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Advanced Malware and How It Avoids Detection

Advanced malware avoids being detected and can remain hidden for extended periods of time as it conducts complex and damaging cyberattacks. This sophisticated malware is usually designed to aggressively target anything and everything that can be monetized. How can organizations safeguard their data from these...

Make Your Existing Security Controls More Effective

It can be incredibly disruptive and time-consuming to add new security technologies to your network. However, it is vital to continue to advance your organization's ability to detect and respond to advanced malware - especially malware that evades other "advanced" security tools like sandboxes and...

Making the Shift to Human-Centered Security

Traditionally in cybersecurity, technology is the central focus. Adversaries act; security controls respond. But Richard Ford of Forcepoint says it is time to change the dynamic with a shift to human-centered security. The traditional, tech-centric approach cedes too much control to the attackers, says Ford, Chief...

Incident Response Reconsidered: Why Organizations Need Both Proactive and Reactive Strategies

Many security leaders argue over whether their incident response posture needs to be proactive or reactive. But Rsam CISO Bryan Timmerman says it isn't either or - that organizations need both. Here's why. "If you've got an incident response program that's been around for years, then it's probably based on...

It's About Risk: 2017 Strategic Cybersecurity Investments Study

Sixty-five percent of security leaders consider their organizations' security postures to be above average or superior, as compared to peers in their sectors. Yet, only 29 percent say that they are very confident in the effectiveness of their security controls, and nearly half say that they have gaps in detecting...

The Transformational Power of Automating IT

Automation speeds up the delivery of applications by automating the delivery of the resources they require, including networking, security, and the infrastructure that supports application development. Download this whitepaper and learn how automating IT can solve challenges such as the lack of standardization and...

Enabling Security and Speed with Automation

When your IT organization embraces an approach that fully automates the delivery and management of infrastructure and applications, including network and security operations, you are positioned to accelerate service delivery and respond faster to the dynamic needs of a digital business. Automation helps you eliminate...

Delivering Application-Centric Network and Security Services

As digitalization drives the need for speed in IT resource delivery, organizations that still practice traditional provisioning of network and security services will keep falling behind their competitors. For IT to fully automate the delivery of secure, scalable, and high-performing multi-tier applications,...

Ransomware and the Limits of Conventional Protection

Ransomware is a rapidly evolving challenge for organizations of all sizes. Although the vast majority of ransomware attacks are spread by email through malicious links or attachments, devices can also be infected through several other vectors, including "driveby" downloads whereby a vulnerable victim system is...

The Evolution of Next Generation Firewall

Next generation firewalls (NGFWs) are a prime example of how cybersecurity controls continue to evolve. Enterprises need a strong first line of defense to protect their constantly changing attack surface. The number of attack vectors available to attackers is growing for several reasons, including a rise in the number...

Shed Light on the Cloud App Visibility Blind Spot

Every day, your employees - usually accidentally - create vulnerabilities that create opportunities for data breaches. You must balance risks with giving employees the access they need to succeed. While cloud apps and BYOD policies are known to increase user productivity & lower operating costs, they are also...

Securely Access Business Applications with Visibility and Control; A Case Study

Metro Bank is the UK's first new High Street bank in over 100 years. With a focus on the customer, Metro Bank provides unparalleled levels of service and convenience to its customers. Metro Bank wanted to take employee productivity to the next level by enabling off-network access to Office 365 and Yammer, but found...

Best Practices for Audit and Compliance Reporting for Power Systems Running IBM i

It's not enough to comply with government and industry regulations such as SOX, PCI, MICS, and HIPAA. Organizations must also prove their compliance to auditors on a regular basis. Even companies not bound by regulatory requirements may need to confirm their adherence to internal IT security policies. But...

Close Security Gaps to Avoid a Data Breach

The cost of a data breach can throw businesses into turmoil and derail careers. And that cost continues to rise. The potential for significant damage is massive on servers like IBM's Power Systems servers running IBM i, because they're widely used for database management, financial data processing, and business...

A Modern Security Assessment Model that Breaks from Tradition

Security professionals think in terms of risks and threats to ensure that the right security measures are deployed in the right places and to a proper degree. Security teams need an evaluation process to help them determine whether an object is under-protected or over-protected, but traditional security assessment...