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  Report Ransomware Protection Best Practices

  Harden Your Defenses Now For This Growing Threat

  November 4, 2016 | Chris Sherman, John Kindervag

  Ransomware, once just a consumer scourge, is increasingly holding enterprises hostage. However, by focusing on the basics and implementing proper controls, security and risk (S&R) pros can slow the...

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  Report The Forrester Wave™: Automated Malware Analysis, Q2 2016

  April 21, 2016 | Jeff Pollard, Kelley Mak

  In our 36-criteria evaluation of automated malware analysis providers, we identified the 11 most significant ones — Blue Coat, Check Point, Cisco, Cyphort, Fidelis Cybersecurity, FireEye, Fortinet,...

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  Report Brief: FireEye Is Evolving Into An Enterprise Security Vendor

  Recent Acquisitions Indicate FireEye Is Ready To Advance Security Automation

  March 30, 2016 | Jeff Pollard, Joseph Blankenship

  FireEye's acquisition of automation specialist Invotas International comes just 10 days after its acquisition of threat intelligence specialist iSight Partners. With these and prior acquisitions,...

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  Report TechRadar™: Mobile Security, Q1 2016

  Tools And Technology: The Mobile Security Playbook

  March 28, 2016 | Chris Sherman

  Security and risk (S&R) professionals face an ever-expanding number of ways to approach enterprise mobile security; the current and emerging plethora of technologies span the stack from the network...

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  Report Brief: Top 13 Takeaways From Black Hat USA 2015

  Security Researchers Demonstrate Vulnerabilities In The Internet, Connected Cars, And Critical Infrastructure

  September 2, 2015 | Rick Holland, Tyler Shields

  In this brief, we examine the most important takeaways from the Black Hat USA 2015 conference in August. We discuss factors driving the emergence of certain trends and why security and risk (S&R)...

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  Report Forrester's Targeted-Attack Hierarchy Of Needs: Assess Your Advanced Capabilities

  Multiple Technologies Are Required For Breach Detection

  July 24, 2014 | Rick Holland

  In part 1 of our research series, we detailed the foundational requirements for building the necessary resiliency to targeted cyberattacks. With the foundational requirements in place, security and...

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  Report Prepare For The Post-AV Era Part 2: Layer Your Endpoint Security Tools For Max Protection

  July 7, 2014 | Chris Sherman

  In this second report covering the post-antivirus (AV) era, we discuss how a layered approach to endpoint security can help decrease the risk of attack significantly beyond what antivirus alone can...

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  Report Prepare For The Post-AV Era Part 1: Five Alternatives To Endpoint Antivirus

  S&R Pros Are Shifting AV Spend To More Proactive Security Technologies

  June 9, 2014 | Chris Sherman

  As malware increases in sophistication and the number of new variants rises, antivirus (AV) technologies have steadily become less effective at stopping advanced threats to employee endpoints and...

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  Report TechRadar™: Enterprise Mobile Security, Q4 2013

  December 13, 2013 | Tyler Shields

  There are an ever-expanding number of approaches to enterprise mobile security. The current and emerging plethora of technologies span the stack from the network layer to the application layer,...

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  Report Introducing Forrester's Prioritized Patching Process (P3)

  Leverage Predictive Threat Modeling And Data Value For A Context-Based Approach To Patch Prioritization

  November 11, 2013 | Chris Sherman, John Kindervag

  Criminals want access to your valuable assets, and one of their preferred methods is to exploit vulnerabilities lurking in your software and systems. Typically, these vulnerabilities have available...

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  Report Endpoint Security Suite Market Update: Q2 2013

  Forrester's Post-Wave™ Evaluation Of New Product Updates

  July 23, 2013 | Chris Sherman

  In Q1 2013, Forrester published the Endpoint Security Wave™, a 50-criteria evaluation of the top nine endpoint security vendors. As part of our mission to keep our clients informed of...

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  Report The Forrester Wave™: Endpoint Security, Q1 2013

  Endpoint Security Suites Take Center Stage In The Enterprise

  January 4, 2013 | Chenxi Wang, Chris Sherman

  In Forrester's 50 criteria evaluation of endpoint security vendors, we identified nine top providers in the category — F-Secure, IBM, Kaspersky, LANDesk, Lumension, McAfee, Sophos, Symantec,...

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

  November 28, 2012 | Heidi Shey

  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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  Report Application Control: An Essential Endpoint Security Component

  September 7, 2012 | Chenxi Wang, Chris Sherman

  It's no mystery that antivirus (AV) technologies are fighting a losing battle against an increasingly sophisticated malware threat landscape. Attackers often penetrate user endpoints with new...

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  Report Malware And Trojans And Bots, Oh My!

  Stop Chasing Malware Flavor Of The Month, Start Planning Strategically

  February 28, 2011 | Chenxi Wang

  2010 was an exciting year on the malware calendar — the year that brought us Operation Aurora, Zeus, and Stuxnet. Malware is now a widespread problem for both consumers and businesses....

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  Report Enterprise Antivirus Market Shares In Australia

  May 31, 2010 | Dane Anderson

  This report provides detailed analytical information on enterprise use of IT in the Asia Pacific IT marketplace for vendor strategists. The document highlights the market share for antivirus...

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  Report Consumer Security Market Trends, 2009 To 2010: The Freeware Threat

  December 4, 2009 | Jonathan Penn

  The rise of freeware represents one of the most disruptive forces to hit the consumer security market. Free solutions of good quality have changed the market dynamic from one where original...

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  Report PCI X-Ray: File Integrity Monitoring

  October 26, 2009 | John Kindervag

  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 Consumers Turn To Freeware As Their Security Worries Deepen

  Consumers Are Getting More Security-Savvy, More Concerned, And Less Trusting

  July 6, 2009 | Jonathan Penn

  To understand the state of consumers' attitudes and behavior with regard to online security and privacy and how it is changing, Forrester recently surveyed more than 4,600 online adults in North...