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By Palo Alto Networks | 24/1/2012

While the next-generation firewall (NGFW) is well defined by Gartner as something new, enterprisefocused, and distinct, many network security vendors are claiming NGFW is a subset of other functions (e.g. UTM or IPS). Most traditional network security vendors are attempting to provide application visibility and control by using a limited number of application signatures supported in their IPS or other external database. But underneath, these capabilities are poorly integrated and their products are still based on legacy port-blocking technology, not NGFW technology. Read on.

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2013 Global Information Security Survey: Initial findings

By CSO | 7/11/2012

The results of PwC’s annual Global Information Security Survey indicate that companies are confident in their efforts to secure systems, information, and privacy. Strategies and personnel are in place, they say, and processes and technology are humming along. The number of incidents reported seems manageable. Read more.

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A Forrester Consulting Thought Leadership Paper - The State Of Endpoint Protection

By Webroot | 5/10/2012

Webroot commissioned Forrester Consulting to conduct a survey study of 161 North American and European IT security decision-makers. The purpose of the study is to understand the current state of endpoint security strategies across enterprises and SMBs, as well as identify key trends and market directions for endpoint security. This study took a detailed look at how organisations deploy endpoint security products, their common practices, pain points, and challenges.

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Building a Better Mousetrap in Anti-Malware

By Webroot | 24/8/2012

This story is becoming frustratingly old. Cyber threats are continuously advancing in their adaptability speed, sophistication, and degree of stealthiness. At the same time, the exposed footprint is expanding. More business operations are moving online and end-user devices—corporate-issued and user-owned—are expanding in number and variety. A reasonable question asked by executives responsible for making decisions on their organisations’ security budgets is whether their money and resources are being spent wisely. Are their businesses buying and using the best mix of security technologies to meet their needs and obligations? Read on.

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Case Study: Westpac New Zealand gets proactive in the fight against fraud

By IBM | 12/1/2011

With fraud growing in volume and complexity worldwide, Westpac New Zealand sought to become more proactive in identifying risks and protecting its customers. Read this case study to discover how Westpac is able to stay one step ahead of threats and with the intelligence and flexibility it gained with the new fraud solution has dramatically improved the bank’s ability to identify—and ultimately neutralize—new fraud schemes as they emerge.

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CSO Security Buyers Guide 2011

By IDG Communications | 5/5/2011

Welcome to the 2011 /2012 CSO Security Buyers Guide CSO is keeping security professionals ahead of the evolving threats and challenges to their businesses. This resource for security professionals assists you in finding leading IT security vendors by their products and solutions. Happy Browsing! The 2011 CSO Buyers Guide team

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Data Protection 2.0: It’s Not Just Names and Numbers Anymore

By Tripwire | 21/10/2010

CISOs and their security programs face nearly overwhelming pressure to take a renewed focus on data protection. The external forces of advanced threats and a multitude of compliance obligations, combined with the internal forces of new business initiatives, lead to a complex set of data protection requirements. Read on.

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How to Protect Your Business from the Coming Malware Storm

By Webroot | 6/3/2012

The malware storm will force the cost and complexity of premise-based protection to levels sustainable only by national governments and multinational corporations. To keep from being overwhelmed, small and midsize businesses must move defenses outside their own walls, to stop malicious code before it reaches their gateways, servers, and data stores.

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How Will CIOs Meet Growing Security Threats

By EMC | 19/9/2012

When it comes to protecting enterprise data, CIOs and CSOs are at a crossroads. The complexity and prevalence of security threats continue to grow, bolstered by consumer IT and mobility. The business requires and expects total freedom and choice in technology, yet risks come from any number of places: users at their desks, users working from many different mobile devices and unsecured networks, and users downloading applications at will from the Web. Hackers still have many more opportunities to grab enterprise data and are getting smarter by the day. Given the pace of change in our Web-based mobile world, who knows what next month will bring? To learn more read on.

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IDC Whitepaper: Next Generation Firewall - Enabling New Security Strategies

By Palo Alto Networks | 24/1/2012

The firewall market has traditionally been a staple, yet, mature market within the security space with little innovation being introduced. However, with the rapid change in the technology and threat landscape, a newer breed of of innovation focussing on applications visibility and control, termed Next Generation Firewalls has surfaced. This paper examines how Next Generation Firewalls can help organisations identify and block threat, while at the same time enforcing policies at an application level and ultimately helping organisations reduce the number of security devices and thus, saving costs.

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