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Report:Develop A Two-Phased DDoS Mitigation Strategy

Protect Yourself From Hacktivists And Other Cybercriminals

Until recently, distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks had been part of infosec lore: something you heard about but rarely experienced. With the rise of hacktivist groups and other...

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Report:Top 15 Trends S&R Pros Should Watch: Q2 2013

From frantic security operations problems to the changing threat landscape, CISOs, senior security leaders, and other IT risk management leaders consistently have trouble keeping up with key trends...

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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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Report:The Forrester Wave™: Emerging Managed Security Service Providers, Q1 2013

Ten Emerging Service Providers That Have The Chops To Be Your Managed Security Service Provider

In Forrester's 15-criteria evaluation of the emerging managed security services provider (MSSP) market, we identified the 10 most significant providers in this category — Alert Logic; CompuCom;...

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Report:The Forrester Wave™: Enterprise Cloud Identity And Access Management, Q3 2012

Six Vendors That Matter Most And How They Stack Up

In Forrester's 15-criteria evaluation of cloud identity and access management (IAM) vendors, we identified the six most significant solution providers in this category — Covisint, Lighthouse...

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Report:Decoding The Behavior Of Indian IT Security Buyers

Addressing Organizational Behavior Is Key To Driving Vendor Sales

IT security investments have increased over the past two to three years in India, and security budgets continue to grow. However, Forrester believes that a significant portion of security spending is...

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Report:Source Your Security Services

Build/Buy Capabilities: The S&R Practice Playbook

This report outlines a sourcing strategy and Forrester's decision support solution for security and risk (S&R) executives working to build a high-performance security program and organization. We...

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Report:An Overview Of The Tech Channel Landscape In Japan

Channel Partners Are Redefining Their Roles To Compete In A Changing Market

Japan is the second-largest IT market in the world after the US, and its channel ecosystem is increasingly becoming broader and more complex. This report provides vendor strategists with an analysis...

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Report:The Forrester Wave™: Managed Security Services: North America, Q1 2012

The Nine Service Providers That Matter Most And How They Stack Up

In Forrester's 60-criteria evaluation of the North American managed security services market, we identified the nine significant service providers in this category — AT&T, CSC, Dell...

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Report:Services-Led Solutions Reshape The Security Market

Redefining Your Competition, Partners, And Value Proposition When Everyone's A Security Vendor

The IT security market is about to undergo a significant transformation toward becoming a services-led market. Several disruptive trends are overwhelming end user IT security practices, and the...

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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:Spotlight On Security Service Providers For The US Government

Firms Must Improve The Maturity Of Their Services To Remain Relevant

While it hasn't always been seen in the past as the earliest adopter of information security technologies or the largest market for information security services, the US federal government is...

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Report:Market Overview: Smart Grid Security Vendors

Utility CISOs Can Take Immediate Steps To Decrease Their Risk

"Smart grids" are the modernization and digitization of aging, inefficient, and unreliable power grids. Smart grids will bring many tangible benefits to both home and business energy consumers, such...

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Report:The Forrester Wave™: Managed Security Services, Q3 2010

In Forrester's 78-criteria evaluation of managed security services providers (MSSP), we found that IBM and SecureWorks led the pack because of flexibility, competency, and breadth of coverage. While...

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Report:The Forrester Wave™: Information Security And Risk Consulting Services, Q3 2010

Deloitte Leads The Pack, With PricewaterhouseCoopers, Ernst & Young, And Accenture Close Behind

In Forrester's 75-criteria evaluation of information security and risk consulting service providers, we found that Deloitte led the pack because of its maniacal customer focus and deep technical...

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Report:Identity And Access Management Adoption In Europe: 2009

Uptake Of Individual Technologies Is Low, But Cloud Options Hold Promise

Interest in and adoption of identity and access management (IAM) technologies has been growing steadily over the past few years, fueled both by the desire to streamline processes relating to...

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Report:Asia Pacific Managed Telecom Services Market, 2009 To 2013

Given the rapid development in business activity across the region, Asia Pacific has been recognized in terms of managed telecom services (MTS) adoption. As multinational organizations explore this...

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Report:Indian IT Managed Services Market Report

This report provides comprehensive insights and practical outcomes for the Indian managed IT services market from an end user and supplier perspective that enables vendor strategists to identify...

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Report:Market Overview: Managed Security Services

Look Beyond Cost Savings And 24x7 Support To Select An MSSP

The managed security services market is growing at a healthy clip due to a confluence of several factors, most notably staffing and skill pressures, an ever-evolving threat landscape, and an...

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Report:Market Momentum: IT Security Market, H2 2009

Forrester's market momentum overview assists vendor strategists tracking the evolution of the IT security market and gathering intelligence about company activities. In the second half of 2009, we...

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Report:Banking And Insurance Managed Security Services Buying Intentions

This data chart summarizes findings from Forrester's Enterprise And SMB Security Survey, North America And Europe, Q3 2009, regarding managed security purchasing intentions in the banking and...

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Report:Shift Happened In The Strong Authentication Market In 2009

Key Vendors Made Dramatic Moves And Are Looking At A Cloudy Future

The strong authentication market is on the move — slowly but surely. Nearly half of the authentication vendors profiled in Forrester's July 2008 market overview have since changed hands. Even...

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Report:The State Of Enterprise IT Security And Emerging Trends: 2009 To 2010

Business Data Services North America And Europe

IT security investment has been faring relatively well through the economic downturn, and budgets appear to be strengthening, most notably in the area of new product purchases. Data security and...

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Report:The State Of SMB IT Security And Emerging Trends: 2009 To 2010

Business Data Services North America And Europe

Security spending for small and medium-size businesses (SMBs) has been faring relatively well through the economic downturn, and budgets appear to be strengthening, most notably in the area of new...

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Report:Twelve Recommendations For Your 2010 Information Security Strategy

As we enter 2010 and look ahead, the challenges we face are very familiar. The technology has been changing as usual, the business has been demanding more and more from security professionals as...

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