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In the inaugural 2011 Magic Quadrant report, Gartner Inc. provides insights into the Identity and Access Governance (IAG) market.

This viewpoints paper examines what's wrong with legacy provisioning and how a more strategic approach is needed.

There's a difference between cyber attacks and cyber espionage. The purpose of cyber crimes, designed to obtain credit card, bank data or intellectual property, is financial gain. Cyber espionage, meanwhile, is performed for political purposes and is calculated to disable critical infrastructure. Though evidence is at best circumstantial, major powers like China, the United States and Russia are all said to active in the cyber spying arena. While security appliances and services are available to thwart intrusions, there remains the human element, a disgruntled insider hurt by the financial downturn, tempted by easy gain to transfer enterprise data to gray market operators who could be anywhere in the world. It's all about managing risk, experts say, and a layered approach to security - one that includes both perimeter and internal defenses - is necessary, whether for a company or a country.

In this technical white paper from IBM, learn how predictive analytics can be used to detect internal and external threats to your organization. You will learn how techniques including cluster analysis, anomly detection, time series analysis, social network analysis, predictive models and scoring can be used to detect suspicious activity in real-time so your orgnization can take action to minimize risk and increase positive outcomes. As a final step, you will learn how automating model creation and scoring to ensure recent data points and observations are included in your analysis will further lessen the likelihood and impact of security event.

Privilege Authority Professional is the lowest cost Windows privilege management solution that provides the core features IT administrators need to simply and quickly elevate and manage user rights.

We've been so bombarded by computer viruses, worms, Trojan horses and other malware that we've become acclimated to their presence. We subscribe to an anti-virus (AV) offering and hope for the best. Trouble is, AV hasn't been keeping up. Studies show that even though most organizations use AV, more and more are succumbing to attacks. It's time to shift from the status quo to a new, more effective endpoint security approach, called intelligent whitelisting, which affords greater protection, productivity, and efficiency.

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.

EMA evaluated 9 cloud-based message security solutions, using a rigorous, better-than-Magic-Quadrant-style methodology that evaluated 230 attributes related to our products, services, strategy and company strength. Vendors evaluated included AppRiver, McAfee, Microsoft, ProofPoint, Mimecast, Google and Symantec. EMA awarded us their "Best Complementary Security Services" ribbon as well as their "Strong Value" ribbon. 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.

Rated "Top Player" by The Radicati Group Hosted Exchange Market Report.

Security experts estimate that 90% of successful attacks against software vulnerabilities could be prevented with an existing patch or configuration setting. Still, many computers in organizations remain unpatched and unprotected. In this whitepaper, we'll explain three best practices for improving your security and compliance with patch assessment.

News headlines are a constant reminder that malware attacks and data loss are on the rise. This paper outlines eight common threats that traditional antivirus alone won't stop, and explains how to protect your organization using endpoint security.

HP Fortify on Demand: The quickest, most affordable way to accurately test and score the security of your applications.

Six Steps to Secure Your Applications Learn why application security is more critical than ever to your business. Find out more now.

This report examines the interactions of malware ecosystems, including user behavior and hosting sites and offers effective defensive strategies

IT and business leaders must ensure they have the right security strategies to protect against the rapid evolution of social networking threats

View this paper now to explore the top 4 security risks businesses face when using social networks and ways to protect against and mitigate the risks.

Domain Name System (DNS) provides one of the most basic but critical functions on the Internet. If DNS isn't working, then your business likely isn't either. Secure your business and web presence with Domain Name System Security Extensions (DNSSEC).

Whether critical applications live in the cloud, in the data center, or in both, organizations need a strategic point of control for application security. F5 BIG-IP Application Security Manager (ASM) provides the security, intelligence, and performance that today's dynamic infrastructure demands.

Global access to corporate applications is critical to an organization. The range of users, devices, and their locations requires stringent application access control to securely connect any user on any device from any location to wherever the application lives.

This white paper details how hybrid app security enables organizations to resolve critical security issues faster and cheaper than any other technology

End-to-end security is as vital to today's businesses as email itself. Find out how you can achieve best practices in secure email utilizing an email hosting provider.

There is little argument in the world of information security thatinsiders, whether malicious, careless, or simply tricked into divulgingprivate information, pose one of the greatest threats to anorganization's sensitive data and reputation. Insiders are entrustedwith access to sensitive or confidential information, often with littlesupervision of their actions. Recent data breach statistics show thatnearly one-third of all data breaches in 2009 were caused by insiders.

As a public broadcaster, WGBH caters to a wide range of audience members from parents and children to teachers and students. With the hire of Michael Kamens, Information Security Officer, new security measures were asked to be put in place so that compliance requirements could be met. Michael had previous experience with Perimeter E-Security for their secure messaging, vulnerability management, and managed security services. Though WGBH interviewed other providers, Perimeter's technology, people, and experience inspired greater confidence in their decision to choose Perimeter.

With IBM, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was able to launch its ePassport system in just six months-enabling it to obey a new country law as it went into effect. This comprehensive system used IBM Business Partner document readers, fingerprint and photo systems, and IBM TivoliŽ and WebSphereŽ software.

This white paper presents five very effective ways to improve data security in a cost-effective manner.