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Blog:Avoid The Social Media Binary

Many organizations today get caught up in what I call the “social media binary,” where there are only two options to social media control: 1) Allow unrestricted access to social networks,...

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Report:Actionable Identity Intelligence Protects Big Data And Zero Trust Identities

Predictive And Behavioral Analysis Finds Its Way Into Identity And Access Management

Identity and access management (IAM) professionals need to protect information and prevent unauthorized users from accessing business-critical systems in an increasingly complex IT environment. They...

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Report:The Forrester Information Security Metrics 3R Dashboard

The Information Security Metrics 3R Dashboard should be used as a template to present information security metrics organized across three dimensions: Readiness, Response, and Recovery. Forrester...

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Blog:From Customer To Channel Partner

 Even though it is not specific to security, this idea came to me while attending Dell’s Annual Analyst Conference (DAAC) in Austin, Texas two weeks ago. One of the hot topics discussed at...

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Report:Show Me The Loot!

Determine The Right Practices For Your Organization's BYOD Stipends

In this age of the empowered, tech-savvy worker, more and more employees are bringing their unsecured devices to work and using them for work activities. To prepare for this tide of devices,...

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Report:API Management For Security Pros

Security professionals increasingly must respond to the needs of business owners exploring web application programming interfaces (APIs) as a new channel for recognizing business value. APIs can...

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Report:Build A High-Performance Security Organization

Executive Overview: The S&R Practice Playbook

Today, business leaders expect the CISO to not only protect the organization from run-of-the-mill hackers but to also protect its brand and competitive advantage in the marketplace — all while...

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Blog:Active Directory Moving To The Cloud?

We hear a lot about cloud IAM vendors offering metadirectories or user repositories in the cloud. We predict that in 1-2 years we'll see AD being moved from on-premises installations into cloud...

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Blog:Communication And Coordination Should Be The Cornerstone Of Your BC Plan

In a recent Forrester/DRJ joint survey on BC preparedness, of organizations that have invoked a BC plan in the last five years, 37% said that their BC plans had not adequately addressed...

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Report:Build A Corporate App Store Into Your Corporate Mobility Strategy

Manage Mobile Complexity Through A Corporate App Store

Today, many employees use their personally owned smartphones and tablets for work to access a variety of mobile applications. Some companies are also proactively deploying mobile applications to...

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Blog:Nine Managed Security Services Providers (MSSPs) Compete In The North American Market

After months of diligent vendor evaluations, last week we officially published The Forrester Wave: Managed Security Services: North America, Q1 2012. This report features our detailed analysis on...

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Report:The Forrester Wave™: Information Security Consulting Services, Q1 2013

Ernst & Young, Deloitte, IBM, Accenture, PwC, And KPMG Lead, With Wipro Following Close Behind

The information security consulting market is growing explosively because security and risk professionals often lack the skill and bandwidth to accomplish their increasingly difficult mission. To...

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Blog:RSA 2013: The Age Of Security Commercialism

  Contributing analysts to this blog: Stephanie Balaouras, Ed Ferrara, Rick Holland, Eve Maler, Chris McClean, Heidi Shey, Chenxi Wang. Photo credit: SC magazine.  Walking on the RSA 2013...

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Blog:Hackers Vs. Executives Is Back

Our next installment of "Hackers vs. Executives" is just weeks away.  Join us at the Forrester Security Forum and sit in on one of the most popular sessions of the event each year. We have a...

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Tool:Forrester Wave™: Email Content Security, Q4 '12

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Blog:An Unexpected RSA Encounter

Last Friday, after a long week of RSA conference events and meetings, I eagerly looked forward to slipping on my headphones and enjoying the relative silence of my flight back to Dallas. As I...

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Blog:A European Perspective On The USA PATRIOT Act

The USA PATRIOT Act (more commonly known as “the Patriot Act”) was signed into law by George W. Bush on October 26, 2001 as a response to the September 11 attacks. The title of the act...

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Blog:Starving The Golden Goose

The new revolution in apps and social media continues at a stunning rate. Nearly every day a colleague tells me of another app or site that is bubbling up and about to hit the big time. Many will not...

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Report:Introducing Forrester's Data Privacy Heat Map

To help security and risk professionals navigate the complex landscape of privacy laws around the world, Forrester created a data privacy heat map that highlights the data protection guidelines and...

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Blog:Application Whitelisting Offers A Tantalizing Alternative To Popular "Whack-A-Mole" Antivirus Strategies

Guest Post From Researcher Chris Sherman Traditional antivirus techniques have been fighting a losing battle for years. Popular hacker exploit kits pounce on new vulnerabilities quickly...

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Report:The 2012 Consumer Security Market Landscape: Key Dynamics And Growth Opportunities

Freeware solutions, device proliferation, consumerization, the app Internet, and new entrants offering adjacent consumer privacy and security offerings have and will continue to change consumer...

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Blog:The Psychology Of Bad News

  Last night I stumbled across a documentary on BBC2 (content only available to UK residents – sorry!) about the human brain. One section talked about how the brain perceived risk issues...

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Report:Rethinking DLP: Introducing The Forrester DLP Maturity Grid

Assessment Framework: The Data Security And Privacy Playbook

Data loss prevention or protection (DLP) — depending upon your usage — is both one of the hottest topics and most difficult challenges among information security professionals today. In...

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Blog:New Research: Organizational Challenges

I was reading an article recently which outlined the different agencies employed within the United Kingdom to protect against cyber-threats.  Not including the armed forces, who would have...

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Blog:A 2012 Security Incident Recap By The Numbers

Before we get too far along into 2013, I’d like to take a moment to reflect back on the events of 2012. Thanks to our friends at CyberFactors*, this is what we saw: Overall 1,468 (publicly...