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The Secret to Successful Global SIEM Deployments

The security landscape is riddled with sophisticated threats that are difficult to prioritize and manage – especially for global corporations that have remote offices and complex networks to secure all over the world. While many of these large enterprises have deployed costly solutions for so-called ‘defense-in-depth’, they still struggle to know which risks to address first. Today’s global enterprises are faced with two fundamental challenges: understanding and measuring their security posture in this environment, and effectively detecting and responding to evolving security threats.

: ISAAC KOHN, MANAGING DIRECTOR, EMEA, VIGILANT, INC.; Viewpoints; Posted On Monday, 22 April 2013 10:11

Keep an eye on your staff, bosses ‘cos they think theft in the office is a ‘guilt-free’ right!

Tea bags, paper, pens and software are all targets for the office thief

Office workers the length and breadth of Britain are stealing everything from pens and paper to software on a daily basis, as they increasingly see it as a right and perk of the job. This is according to the latest research conducted by the Federation Against Software Theft (FAST).

: ROBIN CAMPBELL-BURT AND EDWARD DODGE; Case Studies; Posted On Monday, 22 April 2013 10:10

Too Much Information

Static Analysis to the rescue.

Often, the proportion between the number of developers and the number of security auditors within an organization can be up to 100:1. Today, with the help of static analysis tools, software vendors are able to achieve highly secure systems while reducing cost and resources spent on security.

: MATY SIMAN, FOUNDER AND CTO, CHECKMARX; Viewpoints; Posted On Monday, 22 April 2013 10:06

The Security Skills Gap

The UK’s National Audit Office (NAO) released a report in February this year (The UK cyber security strategy: Landscape review) that concluded that a lack of skilled workers is hampering the UK's fight against cybercrime. The European Commission digital agenda commissioner Neelie Kroes recently told delegates at CeBIT 2013 that the EU's competitiveness is "under threat" if it cannot fill an expanding IT expertise gap. The commission's own figures suggested that there will be 900,000 vacancies for IT-related roles by 2015. Whilst these figures do cover other IT fields than just cybersecurity, the skills gap in our industry is plainly obvious to those in the profession, and it’s felt at every level: strategic, tactical and operational.