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Report:Simplify Cybersecurity With PCI

Policy And Procedures US Government Spotlight: The Security Architecture And Operations Playbook

US federal law, specifically the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA), requires US federal government agencies to adhere to National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)...

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Blog:How To Survive And Thrive At #SXSW If You’re Not From Texas

I’ll be in Austin, TX this weekend to participate in South-by-Southwest Interactive. My panel “Big Data Smackdown on Cybersecurity” will be held Sunday, March 11 from 12:30PM -...

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Report:Pull Your Head Out Of The Sand And Put It On A Swivel: Introducing Network Analysis And Visibility

Essential Functionality For The Zero Trust Model Of Information Security

In today's threat environment, the network perimeter has disappeared. Insiders are as insidious a threat as outsiders. In the past, the "trust but verify" model did not facilitate insight into...

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Client Inquiry:What Are The Most Critical PCI Log Management Requirements?

When it comes to selecting a logging consolidation tool for an enterprise, what are some tips for developing a request for proposal? Based on your experience, what would you single out as the most...

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Report:Q&A: Streamlining Your Patch Management Strategy

Forrester continues to receive many customer inquiries related to effective patch management of servers and endpoints. Balancing the urgency of patching with the need to minimize employee downtime...

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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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Report:PCI X-Ray: Assessment And Testing Checklist

This checklist is provided as a concise and comprehensive workbook to help organizations deal with the different types of assessments and tests that security and risk professionals must perform to...

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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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Client Inquiry:Types Of IT Security Certificates

Can you provide us with definitions on the following types of security certificates: 1) SSL; 2) EFS; 3) device certificates; 4) user certificates; 5) code certificates; 6) signed and unsigned...

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Client Inquiry:What Are Some Enterprise Key Management Vendor Options?

What vendors compete in the enterprise key management market?

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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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Blog:Lies, Damn Lies, Security Metrics, And Baseball

The legendary British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli is said to have noted that “There are lies, damn lies, and statistics.” Much of the technology world is focused on statistics and...

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Report:PCI X-Ray: Application Security Checklist

This is a workbook that supplements the PCI X-Ray: Application Security Document

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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...

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Blog:Preview Of PCI DSS 1.3 – Oops 2.0 – Released

The PCI Security Standards Council released the summary of changes for the new version of PCI — 2.0.  Merchants, you can quit holding your breath as this document is a yawner...

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Report:Market Overview: Intrusion Prevention Systems, Q2 2011

A Mature Space, IPS Is Still The Bulwark Of Network Security

An intrusion prevention system (IPS) complements traditional firewalls by inspecting the entire network packet looking for malicious traffic that is often invisible to Layer 3 firewalls. While...

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Report:Control And Protect Sensitive Information In The Era Of Big Data

Future Look: The Data Security And Privacy Playbook

This report outlines the future look of Forrester's solution for security and risk (S&R) executives seeking to develop a holistic strategy to protect and manage sensitive data. In the...

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Client Inquiry:Standard PCI Report Templates

Are there any standard PCI report templates for providing information to my QSA?

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Blog:Your Vertical Is . . .

Companies often demand to know what their peers in a particular vertical market are doing within the realm of information security before making new decisions. “We’re in retail” or...

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Blog:Go Long On Glue Manufacturers

FLASH TRAFFIC: This just in! The Washington Post is reporting a new wrinkle in cyberwarfare. In the article Defense official discloses cyberattack, the Post reports that “malicious code placed...

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Report:PCI X-Ray: Patch Management

To effectively deal with the broad and complex requirements of Payment Card Industry (PCI) data security, you need to break the elements apart to provide enhanced clarity. We've designed the PCI...

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Report:Dial "H" For Hack

An Empowered Report: Understanding The Threats To Unified Communication And VoIP Deployments

In many companies, the worlds of data networking and telecommunications have merged, and voice and video traffic travels with other enterprise data on the same corporate network. Often known...

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Report:Defend Your Business From The Mutating Threat Landscape

Business Case: The Security Architecture And Operations Playbook

We may look back on 2011 and 2012 as the golden age of hacking. In 2011, we saw well-publicized and devastating attacks such as the one that brought down the Sony PlayStation Network (PSN). In 2012,...

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Blog:Exploring The Invisible Internet

At Forrester's Security Forum 2011 in Miami, November 9-10, we will be reprising the wildly successful "Hackers Vs. Executives" track session. There will be two leading security...

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Client Inquiry:What Are PCI And Patching Best Practices?

A Payment Card Industry (PCI) certified environment requires patching within 30 days of the patch's release, but what is common practice in a PCI shop?