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Connected Governments and Agile Militaries: Meeting the Security Requirements of Today's Evolving Governments

Governments around the world are undergoing change. Whether reducing their data center footprints, virtualizing existing services to reduce costs and "go green", or advancing security to thwart today's advanced attacks in the field or at home, governments have different requirements of their cybersecurity solutions...

Protecting Your Mid-Size Business from Today's Security Threats

Security breaches in large enterprises make the headlines, but 55 percent of small and mid-size businesses have also experienced a data breach. And 60 percent of small businesses fail within six months of falling victim to a cyber attack. This e-book examines the security challenges unique to mid-size...

The Importance of Reputation

A study by Verizon finds 86 percent of security breaches come from the outside. Spotting cyber attacks in your network means identifying the signature of known threats. Reputation data takes that one step farther by identifying communications coming from or going to known bad actors based on their...

One Step Ahead: End-to-End DDoS Defense for Financial Services

Motivated by idealistic and monetary goals, well-organized hacker groups have set their sights on financial institutions and are attacking with a vengeance - armed with institutional intelligence and striking with unprecedented persistence. Because of this, every financial services company - whether a multi-million...

Implementing DSD'S Top 35 Mitigation Strategies

Simple fact - governments across the globe have been victims of attacks in one form or another. The frequency of these attacks has varied and the motives range from a self-deluded intention of doing good for society, to monetary or political gain or for no other reason than to demonstrate the ability to pull off such...

Survey: Web Threats Expose Businesses to Data Loss

Webroot commissioned a study to gauge the prevalence of web-borne attacks, their consequences and how IT pros are responding. Among the results: the vast majority of companies surveyed experienced one or more types of web-borne attacks in 2012. The survey report also includes recommendations - such as deploying a...

The Attack Continuum's In-Depth Defense Strategy

For many years, conventional wisdom focused solely on a perimeter-based defense with the mission to keep out all attackers. Now, it's become pertinent to see these persistent threats and attacks through a different lens - expect a successful attack and penetration of your defenses and design a defense-in-depth...

Survey Report: Current State of DDoS Attacks in the UK

When DDoS attacks hit, companies go into crisis mode. It's all hands on deck until the danger passes. Neustar surveyed IT professionals across the United Kingdom to see how companies managed the crisis in 2012. Our report compares results from the United Kingdom with those from North America, detailed in a previous...

Patch Management 101: How to Prevent High-Risk Security Breaches

Managing and administering software updates remains one of the most challenging, tedious and resource-intensive tasks an IT Department undertakes on a daily basis. The constantly evolving software landscape makes patch management an important consideration for all IT decision makers, regardless of the organization...

Kroll Advisory Solutions 2013 Cyber Security Forecast

Kroll Advisory offers its annual look at what to expect in the coming year, with a bit of a twist: This year's list highlights four unexpected cyber issues that organizations are not talking about, but should be. We explain these unexpected cyber forces to be reckoned with, and offer recommendations for what you...

Sponsored by Experian

Risk Management: Cyber Insurance & Your Data Breach Response Plan

Almost daily, online accounts are hacked, external hard drives are stolen, thumb drivers are lost and backup tapes are trashed. In all these instances, personal information is at risk of being accessed and misused. This white paper outlines the appropriate measures entities should take before a cyber-event occurs...

Sponsored by Experian

Security as a Business Risk - How Data Breaches Impact Bottom Lines

Security is a business risk which must be accounted for in every organization's enterprise risk management plan. This white paper illustrates how to view data breaches from a business risk perspective by using real world examples and details the major consequences of these breaches, including: Negative effects of...

Sponsored by Experian

Data Privacy and Trust in the Mobile World

Does your mobile app help or hinder your ability to build trust with users? This paper delves into the results of a study published by the Digital Trust Initiative, which sought to correlate how brands can build trust with consumers in the digital space. Some of the lessons learned include: Most consumers do not...

Sponsored by Experian

Best Practices for a Healthcare Data Breach: What You Don't Know Will Cost You

Experian recognizes that the healthcare industry is under intense scrutiny when it comes to data security. In the event of a healthcare information data breach, you should be prepared to address the needs of your business as well as those of your clients, employees and customers. Learn about: Laws and regulations...

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Ponemon Institute Study: Reputation Impact of a Data Breach

There's a lot to lose if your organization experiences a data breach. If the breach catches you off guard, you may face severe fines and reputation damage for mishandling it. According to this study, fifty-four percent of companies believe it can take 10 months to more than two years to restore a company's reputation...