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Data Loss Prevention: Gartner Magic Quadrant Report

Symantec is excited to be a leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Data Loss Prevention (DLP) for the eighth consecutive year. In the latest report, Gartner evaluates DLP solutions and provides valuable insights into DLP vendors and market trends. What you'll learn: Gartner's evaluation of content-aware DLP...

Generating Value From Big Data Analytics

Many enterprises are moving quickly to adopt "big data analytics" - specifically, the application of advances in analytics techniques to the rapidly-expanding pool of information that enterprises have at their disposal to enable better decision making. As this trend of adoption continues, information security, risk...

Combating Cybercrime: A Collective Global Response

Well-organized cybercriminals operate in powerful networks that allow them to attack thousands of online businesses using an efficient and scalable model. Hackers steal millions of credit cards and identity data to be sold to fraud rings. Using proxies and VPN, the fraud rings launch global fraud attacks from anywhere...

Social Media and Compliance: Overview for Regulated Organizations

The growing use of social media in business today is undeniable. Social media is fast, ubiquitous, and in many cases produces measurable ROI to a business; however, it also poses significant risks that can become public and propagate virally. Read this Proofpoint white paper, in order to: Review current...

The Insider Threat - How Privileged Users Put Critical Data at Risk

As large scale breaches become increasingly commonplace, organizations need to rethink breach prevention initiatives. Breaches can be initiated by malicious or even benign insiders, as well as from external threats who are able to acquire the credentials of trusted insiders. This whitepaper explains how...

Financial Institutions: How to Protect Customers from Advanced Malware in 2014

Modern financial malware like Zeus or Citadel can empty bank accounts in seconds. Through 2014, this widespread threat will continue to grow unabated. This paper discusses two of the primary mitigation vectors that can be used against powerful financial malware, including: Backend protection and specialized...

Windows XP End of Life Handbook for Upgrade Latecomers

April 8, 2014, is the end-of-life date for Windows XP and Microsoft Office 2003. After that date, there will be NO MORE security updates and critical patches available unless you pay the high cost of out-of-band support. You considered upgrading to Windows 7 or Windows 8 but your hardware won't run these operating...

The Convergence of Security and Compliance

This new white paper explains how a single, positive security solution, such as Bit9, facilitates the convergence of compliance and security - one agent that provides visibility, detection, response and protection and can automate and manage compliance for PCI-DSS, SOX, HIPAA, FISMA, GLBA, GPG 13, NERC CIP and other...

Endpoint Security Demands Defense In-Depth and Advanced Analytics

When it comes to endpoint security, large organizations find themselves in a difficult situation. Most enterprises have host-based security software (i.e., antivirus software) installed on almost every PC and server, yet their IT assets are constantly attacked - and often compromised - by sophisticated malware and...

Mobile Data Security - Balancing Risk with User Experience

Today's threat environment dictates that basic MDM solutions should be supplemented with robust security controls to help secure and protect sensitive data from being distributed to unauthorized third parties, either inadvertently or maliciously. This white paper will help you identify and reconcile lacking areas...

Reduce Risk and Increase Confidence in Internet Banking

As a leading provider of financial services to agribusinesses, Rabobank Australia and New Zealand has many rural customers. Internet banking is an important service for customers that are located far from bank branches. To address customer concerns while mitigating the potential risks, the bank needed ways to protect...

Dissecting Wire Fraud: How It Happens and How to Prevent It

Preventing wire fraud starts with understanding how it is perpetrated and the many options fraudsters have for initiating fraudulent wire requests. This white paper provides examples of actual fraud cases that illustrate the breadth of schemes in play, plus descriptions of available fraud prevention solutions. It also...

Security in a Faster Forward World

As long as organizations have operated online, attackers have looked for ways to attack them. And as the Internet has evolved, the methods and techniques used have changed to take advantage of the vulnerabilities that exist. The challenge with Web security lies in that changing nature. Attackers are always one step...

Not Your Father's IPS: SANS Survey on Network Security Results

With cyber attacks on the rise, many organizations rely on intrusion prevention systems (IPS) to detect and stop attacks in their networks. But to counter increasingly sophisticated threats, IPS is now evolving into next-generation intrusion prevention systems (NGIPS). What drives the need for these new systems? And...

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Key Benefits of Application White-Listing and How to Achieve Them

Application white-listing is the number one strategy in Australia's Defence Signals Directorate (DSD) list of 35 Strategies to Mitigate Targeted Cyber Intrusions; it is deemed an essential control. Application white-listing gives administrators visibility and control over applications that are allowed to communicate...