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Comments Off on Financial Services Firms Remain Vulnerable to Insider Attacks
Financial services firms enjoy a few advantages over organizations in other industries. Banks and investment firms tend to have larger IT/security budgets and highly experienced security staff members. Large metropolitan banks also have more lucrative salary structures, and so they also have the luxury of recruiting the best and brightest security talent. In spite of these advantages, financial services firms remain nearly as vulnerable to insider ...
Comments Off on Data Security Architecture Overview
The Vormetric Data Security Architecture white paper provides an understanding of the architectural underpinning of Vormetric Data Security Platform, a comprehensive solution for a data-centric security architecture for minimizing the attack surface of sensitive data and to assist in meeting data compliance requirements.  It uses Vormetric Data Firewall™, encryption, access controls and security intelligence across physical, virtual and tradi...
Comments Off on Server Data is the Main Target for Advanced Persistent Threats
This white paper discusses why the old data security model no longer works, the inherent risks of APTs and why perimeter defenses alone are not sufficient to safeguard organizations against the current generation of security threats. Read this paper to learn more about: · The benefits of a data-centric security model · New data security protection strategies and best practices · Why data security automation has become a requirement in t...
Comments Off on The Insider Threat – How Privileged Users Put Critical Data at Risk
This white paper discusses the growing insider risks. It will also cover how organizations become breached—either by internal users through malicious or benign actions or from external threats that acquire the credentials of trusted insiders. It also touches on how organizations can limit privileged users’ access to data so that, in either case, sensitive information does not leave your organization in an unencrypted state. Finally, it s...
Comments Off on Data Security in the Cloud
Maintaining control over the data is paramount to cloud success. In this CSO Magazine whitepaper, learn about Cloud Computing Security Challenges, Techniques for Protecting Data in the Cloud and Strategies for Secure Transition to the Cloud. ...
Comments Off on Big Data, Big Risks
The cloud computing landscape continues to realize explosive growth. This white paper outlines what IT and security professionals need to know about the significant security risks of big data, including critical security vulnerabilities, risks, and challenges, key business and technical issues such as controls, privacy, and compliance and effective and reliable protection strategies. ...
Comments Off on Securing Sensitive Data within Amazon Web Services EC2 and EBS
In this white paper, learn about the specific problems around data protection when using servers within Amazon Web Services (AWS) environments. This includes both problems specific to the environment, the motivations that drive the need for this data protection, and recent changes in cyber threats that highlight the need for this protection. The paper also examines the core elements of a data protection solution for AWS implementations, and then revie...
Comments Off on IT Without Boundaries: The Cloud As A Blueprint For Organizational Agility
You live in the world of "now" - businesses dynamically connected through social and business networks that are creating an explosion in data growth. Agility, scalability and mobility are essential. In this webcast from Dell and VMware, you'll hear from a pair of experts on why CIOs are turning to the enterprise hybrid cloud to thrive in this dynamic global market. Join Dell's Don Chin and VMware's Brent Badger for this exclusive live webcast, brought...
Comments Off on Don’t Get Stuck on your Virtualization Journey: Where to Focus Next
You've virtualized a significant number of server workloads and have likely experienced signficant cost savings and performance improvements so, what's next? Read this trend brief to identify which phase of virtualization you are in and where you should be headed to reap even more business benefits with expansion of your virtual environment. ...
Comments Off on Choosing A Cloud Provider With Confidence
Cloud computing is rapidly transforming the IT landscape and the conversation around adopting cloud technology has progressed from “if” to “when”. Although cloud services offer enormous economic benefits, they also pose significant potential risks for enterprises that must safeguard corporate information assets while also complying with industry and government regulations. Download this paper to better understand where and when...