Topic: Security & Privacy

Proactive Threat Discovery and Risk Mitigation Demands Situational Awareness

In today's world of increasing information security threats, organizations need technologies that can help them detect and mitigate critical problems such as advanced persistent threats, insider threats, and radical new malware. Coupled with this, the enterprise compliance footprint grows every year, as additional regulations, best practices and standards are adopted.
 The modern enterprise needs a new approach to real-time security monitoring, one that helps them navigate these complex issues without increasing budgets or requiring additional personnel. That approach is available today, and it is called unified situational awareness.
 In this webinar, Gartner Vice President and Research fellow John Pescatore will identify why situational awareness is critical to detecting and mitigating today's complex threats, and eIQnetworks' Vice President, Chief Security and Compliance Officer John Linkous will discuss how eIQnetworks' SecureVue platform is the right approach to address these threats today.

Sponsor: eIQnetworks
Type: Video (30 minutes)

Best Practices for Securing Virtual and Cloud Environments

According to analyst firm Gartner, "50 percent of IT workloads will be virtualized in 2012." As a result of this rapid virtualization growth in the data center, CIOs are getting on board to ride this wave because the benefits are too good to miss out on. Virtualization technology is the further enabling the shift towards private, hybrid and public clouds. Often with the adoption of new data center technologies, there is the introduction of new types of security risks. You have data thieves, cyber lurkers and hackers developing new ways to find a hole in your network to steal private information.   Today there are solutions in place for securing physical IT environments, but there is a lack of solutions that are not able to extend that same kind of security to these new and growing virtual and cloud environments, exposing data centers to new security threats and risks. As many organizations have already discovered, a successful migration to the virtual and cloud environments should always start and end with security. Organizations need to understand the security challenges associated with private and public cloud models, evaluate the risk of compliance in the cloud and properly budget for new security solutions to control data access and improve visibility. Once the cloud migration begins, finalizing SLAs with third parties, locking down the security of virtualized environments and investing in identity management, access control and reporting tools to support the new cloud business models will be essential steps to success. .

Sponsor: HP
Type: Video (31 minutes)

Demystifying Cloud for the Enterprise

With on-demand access to instantly scalable IT resources, cloud services can help accelerate the development and delivery of applications to users and customers. If you are considering cloud services, there are important issues to examine closely, such as security and service level guarantees. Listen to what industry experts have to say about the current state of cloud services, and learn how Post-n-Track leverages the manageability, flexibility, and security of NaviSite Managed Cloud Services to deliver its communication and collaboration platform to a large community of healthcare organizations.

Sponsor: Navisite
Type: Video (14 minutes)

Security Intelligence In a Post Perimeter World - What is it and how does it enable your business?

As insider thefts like the WikiLeaks debacle grow in magnitude, cyber attacks proliferate, advanced persistent threats persist, and targeted attacks increase, our approach to securing the enterprise must evolve. It’s not enough to set up a strong firewall and watch who or what is coming or going. You must have total visibility into what is happening across your enterprise and beyond as cloud services become operational. Traditional security measures are not enough.  In this program, leading experts from Gartner and Q1 Labs explore how your enterprise can leverage security intelligence. They’ll look at how security intelligence addresses compliance, growing cyber attacks and insider threats, and why your strategy must look at the entire security intelligence lifecycle, before, during and after exploits.

Sponsor: Q1 Labs
Type: Video (35 minutes)

Key Considerations in Evaluating a Secure Web Gateway

It’s estimated that 84 percent of malware infects legitimate websites, so it’s no surprise that web security remains a key pain point for enterprises, and the pressure is increasing as Web 2.0 usage becomes a business necessity. That’s why more and more enterprises are looking to comprehensive, secure web gateway solutions to stop the security threats while permitting business-critical web applications. In this program, we address the key questions you must ask to find the right secure web gateway for your organization. What are the key pain points for enterprises? What features should you consider to address advanced security threats? How can a secure web gateway enable acceptable and safe use of Web 2.0? And what’s the future of secure web gateway and how does that play into considering a vendor? We’ll answer those questions and more with two of the leading experts in the industry, Gartner Research Director Peter Firstbrook, and William Kilmer, CMO of M86 Security.

Sponsor: M86 Security
Type: Video (22 minutes)

DDoS Risk Assessment: The Case for Dedicated Defense

The threat of distributed denial of service attacks, commonly known as DDoS attacks, is a major security challenge to enterprise networks. In fact, a recent report by Narus lists "DDoS attacks" third among the top 10 cyber security threats of 2011 and beyond. It is a difficult challenge for many enterprises to assess both the risk of being targeted for DDoS as well as estimate the consequences of such an attack. The effort is worthwhile, however, because all signs indicate that the frequency, severity and the impact of DDoS attacks are on the rise. This security requirement is especially urgent for companies that have a large e-commerce presence on the Internet. RioRey's sole business focus is on dedicated DDoS detection and mitigation. Our product family provides a range of protection for all the way up to large-scale enterprises that deploy our RG series defense based on the IBM BladeCenter platform.The core message of this presentation is that a dedicated DDoS defense platform or service will become the standard for DDoS protection in the near future.

Sponsor: RioRey
Type: Video (22 minutes)

Extending Identity Management Strategies to Secure the Cloud

Enterprises today span a variety of physical, virtual, and cloud environments and more than ever, companies are taking advantage of the benefits that can be found in the Cloud. However, if you’re moving business applications and data to the Cloud, it’s critical that you balance the flexibility the Cloud provides with the need for strong identity and access controls that will streamline and safeguard your business. Learn from the experts the best ways to prepare for Cloud computing, the pitfalls you may encounter, and the key attributes your IT solution partners must have to ensure your success.

Sponsor: Novell
Type: Video (29 minutes)

The Dangers of Laptops, Smartphones & Social Media to Enterprise Security

The popularity of smart phones and tablet computing is rapidly blurring the line between personal and business Internet use. And social media and other Web two-point-oh applications are changing the way we interact with the Web and how it interacts with us. Which all adds up to more interaction with an unwanted party - hackers. In this program, leading experts from Gartner and Barracuda Networks show you how to mitigate the risk and keep your networks and data safe. They’ll break down: How social networks can improve or impede your business and the security threats that accompany those applications; the considerations for moving to a cloud-based security model; and how to find the right solution for your organization’s security needs.

Sponsor: Barracuda Networks
Type: Video (34 minutes)

Defend Your Mobile Data - Comprehensive Enterprise Encryption
Encryption technology has become an essential element of an information-centric security solution. Increased costs, frequency of data breaches, and more stringent government compliance mandates, are driving the adoption of encryption. Check out this Webcast and hear industry experts from featured analyst firm, Gartner, Inc., and opinion leaders from Symantec Corporation, discuss the encryption needs for today’s mobile workforce and the coming trends in mobile data protection. Plus, you’ll hear Stan Gatewood, Chief Information Security Officer at University System of Georgia, give his perspective on the need for Full Disk Encryption. You’ll hear how his team rolled out encryption and met their compliance initiatives.

Sponsor: Symantec Corporation
Type: Video (28 minutes)

The Emerging Identity Infrastructure
It used to be so much simpler to control access to your systems and applications. But now you have to factor in partners, contractors, customers, and more. All of whom are requesting access from a growing number of places and devices. So why is the traditional identity management architecture less able to meet these changing demands? What danger does this pose for your enterprise? What steps can you take to mitigate this danger? And why are more organizations looking to identity and context virtualization as the answer? Find out in this new program.

Sponsor: Radiant Logic, Inc.
Type: Audio (52 minutes)

A smarter approach to server-network edge virtualization with VEPA
(Virtual Ethernet Port Aggregator)
Virtual Ethernet Port Aggregator (VEPA) off-loads all switching activities from today's hypervisor-based virtual switches to actual physical switches. What’s all the fuss? Many enterprise organizations are running approximately 10 VMs across one virtual switch on each physical server. However, in the future it is likely that the VM to server ratio will increase and as it does, server-based networking will have to become more sophisticated particularly as it relates to security and networking. Join the experts from featured analyst firm, Gartner, Inc., and opinion leaders from HP as they look at how to deal with the challenges of communications in a virtual environment. Additionally, you’ll learn how HP’s approach with VEPA supports seamless integration and eliminates "forklift" upgrades that other approaches require.

Sponsor: HP
Type: Video (29 minutes)

Secure Web Gateways: Best Practice Security for the Social Web and Modern Malware
Web destinations like facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, and Salesforce.com can provide your organization with new opportunities, but they can also bring new risks as traditional antivirus and URL filtering technologies are rendered ineffective. Zero-day malware, inappropriate content, data loss, and compliance, all pose unique challenges in these environments. To address these challenges, many successful organizations are turning to Secure Web Gateways. What advantages does a secure Web gateway offer, and is it the right solution for your organization? Find out in this new program.

Sponsor: Websense, Inc.
Type: Video (29 minutes)

Switching to SaaS Email Security - Top Considerations
Every day hundreds of organizations switch to SaaS for their email security. What do these organizations know that others don’t? Why has SaaS become the fastest growing platform for email security? How can you decide if SaaS is right for your organization? Find out in this new program now. In this program, leading experts from featured analyst firm, Gartner, Inc., and opinion leaders from Websense, Inc., answer these questions, and more, to help you understand why organizations are switching to SaaS, what risks you need to be aware of, and what the best practices are for selecting a SaaS email security solution.

Sponsor: Websense, Inc.
Type: Video (28 minutes)