Data Security White Papers

Demonstrate PCI Compliance through Better Change Management

Demonstrating PCI compliance with policies and regulations is an IT necessity, especially when periodic audits are conducted. ITinvolve has a better approach to change management with the capability to identify official PCI systems and their associated policies and documentation thus eliminating manual processes and reducing the risk of errors and delays.

Sponsor: ITinvolve

Stop Hackers Before They Attack

Hacktivism, Identify Theft, Financial Gain, Cyber War - regardless of motivation, stopping today's hackers requires a new proactive approach to protecting endpoints. Learn how this New England hospital, breached multiple times by targeted attacks, put an end to the malware with Bit9 Parity. Their IT team can now identify malware and secure PCs and workstations -protecting patient care and privacy.

Sponsor: Bit9

A Proactive Approach to Server Security

Learn why security-conscious organizations are taking a more proactive approach to server security. Download this Spire Research whitepaper to understand how you can eliminate the threat caused by today's more advanced threats and protect your organization's most valuable data.

Sponsor: Bit9

From the Frontline - Preventing APT

Is your company's network secure? Are your endpoints and servers secured? Before you answer, read this case study on a US Military Command that discovered no matter how much you educate users, hackers can get through traditional defenses. This targeted attack blew through all layers of their security, except one: Bit9 Parity's advanced threat protection.

Sponsor: Bit9

Bit9 Parity Outperforms McAfee and Symantec

In tests conducted by the Tolly Group, an independent test lab of third-party validation services, Bit9 Parity Suite outperforms the competition in stopping advanced malware, while providing unrivaled protection against attacks. Tolly Group conducted a review of APT attacks that were blocked and not blocked by vendors. Download the full report to see how the test was conducted and see how in all five tests, Bit9's proactive, trust-based security solution blocked the attack and protected the system on both laptops and servers.

Sponsor: Bit9

Protection Against the Advanced Persistent Threat

Today's cyber attacks are more targeted and sophisticated than ever. They require a proactive approach to protecting your enterprise. What is needed is more automated, effective correlation and intelligent analysis of the overwhelming quantity of system data. In other words, today's security professional needs more actionable data for faster insight into system usage and activity. Download this whitepaper to learn how Bit9 Parity Suite extends threat detection to endpoints and provides the information the Security Information and Event Management system requires to live up to its full potential.

Sponsor: Bit9

A Scalable, Reconfigurable, and Efficient Data Center Power Distribution Architecture

Significant improvements in efficiency, power density, power monitoring, and reconfigurability have been achieved in data center power distribution. The past techniques of massive transformer-based power distribution units feeding under-floor hardwired circuits via rigid or flexible conduit are shown to be obsolete. This paper explains some the newer approaches to power distribution including modular power distribution and overhead power busway, and shows their advantages when compared to the legacy approach.

Sponsor: APC

How much security do you really need?

For most midsize businesses, acquiring the right security solution can be an uphill task. On top of the initial costs involved, the right skills and resources are needed to ensure that the business is safe from the latest threats. So how can be sure that your business has the right protection it needs? Start by reading the white paper. As well as analyzing the top security concerns of today, it outlines a strategic and practical approach to finding the correct solution to meet your needs.

Sponsor: IBM

Making File Transfer Easier, Compliant and Secure

Email is the primary file-transfer solution in just about every organization. For example, an Osterman Research survey found that only 22% of emails contain attachments, but more than 90% of the bits flowing through an email system are accounted for by these attachments. The reasons for using email as a file-transfer solution are simple: email is ubiquitous, it is based on industry standards, and it is very easy to use as a drag-and-drop file transfer utility.

This white paper discusses the critical importance of finding a better alternative to email as a file-sharing mechanism.

Sponsor: Attachmate

EMA Radar for Hosted Message Security Services: Q2 2011

EMA evaluated 9 cloud-based message security solutions, using a rigorous, better-than-Magic-Quadrant-style methodology that evaluated 230 attributes related to our products, services, strategy and company strength. Vendors evaluated included AppRiver, McAfee, Microsoft, ProofPoint, Mimecast, Google and Symantec. EMA awarded us their "Best Complementary Security Services" ribbon as well as their "Strong Value" ribbon.

EMA's rigorous methodology confirms that Perimeter provides superior message security for companies of all sizes. EMA's profile validates our company strategy: our security DNA results in a superior message security solution that hosting-only vendors can't match.

Sponsor: Perimeter E-Security

Prescription for Empowerment

As healthcare payers continue to deal with the growth of big data, recent IDG research shows that they embrace and empower ad hoc analytic environments. Compliance continues to surface as a critical business driver for investments in data analytics, along with improved efficiency, reduced risk, reduced cost and improved security.

Sponsor: Sybase

2011 IOUG Data Security Survey: Databases More at Risk Than Ever

More than 300 database and information security professionals were recently surveyed on their data security practices. The results were disturbing with 60% saying that a data breach is likely, or they're not sure what to expect, over the next 12 months. According to the report, despite well publicized successful attacks on databases and global regulations calling for data privacy protection, most organizations have still not put in place the controls needed to protect sensitive data and critical database infrastructure from abuse by insiders or attackers exploiting legitimate database access through SQL injection, stolen credentials, and other techniques. Download this complimentary copy of the 2011 IOUG Data Security Survey Report and see how your organization measures up.

Sponsor: Oracle

SANS Institute: Oracle Database Vault Review - Controlling Privileged User Access to Sensitive Application Data

Privileged users are often granted the keys to the kingdom, giving them access to critical data within the database, even if they do not need to see, copy or touch that data in order to do their jobs. Regulations require that only those who need access to sensitive data should be given access. In this hands-on review, the SANS Institute Analyst Program examines Oracle Database Vault, which provides the capability to limit access of privileged users and DBAs to critical data and actions.

Sponsor: Oracle

The CISOs Guide to Measuring IT Security

Many organizations continue to blindly blaze into new technology territory without fully understanding the inherent IT risks. As a CISO, you must be able to facilitate business productivity without the risk. If you can accurately measure your security posture and communicate in terms of business risk as opposed to bits and bytes, you can effectively gain buy-in from key executives on important security initiatives. Learn the key steps to enhancing your security visibility so that you have a voice at the executive table and not just a seat.

Sponsor: Lumension

IT Pros Guide to Data Protection: Top 5 Tips for Securing Data in the Modern Workforce

While many organizations have spent a lot of time and effort moving toward the very worthwhile goal of implementing content-filtering-based technology such as data leak prevention (DLP), the truth is that a lot of fundamental groundwork needs to be laid before an organization should even think of DLP. The following five steps are some very effective ways to improve data security in a cost-effective manner and are the first steps toward readying an organization for more robust data protection measures such as DLP.

Sponsor: Lumension