The threat environment has changed drastically in recent years. Threats are more complicated and attackers are part of organized groups seeking profit rather than fame. In this podcast, Charles Kolodgy of IDC highlights how attackers have been successful, countermeasures in risk reduction, and a new model for defense-in-depth. 

The best way to address Web 2.0 threats is to combine the best aspects of traditional security and control techniques with new technology designed to address the dynamic, real-time nature of Web 2.0. This paper describes how one such solution enables you to quickly implement a best practices approach to making Web 2.0 secure and effective. 

This whitepaper considers how Web-based security threats are evolving, within the context of IT trends including mobile, home computing, and other forms of remote access that could all potentially increase the attack surface of the organization. Read on to learn more about protecting your organization from emerging Web-based security threats. 

The lessons from this whitepaper are applicable to a wide array of IP transformation programs and technically complex change management projects. 

This paper covers projects involving new construction or upgrades to the data center’s physical infrastructure - the power, cooling, and other physical systems that house and protect the data center’s IT equipment. 

The increasingly sophisticated nature of information theft, and the continued emergence of new data privacy protection regulations worldwide, requires strong data security. Effective information security starts by protecting data at the source - the databases in which it resides. Read on to learn more. 

Bill Crowell, former Deputy Director of the NSA, is interviewed in this podcast. He talks extensively about insider threats, shares some stories from the trenches, and discusses the nature of cybercrime. Bill also covers the importance of sensitive data protection –- especially around mission-critical applications and databases. 

This E-Guide explores server virtualization and its impacts on storage. Learn more about the dynamic nature of virtualized environments and the overall state of adoption, performance spectrum, benefits, and challenges. 

Your company's ability to meet changing customer requirements and drive revenue growth in a continually changing environment is essential. This whitepaper examines the related issues of growth and flexibility from a number of perspectives. 

This paper shows how next-generation Sun servers, based on the Intel Xeon processor 5500 series, allow IT organizations to meet these challenges by delivering game-changing performance and virtualization improvements that help enable companies to leverage best practices for IT management, application deployment, work processes, and cost control. 

This white paper defines the challenges facing today's IT executives and steps you can take now to support your organization’s SOA-based initiatives by cutting costs, leveraging your existing IT infrastructure and improving productivity. 

The purpose of this paper is to outline how IBM Cognos 8 Performance Management software and solutions are best suited to drive maximum value from investments in the SAP Business Warehouse. This topic is of interest to Business and IT Executives as well as SAP Solution Managers and Project Managers.