For Security & Risk Professionals

Selecting Data Protection Technologies

Answer Four Key Questions Before Spending Time And Treasure

by Andrew Jaquith, October 28, 2009

Forrester enterprise customers have increasing needs to protect their enterprise data. Not every data protection challenge requires technology to address it. But when effective protection cannot be guaranteed by process compliance alone, technology can . . .

For Business Process & Applications Professionals

Best Practices: Customer Onboarding

A Visible Target During Economic Uncertainty

by Craig Le Clair, April 27, 2009

Take customer onboarding . . . please. Customer onboarding lags behind other business processes in both the quality of customer experience and costs. The poor state of customer onboarding results in customers abandoning the application process, loss of . . .

For Security & Risk Professionals

Building The Proactive Case For Full Disk Encryption

Case Study: A Leading Hospitality And Gambling Firm Proactively Implements Full Disk Encryption

by Natalie Lambert, April 8, 2009

In today's economy of tighter budgets and increased scrutiny over requests for investment, security professionals are struggling to make the business case for full disk encryption (FDE). Unfortunately, despite highly publicized data leaks, the business . . .

For Infrastructure & Operations Professionals

Case Study: A Leading Hospitality And Gambling Firm Proactively Implements Full Disk Encryption

by Natalie Lambert, April 7, 2009

Full disk encryption (FDE) is necessary in today's IT organization, and security professionals know this. However, problems arise when IT tries to convey this necessity to the business. Even with highly publicized data leaks, many decision-makers still . . .

For Security & Risk Professionals

Twelve Recommendations For Your 2009 Information Security Strategy

by Khalid Kark, January 20, 2009

Many security predictions paint a doomsday scenario where a crippling cyberattack will leave us all reeling from its effects or Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems vulnerabilities will be exploited to play havoc with our national . . .

For Security & Risk Professionals

Top Data Security Predictions For 2009

Economic Turmoil Will Increase Need For Surveillance, Data Protection Tools

by Andrew Jaquith, Natalie Lambert, January 9, 2009

The economic turmoil in the United States will have resounding consequences for security and risk professionals in 2009. The prospect of laying off an additional 1.4 million workers means that CISOs will clamor for data protection tools to keep their . . .

For Vendor Strategy Professionals

What President-Elect Obama's Cybersecurity Agenda Means For Security Vendors

by Khalid Kark, January 8, 2009

President-elect Barack Obama has acknowledged that leaving America's information systems unprotected could lead to a "crippling blow" to our economy. He has promised to make cybersecurity his top priority, declare cyberinfrastructure a strategic asset, . . .

For Technology Product Management & Marketing Professionals

Hot Banking Tech Companies To Watch In 2009

Profiles Of Technology Companies That Address Banking's Changed World

by Ellen Carney, December 22, 2008

The banking industry is going through its most challenging period since the Great Depression. Bank capital structures are stressed because of write-downs and write-offs, formerly high-flying investment banks face the more regulated world of retail banking, . . .

For Security & Risk Professionals

It's Time To Focus On Data Protection

Client Security Purchases Miss The Mark

by Simon Yates, July 31, 2008

Security directors have failed to adapt to the changing security threat landscape. While the prevalence of malicious code has declined, reports of data security breaches have significantly increased. Despite this shift, security directors continue to . . .

For Infrastructure & Operations Professionals

Client Security Purchases Miss The Mark

Enterprise Security Technology Adoption Does Not Protect Against Data Loss

by Natalie Lambert, April 4, 2008

Security operations managers seem to be stuck in the past — in a time when viruses and worms dominated the security threatscape. Think back over 2007 — even 2006 — can you think of any widespread piece of malicious code that truly disrupted business? . . .

For Information & Knowledge Management Professionals

Oracle-Stellent Is A Strong Performer In RM, Combining Federation And DRM

The Forrester Wave™ Vendor Summary, Q1 2007

by Barry Murphy, March 14, 2007

Oracle-Stellent Universal Records Management (URM) is a strong performer in the records management (RM) market because it provides a framework for federated RM, good physical RM, and integrated digital rights management (DRM) that provides an extra degree . . .

For Information & Knowledge Management Professionals

Mitigate Content-Related Risks With Enterprise Rights Management

by Erica Driver, September 9, 2005

Enterprise rights management (ERM) is beginning to pick up steam among Forrester clients that are driven by needs for regulatory compliance, legal risk mitigation, and intellectual property (IP) protection. No doubt — ERM is still an early-stage market . . .

What Consumers Plan To Do With Content

One-Quarter Of Consumers Have Illegal Plans For Content They Purchase

by Josh Bernoff, July 26, 2005

We surveyed consumers about their plans for content they have purchased (text, video, music, and pictures). While as many as 41% plan to edit, copy, or transfer the content they purchase for their own use, some have broader expectations. One in four consumers . . .

Court Rules Against Grokster, Piracy Goes On

by Josh Bernoff, June 27, 2005

The US Supreme Court has ruled unanimously that entities that contribute to piracy — such as the Grokster file-sharing network — can be sued. Now, the lawsuits by content companies against these companies will proceed. But piracy will continue. Ultimately, . . .

Digital Rights Management

A Forrester VC Vista

by Imogen Harris, June 4, 2004

Microsoft's Windows Rights Management Services (RMS) platform and toolkit is restimulating interest in the digital rights management (DRM) software market. IBM's announcement that it will roll DRM into its content management product adds weight to the . . .

For Information & Knowledge Management Professionals

Infrastructure Vendors Will Dominate Digital Rights Management for Business Content

by Erica Driver, October 21, 2003

Digital rights management technology for use with business content will go the same route as collaboration technology ¿ it will become part of the infrastructure and will cease to exist as an independent market

For Information & Knowledge Management Professionals

IBM Takes Visionary Approach to Content Privacy With Digital Rights Management

by Erica Driver, July 31, 2003

DRM functionality in DB2 Content Manager will give customers the option to apply strong protection to sensitive digital content like medical records, product plans, sales contracts and communications to and from senior executives.

For Infrastructure & Operations Professionals

Cisco/Huawei Dogfight Begins With a Patent Lawsuit

by Jim Slaby, January 28, 2003

Cisco is suing Chinese router maker Huawei for patent infringement. Current Huawei customers in the West need to line up alternative suppliers in the event that Cisco wins. If Cisco loses, Huawei appears to be a legitimate WAN router contender.

For Application Development & Program Management Professionals

DoJ Settles Microsoft Case — The Quiet Before the Storm

by Stacey Quandt, November 7, 2002

The primary fear is that Microsoft will leverage patent lawsuits to not only scare potential open source users but also to curtail the development efforts of open source developers.

European Database Protection Directive: Little Known, but Not to Be Underestimated

by Martha Bennett, October 23, 2002

Anybody whose business in some way involves providing direct links to other people's materials must enter agreements with content owners or, at the very least, plan for the eventuality that content owners may elect to sue.

For Application Development & Program Management Professionals

Liberty 1.0 Specifications: No Royalties for Now, but No Future Guarantees

by Randy Heffner, September 30, 2002

As with other emerging standards, users and vendors must be watchful of intellectual property rights with Liberty Alliance specifications — each new iteration of Liberty specifications must be checked for new claims that may have arisen.

Digital Rights Management Solutions for the Music Industry

by Erica Driver, May 2, 2002

Media companies that have other lines of business in addition to music should consider using a common DRM platform for all media types to take advantage of cross-pollination and new business models made possible by the Internet.

For Information & Knowledge Management Professionals

IT Trends 2002, Midyear Update: Digital Rights Management

by Erica Driver, April 17, 2002

DRM technology adoption will pick up as the technology is embedded in applications, standards emerge (de facto or via standards bodies), and content owners and distributors develop business models that work.

For Information & Knowledge Management Professionals

Evaluation Criteria for Digital Rights Management Solutions

by Erica Driver, February 19, 2002

Companies that create or distribute digital content should evaluate solutions based on some product basics such as model, licensing and rights models supported, types of content managed and output formats and distribution mechanisms supported.

For Information & Knowledge Management Professionals

Narrowing Down Your Digital Rights Management Options

by Erica Driver, November 6, 2001

Digital rights management, which enables the secure distribution, promotion and sale of digital content via the Web and other media, can help companies that have significant digital assets protect their profits and look for ways to generate new revenues.