Defense in Depth: How Application Whitelisting Can Increase Your Desktop Security
sponsored by Faronics
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No single technology guarantees security, however application whitelisting covers situations not addressed by firewalls or anti-virus utilities. This paper focuses on how application whitelisting can be effectively used as an important layer in your security scenario.
Posted: 20 Nov 2009 | Published: 20 Nov 2009
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Managing to Secure: Evaluating the Manageability of your IPS Solution
sponsored by TippingPoint
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The last thing network security managers need is more complicated management systems to learn. There are four management keys to an IPS solution: Speed of initial set-up; Ease of ongoing management; Flexible management interfaces; and IPS management scalability. This paper will take a good hard look at each of these manageability components.
Posted: 05 Nov 2009 | Published: 05 Nov 2009
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Three Waves, One Defense: How an Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) Protects from an Ever-Broadening Threat Landscape
sponsored by TippingPoint
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For organizations trying to shore up network defenses, it's important to understand how the security threat landscape has evolved. Only then is it possible to determine the best use of network-security solutions -- particularly Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS) -- to block ongoing and future waves of attacks. Read on to learn more.
Posted: 05 Nov 2009 | Published: 05 Nov 2009
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IPS vs. IDS: Similar on the Surface, Polar Opposites Underneath
sponsored by TippingPoint
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A common notion is that an Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) is nothing more than an Intrusion Detection System (IDS) deployed in-line with blocking capabilities. This paper explains why that notion is incorrect.
Posted: 05 Nov 2009 | Published: 05 Nov 2009
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Eight Questions To Ask About Your Intrusion-Security Solution
sponsored by TippingPoint
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There is some confusion in the marketplace about intrusion-security systems. Intrusion Detection Systems and Intrusion Prevention Systems have similar names and tend to get lumped together into a single security category: Intrusion Detection and Prevention. But the capabilities and underlying design of these systems couldn't be more different.
Posted: 05 Nov 2009 | Published: 05 Nov 2009
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The Five Building Blocks of Attack Coverage: Assessing the Quality of your Intrusion Prevention System
sponsored by TippingPoint
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What makes one intrusion prevention system (IPS) better than another? The best way to answer that question is to assess each vendor's solution on the five building blocks of attack coverage: Knowledge of applications, threat engine performance, breadth and depth of coverage, accuracy, and timeliness.
Posted: 05 Nov 2009 | Published: 05 Nov 2009
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Are Proxy Anonymizers Putting Your Enterprise in Peril?
sponsored by M86 Security UK
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This free white paper explores how education and policy enforcement can help prevent the threat posed by proxy anonymizers. This white paper looks at how to go beyond a basic URL-based filtering solution and block Anonymous Proxies including stopping HTTPS, blocking inappropriate images and proxy pattern blocking.
Posted: 27 Oct 2009 | Published: 27 Oct 2009
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Email Security: Magic Quadrant for Email Security Boundaries, 2008
sponsored by Proofpoint, Inc.
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The email security market is maturing, but speed and breadth of spam detection, and management and reporting capabilities, continue to differentiate vendors. This paper will discuss what you need to know about spam filtering, outbound content filtering, and available email security solutions in various delivery models.
Posted: 22 Oct 2009 | Published: 22 Oct 2009
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The New Face of Intrusion Prevention
sponsored by Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.
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Check Point IPS Software Blade gives breakthrough performance and protection at a breakthrough price. For more details, check out this paper, which highlights the numerous benefits of Check Point intrusion prevention protection solutions.
Posted: 29 Sep 2009 | Published: 29 Sep 2009
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Cost-Effective Data Leak Prevention Starts at the Source
sponsored by Oracle Corporation
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This IDC white paper presents the benefits to enterprises adopting a preemptive approach to IPC, the internal threats to business information, the impact of government regulations on the protection of data, and highlights how Oracle provides database security products that enterprises can leverage to protect themselves from costly data breaches.
Posted: 25 Sep 2009 | Published: 25 Sep 2009
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Options for Mobile Security
sponsored by CDW Corporation
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Read this brief paper to learn about the security risks of mobility and what CDW has to offer.
Posted: 08 Sep 2009 | Published: 08 Sep 2009
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Data privacy best practices: time to take action!
sponsored by IBM
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This white paper explains the steps you need to consider when developing your privacy strategy and implementing your first data privacy project. Find out how you can help your organization implement best practices in privacy protection and make your privacy project successful from start to finish.
Posted: 04 Sep 2009 | Published: 04 Sep 2009
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The Passing Storm: The Storm/Nuwar Botnet
sponsored by ESET
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This white paper provides a thorough explanation of one of the more potent malware classifications effecting systems and networks today – the Storm/Nuwar Botnet. While security software can mitigate the direct impact of Nuwar and other bot-related malware on individual systems, the wider effects of botnet activity need additional countermeasures.
Posted: 03 Sep 2009 | Published: 03 Sep 2009
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Firewall Solutions for Small Business
sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc.
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The ideal firewall solutions for small business integrate a hardware firewall with software controls into a comprehensive security solution that includes virtual private network (VPN) support, antivirus, antispam, antispyware, and content filtering capabilities.
Posted: 14 Aug 2009 | Published: 14 Aug 2009
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Preparing for Tomorrow's Threat Today: What We Can Learn from the History of Malware and Defenses
sponsored by Global Knowledge
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Yesterday's virus is today's custom malware, while denial of service attacks has been replaced with botnets. This paper examines the history of attacks of malware and the defenses needed to counter these attacks.
Posted: 13 Mar 2009 | Published: 13 Mar 2009
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Understanding the Basic Configuration of the Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA)
sponsored by Global Knowledge
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The Adaptive Security Appliance is the latest firewall appliance in the Cisco security arsenal and provides a number of services to protect your "trusted" network users from "untrusted" users.
Posted: 10 Feb 2009 | Published: 10 Feb 2009
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The Critical Role of Data Loss Prevention in Governance, Risk and Compliance
sponsored by Mimecast
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Email has become a critical business tool, but it is also the easiest way for information to escape from the confines of a business. Learn why email Data Leak Prevention is critical to safeguard the information that is inside your network.
Posted: 10 Oct 2008 | Published: 10 Oct 2008
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