For Security & Risk Professionals

Market Overview: Network Access Control (NAC)

Evolving NAC Market Focuses On Features That Provide Operational Efficiency

by Usman Sindhu, November 3, 2009

Network access control (NAC) is high on the security professionals' wish list, but few are able to justify the business case for it. Complex deployments, too many architectural options, and a quickly changing vendor landscape have pushed most NAC deployments . . .

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Fear Of A Hyperjacked Planet

Hypervisor Security Flaws Get Press, But Operational Risks Matter More

by Andrew Jaquith, October 16, 2009

Asked to do more with less, CIOs are using virtualization to pack more services into fewer physical boxes, reduce energy consumption, and provide greater flexibility. But security and risk professionals worry that in the headlong rush to embrace virtualization, . . .

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Active Directory Q&A: Demand Rises

Directory Consolidation Saves On Administrative Costs, Eases Provisioning

by Andras Cser, August 11, 2009

For the past 10 years, Active Directory (AD) has remained the backbone of identity infrastructures. Organizations continue to struggle with consolidating AD domains across the enterprise and centralizing ownership for them. Business partners' information . . .

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Distributed Enterprise 2.0

CIOs In Consumer-Facing, Distributed Firms Can Capitalize On Cloud Computing

by George Lawrie, July 23, 2009

In a desperate effort to maintain the connection with fickle consumers, line-of-business executives and their allies in IT are conspiring to lower the IT drawbridge in order to deliver personalized customer experiences wherever and whenever consumers . . .

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TechRadar™ For Security & Risk Professionals: Network Threat Mitigation, Q3 2009

by John Kindervag, July 22, 2009

The news is filled with reports of networks attacks and stolen data. Consumers routinely undergo the stress of fraudulent charges or compromised credit cards. Terms such as "botnet" have become part of our vocabulary. As a result, security and risk professionals . . .

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PCI X-Ray: Network Segmentation

by John Kindervag, July 17, 2009

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 X-Ray series to provide actionable information to help Forrester . . .

For Infrastructure & Operations Professionals

Identifying Components Of The Network Skills Gap

Identify Roles And Skills That Are Significantly Important For Successful Network Management

by Chris Silva, Usman Sindhu, June 12, 2009

Organizations are upgrading their infrastructure with technologies that improve network efficiency, performance, security, and management. As a result, IT ops pros' roles must also evolve in network, system, service, and operation management skills. These . . .

For Vendor Strategy Professionals

Market Overview: IT Security In 2009

by Jonathan Penn, April 22, 2009

The big news for the IT security market in 2009 is that it will fare relatively well. Cost and justification pressures are exerting themselves, but through increasing business-level visibility led by data-breach headlines, security spend continues to . . .

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If You Don't Have IPS, You Deserve To Be Hacked

by John Kindervag, April 8, 2009

In the beginning was the alert, but the alert drove everyone crazy so the IT staff quit looking at the logs. That long-gone era represents the glory days of intrusion detection systems (IDS). Clearly, the security industry has evolved beyond the time . . .

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VC Trends In IT Security

An Analysis Of 2008 Investment Activity

by Jonathan Penn, March 10, 2009

VCs generally started the year with optimism. As the economy worsened, however, VCs reacted first by curtailing activities and then by adapting their strategies to the new reality. Fortunately, the recession is affecting IT security less than other IT . . .

For Infrastructure & Operations Professionals

End-Of-Life: The Forrester Wave™ SSL VPN Appliances

by Chris Silva, March 6, 2009

SSL VPN use among enterprises has increased in response to growing numbers of remote users and increased demand for Web-exposed applications and resources. SSL VPN for most remote access is a mature technology — most innovation is now occurring around . . .

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SMB IT Security In Europe: 2008

Business Data Services Europe

by Bill Nagel, February 26, 2009

How are small and medium-size businesses (SMBs) in Europe adopting, using, and managing IT security technologies, including client security, data security, content filtering, and business continuity and disaster recovery? This document gives highlights . . .

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Deep Packet Inspection Is Ready For Prime Time

by Chenxi Wang, Ph.D., February 4, 2009

Deep packet inspection (DPI) is a technique that has seen success in traffic management, security, and network analysis. Different from purpose-built network solutions with DPI capabilities, a general DPI solution provides deep packet inspection for different . . .

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IT Security Remains An Integral Part Of The Enterprise

The State Of Enterprise IT Security: 2008 To 2009

by Simon Yates, January 29, 2009

Forrester's recent security survey of North American and European enterprises shows hope for the current state of IT security. Thankfully, we found that the IT security organization continues to be a strong and important part of the business, as is demonstrated . . .

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SMBs Struggle To Keep Pace With IT Security

The State Of SMB IT Security: 2008 To 2009

by Simon Yates, January 29, 2009

Forrester's recent security survey of North American and European SMBs provides some insight into the current state of IT security. We found that the IT security organizations for small and medium-size businesses (SMBs) are becoming more similar to those . . .

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The State Of SMB IT Security: 2008 To 2009

Business Data Services North America And Europe

by Jonathan Penn, December 24, 2008

This document gives highlights of an extensive data set collected across North American and European small and medium-size businesses (SMBs) via our Enterprise And SMB IT Security Survey, North America And Europe, Q3 2008. Hot topics include data security, . . .

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The State Of Enterprise IT Security: 2008 To 2009

Business Data Services North America And Europe

by Jonathan Penn, December 24, 2008

This document gives highlights of an extensive data set collected across North American and European enterprises via our Enterprise And SMB IT Security Survey, North America And Europe, Q3 2008. Hot topics include data security, application security, . . .

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How To Successfully Implement Network Access Control

Overcoming The Common Pitfalls Of NAC

by Simon Yates, October 10, 2008

Today's security professionals are faced with the challenge of extending application and data access to an increasing mix of users, supporting mobile workers, and remaining compliant to corporate and regulatory compliance requirements. Thankfully, network . . .

For Infrastructure & Operations Professionals

Overcoming The Common Pitfalls Of NAC

How To Successfully Plan, Assess, And Implement Network Access Control

by Robert Whiteley, April 23, 2008

Network access control (NAC) is one of the hottest, yet vexing, technologies on the 2008 security agenda. As a network manager, you're eager to deploy it and mitigate risk by segmenting users and baking compliance checks directly into your network. Early . . .

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Case Study: North American Retailer Makes SIM The Basis Of Its Expanding Security Program

by Paul Stamp, November 29, 2007

The North American retailer in this case study saw the writing on the wall. It realized that upcoming regulations would require that it have much greater visibility into what was happening within its environment. At that time, querying its disparate systems . . .

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Case Study: Unisys Combines SIM Solutions To Add Customer Value And Streamline Operations

by Paul Stamp, November 29, 2007

Unisys' managed security services team found that customer requirements for monitoring and reporting on security issues were increasing rapidly. To keep pace with these requirements, Unisys needed tools that would improve its ability to identify security . . .

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Case Study: North American Financial Institution Makes SIM A Win-Win Decision

by Paul Stamp, November 29, 2007

This case study features a North American financial institution that initially deployed a SIM tool to get better visibility from its perimeter security devices. But after deploying Network Intelligence's nVision product, the company found the data so . . .

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Best Practices: Security Information Management

by Paul Stamp, November 29, 2007

Security Information Management (SIM) solutions are no longer the sole domain of the largest organizations. More than one third of enterprises plan to deploy SIM tools by the middle of 2008, and those that have invested the time and effort in the tools . . .

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Sourcefire And Snort Are In Harmony With The Open Source And Commercial World

by Michael Goulde, Jennifer Albornoz Mulligan, January 23, 2007

Sourcefire balances its own contributions and the contributions of its users very well. Because the firm plays in a market that requires continual product additions (new detection rules), Sourcefire constantly interacts with both corporate users and community . . .

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Making Nessus Tenable

by Michael Goulde, Jennifer Albornoz Mulligan, January 23, 2007

Nessus started as a one-man project written over a free weekend. It has since grown to be used at an estimated 85,000 organizations, with hundreds of thousands of users. After three years spent developing Nessus, founder Renaud Deraison converted it into . . .