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Security Information Management Systems and Application Monitoring

Did you know you can use your security information management (SIM) system to increase visibility and monitor your enterprise apps?

This expert E-Guide from SearchSecurity.com details a four-step process you can use to integrate apps into your SIM system to increase app security and identify other security threats that might otherwise be missed. 

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