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Data Breach and DDoS: Security in a Faster Forward World

In addition to brute force/scale based attacks, attackers often probe for, and then take advantage of, application vulnerabilities to steal data or pursue financial gain. This means that, in addition to a Web security solution's scale and performance, organizations should consider how architecture and adaptability...

Cost of Data Breach Report - Executive Summary

Since 2005, the Ponemon Institute has examined the cost incurred by organizations after experiencing a data breach. The results were not hypothetical responses, but represent cost estimates for activities resulting from actual data loss incidents. This executive summary highlights the top findings and resources for...

Why the Endpoint Must be the New Security Focus

Today's computing challenges require organizations to take a holistic, end-to-end approach to security, extending the traditional focus on network security to external devices and all endpoints. For now, the primary requirements are for securing servers, desktop PCs, laptops and other mobile devices, but this will...

2013 Server Security Survey Report

In October 2013, Bit9 conducted its third-annual survey on server security. In the past year, the inability to detect or stop advanced attacks has remained a constant challenge for enterprises. This survey was designed to analyze these challenges from respondents who are responsible for their organization's security...

Securing Executives and Highly Sensitive Documents of Corporations Globally

Every week brings new stories of companies damaged by the breach of sensitive information. For IT professionals up against the significant challenge of keeping corporate networks and information secure, top level executives and board members present unique requirements. These highly mobile individuals typically have...

Survey: Web Threats Expose Businesses to Data Loss

Webroot commissioned a study to gauge the prevalence of web-borne attacks, their consequences and how IT pros are responding. Among the results: the vast majority of companies surveyed experienced one or more types of web-borne attacks in 2012. The survey report also includes recommendations - such as deploying a...

10 Tips to Minimize Impact of a Breach

Organizations of all sizes and across all industries need to prepare for, respond to and recover from complex and large-scale security incidents. The ten tips provided in this white paper will help you to: Minimize the duration and impact of a security incident; Prioritize changes to enhance the security of...

Infographic: Medical Data Breaches: A Source of Chronic Pain

With over 870,000 medical records exposed in data breaches in just the first quarter of 2013, medical data breaches have become a source of chronic pain for healthcare organizations. Adding to this complexity is the HIPAA Omnibus Final Rule. Looking at a multitude of studies and research, it's clear that data...

Patch Management 101: How to Prevent High-Risk Security Breaches

Managing and administering software updates remains one of the most challenging, tedious and resource-intensive tasks an IT Department undertakes on a daily basis. The constantly evolving software landscape makes patch management an important consideration for all IT decision makers, regardless of the organization...

Securing Outsourced Consumer Data - Ponemon Study

The Ponemon Institute, sponsored by Experian® Data Breach Resolution, conducted the "Securing Outsourced Consumer Data." The study surveyed over 700 individuals in organizations that transfer or share consumer data with vendors. Download the "Securing Outsourced Consumer Data" and learn: The frequency of data...

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What's Your Organization's Plan When Malware Sneaks in?

A full 60% of organizations haven't done the basics. Read this ESG Brief, Advanced Malware Protection Must Extend to Incident Detection and Response, and discover: How your organization's incident response steps stack up Why 'stop the bleeding' approaches are inadequate A 5-step process to enhance your...

Six Obvious Threats to Data Security You Haven't Really Addressed

You think your environment is secure, but it isn't. Employees are stealing data, committing fraud, and leaking information - all putting your business at risk. How do they do it? Can you stop it? Discover more in this white paper. So, you've got your environment set up to fend off most external attacks. That's...

Are Employees Putting Your Company's Data at Risk? [eBook]

Survey Results Exposing Risky Person-to-Person File Sharing Practices If your business is like most, it's in danger of exposing and losing sensitive data as employees move, share, and exchange information and files through unsanctioned electronic means. The risk? Your organization forfeits its competitive advantage...

How to Defend Against Advanced Persistent Threats

This whitepaper defines the differences between Advanced Persistent Threats (APT) and "commodity threats," reviews the types of advanced threat actors and the stages of advanced threat attacks and recommends specific steps for strengthening your defenses against advanced threats. Effective IT security organizations...

Strategy Guide to Business Risk Mitigation for Financial Services

Disaster recovery is an important consideration for all companies, especially financial services institutions. It is critical, however, because even brief interruptions can have a significant impact on operations, revenue and reputation. Consider the consequences you will suffer if construction workers accidentally...