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7 Essential Steps to Achieve, Measure and Prove Optimal Security Risk Reduction
sponsored by Qualys, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: Rapid changes within technology, new server and software deployments, and the evolving sophistication of attack methods used to infiltrate systems and steal data create the greatest set of challenges faced by security and IT administrators trying to keep their systems secure and within regulatory compliance. Interested in reducing security risk?
Posted: 20 Oct 2009 | Published: 20 Oct 2009

Qualys, Inc.

Symantec Internet Security Threat Report: Trends for 2008
sponsored by Symantec Corporation
WHITE PAPER: This report provides a detailed overview of current Internet threat activity, malicious code, and known vulnerabilities. It also examines the latest trends in phishing and spam tactics and discusses how regional differences affect malicious activity globally.
Posted: 09 Jun 2009 | Published: 01 Apr 2009

Symantec Corporation

Manage Risk and Address Return on Investment with IBM Compliance Solutions
sponsored by IBM Software Group
WHITE PAPER: Governance, risk management and compliance place high expectations on IT to establish, enforce and prove the efficacy of policies, processes and controls.
Posted: 15 Feb 2008 | Published: 01 Mar 2007

IBM Software Group

Getting Ahead of Malware
sponsored by Intel
WHITE PAPER: To minimize the threat of Malware, Intel IT has established a process that actively seeks to identify and take action against the malware before it reaches Intel’s user base. Continue reading to learn more.
Posted: 28 Apr 2010 | Published: 01 Dec 2009

Intel

Identity and Access Management Buyer's Guide
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: This buyer's guide aims to help you evaluate identity and access management (IAM) solutions and select the one that best aligns with your organization's needs.
Posted: 19 Jul 2013 | Published: 30 Apr 2013

IBM

Achieving Compliance in a Virtualized Environment
sponsored by Tripwire, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: The goal of this paper is to present the unique considerations that virtualization presents to regulatory and standards compliance, and then prescriptively describe how to mitigate risks.
Posted: 25 Sep 2008 | Published: 19 Sep 2008

Tripwire, Inc.

Global Security Report 2011
sponsored by Trustwave
WHITE PAPER: In 2010, SpiderLabs performed more than 220 investigations worldwide. In 85% of the investigations, a system breach was confirmed. Of those entities in which a system breach was confirmed, 90% involved the actual theft of sensitive data, representing criminals’ effectiveness in extracting data once system access is obtained.
Posted: 27 Jan 2011 | Published: 26 Jan 2011

Trustwave

Security-In-Depth Using Integrated Risk-Conscious Controls
sponsored by Tripwire, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This white paper explores how your organization can change the way it protects its critical data, combining preventive, detective and corrective controls to stop breaches from happening, detect threats as they arise, and correct settings that introduce security risk or non-compliance. Read now to learn more.
Posted: 28 Sep 2012 | Published: 30 Dec 2011

Tripwire, Inc.

Penetration Tests
sponsored by Internet Security Systems, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: A penetration test offers an invaluable and compelling way to establish a baseline assessment of security as seen from outside the boundaries the organization's network.
Posted: 06 Apr 2003 | Published: 01 Jan 2001

Internet Security Systems, Inc.

HIPAA Violations Incur Multi-Million Dollar Penalties
sponsored by Absolute
WHITE PAPER: In this resource, read about some recent HIPAA breaches that cost the violating parties significant penalties and learn about the measures that can be put in place to help maintain compliance.
Posted: 21 Jan 2014 | Published: 15 Jan 2013

Absolute