02/15/2012 |
Client Security
Virtual firewalls are becoming more popular as companies move their data towards virtualized environments. Selecting the right virtual firewall tool means evaluating not only new firewall capabilities, but also new technologies that are being built specifically for a virtualized environment with remote management in mind.
In this document, IANS provides recommendations and an
11/02/2009 |
Client Security
The 2009 Midwest Information Security Forum, held on November 2nd and 3rd at the Millennium Knickerbocker Hotel in Chicago, brought together more than 110 practicing information security professionals from 74 organizations. On average, delegates had more than 15 years of information security experience.
09/30/2009 |
Client Security
The 2009 New England Information Security Forum held on September 30 and October 1 at the Boston Marriott Copley in Boston, Massachusetts, brought together more than 200 practicing information security professionals from 105 organizations. On average, delegates had more than 17 years of information security experience.
12/02/2008 |
Client Security
Data loss prevention is a cultural, business, legal, and technological problem. Protecting data starts with understanding its lifecycle, classifying it, and identifying where it resides and who is accessing it. Once data is classified, various techniques can minimize its loss, including use of DLP products (which can “stop stupid” but not stop malicious attacks) and database
10/20/2008 |
Client Security
Data loss prevention is a cultural, business, legal, and technological problem. Pro- tecting data starts with understanding its lifecycle, classifying it, and identifying where it resides and who is accessing it. Once data is classified, various techniques can minimize its loss, including use of DLP products (which can “stop stupid” but not stop malicious attacks) and database
10/01/2007 |
Client Security
At the Institute’s Forums over the past year, about one-third of all delegates have implemented a SIM. Many of those who have implemented one are looking to get greater value from their SIM and some are considering switching to another vendor. Among delegates who have not implemented, many are considering doing so.
11/07/2006 |
Client Security
Overview
Botnets are an increasing and dangerous threat for which IT Security professionals have few answers. While those in IT Security desire to become more proactive, for the most part they continue to be reactive, not taking advantage of tools such as nbads.
A user briefing provided an example of how a small organization, with a relatively small budget, was able to identify a
11/07/2006 |
Client Security
Overview
With all Delegates having implemented IDS and/or IPS products, their challenge is now how to make the massive amounts of information that are generated of greater value. Ways that Delegates are doing this include IDS products with greater amounts of endpoint intelligence, such as RNA from Sourcefire, and use of SIEM solutions, such as ArcSight. Among Delegates which have
11/07/2006 |
Client Security
Industry: Financial services
Solution Provider or Product: Network Intelligence
Background Info/Context: Every year, this 500-employee-strong financial institution’s information technology and security groups are audited by: the Federal Reserve Bank, the state’s Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, an internal audit team, third-party external auditors, and Sarbanes
11/06/2006 |
Client Security
Industry: Healthcare
Solution Provider or Product: N/A
Background Info/Context: A large university medical school with nine regional campuses, 60 departments, more than 70 privately operated physician offices, and more than 8,500 staff is part of a large healthcare system with 7 hospitals. Along with maintaining its own network, the medical school maintains about 1,400 devices on
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