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Endpoint Security: Creating Order from Chaos

The rapid evolution of malware and proliferation of solutions have created a state of chaos for security leaders, says Naveen Palavalli of Symantec. What strategy and solutions will help restore order to anti-malware defense? Feeding this sense of chaos is the sheer amount of malware being created, says Palavalli,...

Improve Efficiency, Reduce Complexity: Firewall Cleanup Recommendations

Poor firewall management defeats the firewall's intended purpose of access control by becoming ineffective and limiting visibility into what access is actually permitted. Poor management also increases the cost associated with security management. The results of poor firewall policy management include unnecessary...

A New Approach to Endpoint Security Software Testing

Security product testers have architectured their test suites to adhere to the technologies of the past 10 years. However, as endpoint security and the threat landscape continue to evolve, so must testing suites evolve as well. Advanced methodologies and a more robust testing criteria are essential to keep...

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The Top 5 Myths of Next-Gen Endpoint Protection

"Next-generation" endpoint protection, or next-gen AV, has been getting a lot of press recently. But what does the term actually mean? For IT security managers under pressure, the most important thing isn't the latest buzzword, but finding a solution which is effective in protecting their organization from an...

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Beyond Next-gen: Defining Future-ready Endpoint Security

The notion of "next-gen" is now promoted by some providers of endpoint security software as a way to improve the efficacy of protecting endpoints from compromise, given the prominent role endpoints play in cybersecurity attacks, the ways in which mobility and cloud apps have expanded the attack surface area, and the...

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Evolving Threats Call for Integrated Endpoint Solutions with Holistic Visibility

High-profile, targeted attacks from malicious actors now occur with frightening and increasing regularity. This evolution of advanced threats overwhelms both IT organizational bandwidth and the capabilities of legacy antivirus tactics, particularly as the increasing number of endpoint devices used by employees expands...

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The 15 Endpoint Security Providers that Matter Most and How They Stack Up

The endpoint security market is growing because more security professionals see the endpoint security suite vendors as a way to address their top challenges. What's more, security pros increasingly trust providers in this space to act as strategic partners, advising them on top endpoint security decisions. The...

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There is No Silver Bullet: Why a Multi-layered Approach to Endpoint Security is a Must

The security landscape changed dramatically with the maturation of crypto-ransomware in 2014. Not only did this new type of malware bring about a more lucrative business model for attackers, it also spurred the adoption of many so-called 'next-gen' endpoint security techniques. While these techniques bring...

Is the Promise of Behavioral Biometrics Worth the Investment?

Behavioral biometrics has been getting a lot of attention recently due to its ability to uniquely address the challenges posed by social engineering, account takeovers and malware. It is already considered the third most popular biometric technology (after finger and face) and tied with iris. Nonetheless, as an...

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Drowning in Data, Starving for Actionable Intelligence

Today's threat landscape constantly throws new problems at organizations already struggling to keep up with yesterday's issues. New malware, ransomware, botnets, and fileless attacks target a growing list of enterprise vulnerabilities with clever new exploits and social engineering tactics, and these attacks are...

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Empowering the Overwhelmed SOC: Creating an Effective Security Operations Center

While security teams continue to add to their threat protection arsenal, they are struggling to keep up with the threats. Security information and event management (SIEM) products, threat analytics platforms, advanced endpoint protection (AEP) products, user entity behavior analytics (UEBA) tools, and incident...

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The Rebirth of Endpoint Protection: A Guide to Finding the Right AEP Product for Your Organization

Advanced endpoint protection (AEP) shows significant promise for protecting endpoint devices. However, this emerging market is rapidly growing and is in a constant state of flux. Assessing new technologies is no small undertaking and analysts must often rely on comparing limited information from less-than-ideal...

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SIEM: The New Force Multiplier Powered by Actionable Intelligence

CISOs and security analysts alike complain that security information and event management (SIEM) technology has not fully lived up to its promises. Even with SIEM systems in place, enterprises still suffer from alert fatigue, and security teams armed with SIEM event and flow data still miss untold numbers of attack...

2017 State of Malware Report: Headlines Finally Catch Up to the Hype

In 2016, cyberattacks and cybersecurity (or a lack thereof) grabbed media attention on both the corporate and consumer sides, even becoming a key issue in the US presidential election. In this respect, you could say that everyone, even those who have never logged on, was affected by cyberattacks and hacking in...

The Top Four Firewall Security Gaps to Fix and Secure Your Organization

Firewall complexity is leaving companies exposed. The technology to keep company networks safe exists, but it isn't being managed properly. Firewall technology has come a long way since its initial, most rudimentary forms. Next-Generation Firewalls (NGFW) are the latest development, and organizations are accelerating...