it from loss, unauthorized access or theft. Misusing, losing or otherwise compromising this data can carry a steep financial cost, damage a business's reputation, and even lead to criminal prosecution, because of complex and frequently changing regulations. This white paper examines the challenges organizations face and the steps they can take to protect themselves and their customers against data breaches and ensure the safety of this sensitive information.
PDF Download ( KB, 10 Pages)Top Ten Web Threats and how to eliminate them
- Source:
- MessageLabs
- Posted:
- Jul 07, 2010
This paper raises real challenges for IT managers who have to protect the business against malware, keep internet bandwidth available for legitimate business needs and enforce acceptable use policies for the human resource department. Managers everywhere must also find a balance between allowing reasonable personal internet use at work and maintaining productivity and concentration in the office.
PDF Download ( KB, 7 Pages)RSA & Archer - Accelerating Response to Security and Compliance Issues
- Source:
- EMC
- Posted:
- May 28, 2010
Most organizations have trouble keeping consistent configurations across their IT environment. Misconfigurations and deviations from configuration standards are inevitable, but it's vitally important to keep track of how many deviations there are, their relative impacts on the business and prioritize remediative actions. By importing SCM for Ionix configuration data into Archer, organizations can: Quickly report on the misconfigurations affecting business critical assets. Assess the impact of misconfiguration on regulatory and corporate policy requirements. Map security issues to business applications and prioritize risks across the enterprise. Provide a centralized reporting interface for compliance status.
PDF Download ( KB, 4 Pages)PDF Download ( KB, 4 Pages)Cutting the Cost of Application Security
- Source:
- Imperva
- Posted:
- May 11, 2010
As new vulnerabilities are discovered, businesses are forced to implement emergency fixes in their Web applications, which impose significant operational costs. This paper evaluates the cost savings in financial terms, illustrating how SecureSphere provides immediate Return on Investment (ROI) and saves organizations 530 percent over five years compared to disruptive fix and test measures.
PDF Download ( KB, Pages)Mitigate Risk with Compliance Management Solutions from Novell
- Source:
- Novell
- Posted:
- May 07, 2010
Examine how compliance management solutions from Novell automate compliance policies and mitigate everyday risks, aligning both with business goals.
PDF Download ( KB, Pages)Critical Communications for Business
- Source:
- Polycom
- Posted:
- May 05, 2010
These days, any organization that doesn’t have a business continuity plan in place is critically out of date. Everyone’s aware of the big threats—terrorism, natural disasters, regional power failures, and so on. But with an increasingly remote workforce, more companies are open to more interruptions to their business—and in a virtual workplace, even if those interruptions hit on a local level, their effects reach far and wide.
PDF Download ( KB, 15 Pages)RSA & Archer – Accelerating Response to Security and Compliance Issues
- Source:
- RSA Security
- Posted:
- Apr 16, 2010
IT security and compliance teams are constantly challenged to bring down the cost of compliance, enforce compliance consistently across their environment, manage security and compliance issues swiftly and with minimum impact on the business. To this end, the Archer GRC platform allows you to comply with ll your regulations, in the simplest, most cost-effective way possible.
PDF Download ( KB, 4 Pages)How unauthorized applications impact security and how you can take back control
- Source:
- Sophos
- Posted:
- Apr 12, 2010
Employees who install and use legitimate but unauthorized applications, such as instant messaging, file sharing, games and virtualization software, are a real and growing threat to business security and productivity. Removable storage drives make the challenge of securing data and controlling application use even more complex. This paper explains why it is important to control unauthorized applications and devices, discusses the different approaches, and highlights how integrating this functionality into malware protection is the simplest and most cost-effective solution.
PDF Download ( KB, Pages)PDF Download ( KB, Pages)Meeting the Challenges of Disaster Recovery
- Source:
- Acronis Software
- Posted:
- Aug 31, 2009
Data is widely considered to be one of an organisation's greatest assets, but in recent years, the need to access data at nearly any time of the day or night has grown from a wish-list item to a must-have reality. In fact, the health of your businesses depends on it. It's not just internal users who demand constant access to data. Many organisations place a large percentage of their data in customer- and partner-facing line-of business applications. As a result, when a server goes down, it may not affect just your organisation, but customer and partner organisations as well, with the potential result of both lost revenue and a diminished reputation.
PDF Download ( KB, 11 Pages)When Legitimate Sites Threaten Your Network
- Source:
- Kaspersky Lab
- Posted:
- Aug 28, 2009
The Internet has matured from a network of connected dial-up modems into a valuable platform for information exchange, global commerce, and workplace productivity. The World Wide Web as we know it today is a well-oiled machine, full of sophisticated, behind-the-scenes communications between browsers, Web servers and data stored on computers. This connected maze would amaze not only most home users but also most (non-IT related) corporate professionals if they truly understood it.
PDF Download ( KB, Pages)The Hidden Security Threat – When Ex-Employees Represent a Security Risk
- Source:
- Kaspersky Lab
- Posted:
- Aug 28, 2009
From the laid-off to the disgruntled, ex-employees with an axe to grind can make companies vulnerable to data theft. Kaspersky Lab security evangelist Ryan Naraine discusses the threat and offers practical advice to prevent data loss.
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