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For Security & Risk Professionals

Report:Apple's iPhone And iPad: Secure Enough For Business?

Better Security Options Allow Enterprises To Finally Say "Yes"

Apple's iPhone and the iPad have become increasingly popular. In 2007, IT dismissed the iPhone as insecure and unsuitable for enterprises. Three years later, the iPhone (and iPad) gives enterprises...

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Tool:Security And Privacy Are The Top Reasons For Not Adopting Cloud

For CIO Professionals

Tool:Data Security, System Integrity, And Availability Are Top Security Concerns With Cloud

For Security & Risk Professionals

Client Inquiry:Can You Provide Some Information About Biometrics Usage For Banking Companies?

How are banking companies using biometric technologies today? How urgent is the need to deploy such technologies?

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Tool:Forrester Wave™: Information Security And Risk Consulting, Q3 '10

Client Inquiry:Understanding Mobile Phone Hacking

What are the most common methods for hacking mobile phones?

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Report:Job Description: Chief Privacy Officer

Skills And Staffing: The Data Security And Privacy Playbook

This report discusses skills and staffing implications of Forrester's solution for security and risk (S&R) professionals to act in developing their organization's data security and privacy strategy....

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Report:Protect And Manage Your Critical Information Assets

Executive Overview: The Data Security And Privacy Playbook

Data is the lifeblood of today's digital businesses, and for economic and even political gain, highly skilled cybercriminals are determined to steal it. Meanwhile, customers around the globe have...

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Client Inquiry:Is Tokenization The Right Technology To Encrypt Cardholder Data?

Tokenization: Is it the right technology to encrypt cardholder (saving and debit cards) data? What is the usage level of this product and of similar technologies on the market? What is the level of...

For CIO Professionals

Report:Why Strategic Functions Fail

Part 3 Of A Three-Part Series On Why Key IT Roles Fail

Certain roles in IT can significantly change the organization for good or bad. Through a combination of surveys, interviews, and consulting engagements, we gathered in-depth information on the common...

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Report:Q&A: Cyberinsurance Fundamentals For Security And Risk Professionals

Since cyberinsurance first emerged in the late '90s, the number of available policies, the scope of those policies, and the number of insurers offering them have all significantly increased. Due to...

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Report:Outsourcing Identity Assurance Will Be A Realistic Option Within Three Years

The Language Of Levels Clarifies The Value Of Assurance

Consumer-facing web applications are beginning to rely on third-party identity providers (IdPs) for user identification, authentication, and attributes delivered at runtime. This reduces costs and...

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Report:Job Description: Security Architect

Organization: The Security Architecture And Operations Playbook

This report outlines the organizational implications of Forrester's solution for security and risk (S&R) executives working to rethink their security architecture and improve the effectiveness of...

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For CIO Professionals

Tool:Security Concerns Are Higher About Other New Technologies Than About Cloud

For eBusiness & Channel Strategy Professionals

Tool:"Cautious Optimism" Defines Insurer Sentiment In 2010

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Report:Role Job Description: Chief Information Security Officer

The role of the chief information security officer (CISO) is increasingly central to many organizations; however, it has many guises. No two CISOs have exactly the same roles and responsibilities,...

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For Application Development & Delivery Professionals

Report:The Seven Qualities Of Wildly Desirable Software

To Deliver Extraordinary Software, Design To Balance These Seven Qualities

Great software applications seldom happen by accident: Wise design decisions are the key. Yet many application development teams only design for one, two, or three of these qualities, and others have...

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Tool:Allocation Of IT Budget By Industry

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Client Inquiry:What Are Some Virtualization Security Best Practices?

Does Forrester still recommend the following for securing virtual environments? Enforce zone boundaries with separate hardware; hypervisor hosts should not take on network security functions such as...

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Report:Twelve Recommendations For Your 2011 Security Strategy

Governance, Maturity, And Analytics Are The Major Themes For 2011

Every winter Forrester outlines 12 important recommendations for your security strategy for the coming year. We base these recommendations on hundreds of client inquiries, numerous consulting...

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Report:Assess Your Identity And Access Management Maturity

Assessment Framework: The Identity And Access Management Playbook

An identity and access management (IAM) maturity model is necessary for assessing your current state against industry best practices, understanding your performance relative to that of your peers,...

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Report:Defend Your Data From Mutating Threats With A Zero Trust Network

Executive Overview: The Security Architecture And Operations Playbook

We've all heard about the "evolving threat landscape." In biology, evolution is a process that takes millions of years to occur as a result of small changes in successive generations. Mutations, on...

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Report:Know Your Data To Create Actionable Policy

Policy And Procedures: The Data Security And Privacy Playbook

Data defense is the fundamental purpose of information security. To defend your data, there are only four levers you can pull — controlling access, inspecting data usage patterns for abuse,...

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Report:Maximize Business Performance With A World-Class GRC Program

Executive Overview: The Governance, Risk, And Compliance Playbook

Unexpected events are at best distracting and at worst catastrophic for an organization as it strives to meet its objectives. Risk and compliance professionals must help their colleagues anticipate...

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Tool:Cloud Services Are A Priority In Both North America And Europe