The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is conducting a comprehensive review to develop a framework to reduce cyber risks to critical infrastructure (the “Cybersecurity Framework” or “Framework”). The Framework will consist of standards, methodologies, procedures, and processes that align policy, business, and technological approaches to address cyber risks. For the purposes of this […]
Read →
Attacks against your organization are more prevalent than ever, with the resources required to execute these attacks available to anyone. In spite of numerous information security innovations, companies continue to struggle to protect their most critical assets. These could be patient medical records, credit card data, or an industrial control system, to name a few. […]
Read →
Organizations of all shapes and sizes, for profit and nonprofit, private enterprise and government, are facing the very significant risk that malicious individuals could breach their critical computing and data assets. And this problem is growing at an alarming rate. The 2014 PwC Global State of Information Security Survey reported the number of detected security […]
Read →
VMware Virtual SAN™ is a dramatic new entrant into the storage market. This “software-defined storage” product stands apart for a variety of reasons, including simplicity, deep integration with the VMware stack, and deployment flexibility. Virtual SAN brings the same level of efficiency and savings to storage that VMware vSphere brought to compute. Introduced in March […]
Read →
Healthcare organizations are obligated by law to comply with the HITECH Omnibus Final Rule, which includes encrypting and protecting ePHI (Electronic Protected Health Information) data. Investigations and fines in the millions of dollars can be the results of noncompliance. This white paper outlines the basic steps toward better data loss prevention for healthcare organizations—from data […]
Read →
This report takes a look at the state of “shadow IT” in companies worldwide, reveals some surprising results from the Stratecast survey of IT and Line of Business employees, and offers tips to IT and business leaders to help start addressing the risks associated with shadow IT in their own companies.
Read →
This paper characterizes new web threats and explains why most security solutions in place today are ineffective. We then propose three key organizational principles for assessing and enhancing web security—security, control, and flexibility—and nine functional requirements that enable these principles. These new capabilities (and the RFP checklist in the appendix) will help you confidently allow […]
Read →
This white paper describes a wide range of Internet-based attack methods and explains how Web Protection technology protects against them.
Read →
Secure web gateways are essential in today’s connected world, but which proxy configuration should you choose: direct or transparent? This white paper guides you through the pros and cons and makes recommendations that will help you secure your company and your users more effectively.
Read →
AV-TEST performed a comparative review of McAfee Web Protection in the cloud and Websense Cloud Security 2014. Both products offer network protection in the cloud by providing a cloud proxy service, where all web traffic of the customer is examined before being delivered to its user. The products were tested against a set of malicious […]
Read →