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ALSO CALLED: Vulnerabilities DEFINITION: Process to determine whether to eliminate, mitigate, or tolerate vulnerabilities based on risk and cost. VM consists of a number of specific steps such as: asset management, auditing, remediation, and reporting. This process is continuous and creates a closed feedback loop for ongoing network threat management.
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Three Waves, One Defense: How an Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) Protects from an Ever-Broadening Threat Landscape sponsored by TippingPoint WHITE PAPER: 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 TOPICS: Intrusion Detection Systems \| Intrusion Prevention \| Intrusion Prevention Systems \| Network Security \| Risk Management \| Security Event Management \| Security Managers \| Security Spending \| Security Threats \| Vulnerability Management

Vulnerability Management: What my CIO Needs to Know sponsored by eEye Digital Security WHITE PAPER: Implementing a vulnerability management process is critical to protecting any business from harmful attacks. This whitepaper examines the importance of vulnerability assessment and the common myths surrounding security protection. Posted: 03 Nov 2009 \| Published: 03 Nov 2009 TOPICS: CIOs \| Network Security \| Patch Management \| Patch Management Software \| Risk Management \| Security \| Security Threats \| Vulnerability Assessments \| Vulnerability Management

Take a Holistic Approach to Business-Driven Security sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: This paper introduces actions that organizations can take to drive security efforts from a business and operational perspective and discusses how security leadership from IBM can help enable their success. Posted: 28 Oct 2009 \| Published: 28 Oct 2009 TOPICS: Business IT Alignment \| Business Management \| Business Processes \| CRM \| Risk Management \| Security Management \| Security Threats \| SOA \| Vulnerability Management

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 TOPICS: Compliance (Systems Operations) \| Data Security \| Integrated Threat Management \| Network Security \| Network Security Software \| Risk Management \| Security \| Security Audits \| Security Management \| Security Policies \| Security Software \| Security Threats \| Vulnerability Management

Understanding Why Web Application Security is Critical to Business sponsored by Sirius Computer Solutions WHITE PAPER: This paper compiles clients’ frequently asked questions about Web application security. These questions are answered by security experts from Sirius and IBM. The goal is to help you understand the issues surrounding Web application security; so you can better prepare your organization for a security breach. Posted: 13 Oct 2009 \| Published: 13 Oct 2009 TOPICS: Firewall Appliances \| Firewall Management \| Firewall Server Hardware \| Firewall Server Software \| Penetration Testing \| Security Best Practices \| Security Threats \| Vulnerability Assessments \| Vulnerability Management \| Web Application Security \| Web Services Security

Red Hat Open Source Security sponsored by Red Hat WHITE PAPER: Red Hat, the world's leading provider of open source solutions, is committed to utilizing the principles of open source to provide enterprise-level security to its customers. This paper reviews open source software development principles and process and how those lead to more secure software. Posted: 08 Oct 2009 \| Published: 08 Oct 2009 TOPICS: Downtime \| IT Management \| Network Security \| Open Source \| Open Source Software \| Security Infrastructure \| Security Software \| Vulnerability Management

Reducing the Cost of Achieving PCI Compliance with Lumension® Compliance and IT Risk Management sponsored by Lumension WHITE PAPER: This whitepaper will examine PCI DSS and explain how Lumension® Compliance and IT Risk Management can help organizations reduce the cost of addressing compliance. Posted: 06 Oct 2009 \| Published: 06 Oct 2009 TOPICS: Auditing (Finance) \| Compliance (Finance) \| Compliance Audits \| Data Security \| Payment Card Industry \| Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Compliance \| Reporting Software \| Risk Management \| Vulnerability Management

The New Face of Intrusion Prevention sponsored by Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. WHITE PAPER: 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 TOPICS: Blade Servers \| Dashboards \| Intrusion Prevention \| Intrusion Prevention Systems \| Security Management \| Security Spending \| Security Threats \| Vulnerability Management

Red Hat Open Source Security sponsored by Red Hat WHITE PAPER: The open source development model allows innovation to happen rapidly in all areas—including security. The Red Hat development process leads the industry in providing innovative and secure solutions, and includes a dedicated Security Response Team whose speed and reliability is among the best in the industry. Posted: 24 Sep 2009 \| Published: 24 Sep 2009 TOPICS: Data Center Management \| Data Centers \| Database Administration \| Linux \| Open Source \| Open Source Software \| Operating Systems \| Security Software \| Vulnerability Management

Realizing Asset-Centric and User-Centric Approaches to Security sponsored by RES Software WHITE PAPER: This white paper presents an overview of both the asset-centric and the user-centric approaches to security. These approaches will be mapped towards the standard for Information Security: ISO 17799. Posted: 18 Sep 2009 \| Published: 18 Sep 2009 TOPICS: Authentication \| Authorization \| Regulations \| Regulatory Compliance \| Secure Content Management \| Security Best Practices \| Security Management \| Security Policies \| Security Standards \| Security Threats \| Vulnerability Assessments \| Vulnerability Management

10 Common Pitfalls to Avoid When Evaluating Security Information Management (SIM) Solutions sponsored by netForensics WHITE PAPER: This paper was created to help companies searching for a SIM solution narrow their options and determine which technology is the right one for their IT environment and security objectives. Posted: 10 Sep 2009 \| Published: 10 Sep 2009 TOPICS: Security \| Security Event Management \| Security Management \| Security Spending \| Security Standards \| Vulnerability Assessments \| Vulnerability Management

LogRhythm and PCI Compliance sponsored by LogRhythm, Inc. WHITE PAPER: LogRhythm has extensive experience in helping organizations improve their overall security and compliance posture while reducing costs. This paper illustrates and discusses the 6 domains of PCI DSS requirements as well as uses tables to outline how LogRhythm supports PCI compliance. Posted: 09 Sep 2009 \| Published: 09 Sep 2009 TOPICS: Data Security \| Financial Industry Organizations \| Financial Reporting \| IT Infrastructure \| Network Security \| Payment Card Industry \| Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Compliance \| Regulatory Compliance \| Reporting Software \| Vulnerability Management

Business Solutions: The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard sponsored by CDW Corporation WHITE PAPER: This brief document provides a listing of the six primary objectives for companies to meet in order to comply with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS). Posted: 08 Sep 2009 \| Published: 08 Sep 2009 TOPICS: Access Control \| Data Security \| Information Security \| Network Monitoring \| Network Security \| Payment Card Industry \| Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard \| Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Compliance \| Vulnerability Management

Trend Advisory: Information-Centric Security sponsored by CDW Corporation WHITE PAPER: Read this document to learn how to best confront the threats to your network by keeping pace with the latest innovations and learning how to classify your information. Posted: 08 Sep 2009 \| Published: 08 Sep 2009 TOPICS: Network Security \| Notebook Computers \| Security Best Practices \| Security Management \| Security Threats \| Spyware \| Vulnerability Management

McAfee Buyer's Guide to Data Protection sponsored by McAfee, Inc. WHITE PAPER: Data--Protect critical information anywhere it goes. Implementing data protection products and processes can be daunting. Make the right decisions by exploring what is available and what makes sense for your organization. Use this simple guide to evaluate different vendor offerings. Posted: 01 Sep 2009 \| Published: 01 Sep 2009 TOPICS: Data Management \| Data Security \| Security Management \| Security Software \| Security Spending \| Security Systems \| Security Threats \| Spend Management \| Vendor Selection \| Vulnerability Management

Regulatory Compliance: How Digital Data Protection Helps sponsored by Iron Mountain Digital WHITE PAPER: This white paper presents vital information about the regulatory requirements that enterprises must satisfy and how digital data protection helps enterprises satisfy these requirements. Posted: 19 Aug 2009 \| Published: 19 Aug 2009 TOPICS: Data Encryption \| Data Security \| HIPAA \| Internal Controls \| Payment Card Industry \| Regulatory Compliance \| Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 \| Vulnerability Management

Lumension Vulnerability Management - Automating the Vulnerability Management Lifecycle sponsored by Lumension WHITE PAPER: Learn how Lumension Vulnerability Management enables organizations to mitigate their critical risk by integrating the five phases of vulnerability management: discovering assets, assessing vulnerabilities and misconfigurations, prioritizing risks, remediating vulnerabilities and continuous reporting. Posted: 12 Aug 2009 \| Published: 12 Aug 2009 TOPICS: Endpoint Security \| Malware \| Network Security \| Patch Management \| Regulatory Compliance \| Vulnerability Management

Why "Free" Patch Management Tools Could Cost You More sponsored by Lumension WHITE PAPER: While "free" tools appear to be an enticing solution for patch management, looking deeper into the needs of the organization leads to selection of a more complete patch management solution which results in reduced long-term risk and optimized operating expense. Posted: 12 Aug 2009 \| Published: 12 Aug 2009 TOPICS: Patch Management \| Patch Management Software \| Regulatory Compliance \| Security Management \| TCO \| Vulnerability Management

Compliance with Data Handling Procedures in UK Government sponsored by Lumension WHITE PAPER: Learn about the Data Handling Procedures in Government report that sets out clear and mandatory procedures to be followed by all government employees that have access to and responsibility for citizen data and how your organization can assure it is compliant. Posted: 12 Aug 2009 \| Published: 12 Aug 2009 TOPICS: Compliance (Systems Operations) \| Compliance Audits \| Endpoint Security \| Security Management \| Security Policies \| Security Standards \| Vulnerability Assessments \| Vulnerability Management

Security Threat Report: July 2009 Update sponsored by Sophos Inc. WHITE PAPER: Businesses are continuing to face a challenging threat landscape. Check out this paper to learn about recent security threats related to Web 2.0, social networking sites, email, mobile devices, and Mac computers. Posted: 06 Aug 2009 \| Published: 06 Aug 2009 TOPICS: Cybersecurity \| Email Security \| Hackers \| Malware \| Secure Content Management \| Security \| Security Threats \| Vulnerability Management \| Web 2.0 \| Web Application Security

When Less Is More: Why Small Companies Should Think Outside the (Red/ Yellow) Box for Protecting Endpoints sponsored by Sunbelt Software WHITE PAPER: Endpoint security issues simply can't be ignored, regardless of the size of the organization. This paper will discuss how internet threats and vulnerabilities affect us all and what criteria businesses should use in order to pick out a proper endpoint security solution. Posted: 30 Jul 2009 \| Published: 30 Jul 2009 TOPICS: Anti-Spyware Software \| Endpoint Security \| Enterprise Systems \| Malware \| Network Performance \| Network Security Software \| Security Software \| Security Threats \| Systems Management \| Vulnerability Assessments \| Vulnerability Management

Guide to Payment Card Industry (PCI) Compliance for Web Applications sponsored by Breach Security WHITE PAPER: The Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard (DSS) Requirement 6.6 states that all web applications must be protected by an application-layer firewall (also known as a web application firewall) or undergo a code review. Read this paper to learn what the most beneficial road to PCI DSS compliance is for your organization today. Posted: 27 May 2009 \| Published: 27 May 2009 TOPICS: Compliance (Finance) \| Compliance Best Practices \| Data Security \| Firewall Appliances \| Firewall Server Hardware \| Hackers \| Payment Card Industry \| Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Compliance \| Vulnerability Management

Data-Centric Security for Enterprise WANs sponsored by Blue Coat WHITE PAPER: Every business needs to protect valuable data, whether to comply with industry regulations or to guard intellectual capital. It's all too easy for users to leak this data to outside parties, either accidentally or with malicious intent. Read this whitepaper to learn how secure Web gateways and DLP systems can be integrated to keep your data safe. Posted: 15 May 2009 \| Published: 15 May 2009 TOPICS: CISOs \| Cybersecurity \| Data Security \| Information Security \| Integrated Threat Management \| Network Security \| Risk Assessment \| Vulnerability Management \| Web Services Security

Top 10 Security Trends sponsored by Blue Coat WHITE PAPER: Read this solution brief to discover the top ten security trends for 2009 and how they may affect your enterprise. Posted: 14 May 2009 \| Published: 14 May 2009 TOPICS: Identity Theft \| Malware \| Network Security \| Security \| Security Best Practices \| Security Management \| Security Managers \| Security Policies \| Security Standards \| Security Threats \| Vulnerability Assessments \| Vulnerability Management

How Vulnerable Are Your Cisco IOS Routers? sponsored by Global Knowledge WHITE PAPER: It may be surprising to some that Cisco routers run many services that could create vulnerabilities. This paper is meant to be a vehicle for discussion regarding the security of Cisco routers. Additionally, some best practices for securing your Cisco routers are defined. Posted: 13 May 2009 \| Published: 13 May 2009 TOPICS: Hackers \| HTTP \| Network Configuration Management \| Network Management \| Network Security \| Routers \| Routing \| Routing Protocols \| Security Threats \| VPN \| VPN Software \| Vulnerability Assessments \| Vulnerability Management

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