As concerns of database security escalate, regulatory pressures increase and vendor capabilities expand, database activity monitoring is evolving beyond its original concept to a more advanced class of technologies that Gartner identifies as database audit and protection (DAP) tools. View this resource to explore DAP technologies. 

In an era of advanced threats, having greater situational awareness is vital for detecting and mitigating attacks. Unfortunately, most organizations lack the capability for intelligence gathering and analysis. In this comprehensive report, gain guidance from top security leaders on how to get ahead with intelligence-driven information security. 

This week's Computer Weekly examines how the Football Association's IT director is using technology to help improve the prospects for the England national team. Our Buyer's Guide to government IT looks at the future of open source in the public sector and we report from Infosec 2012 on the rising number of cyber attacks. Read the issue now. 

The Department of Defense's manual, DoD 8570.01-M Information Assurance Workforce Improvement Program, supports DoD Directive 8570.1, which requires all individuals possessing privileged access to a DoD Information System (IS) to be trained and certified in the secure operation of computer systems used throughout the DoD's Global Information Grid. 

With concerns over their VDI-enabled ATMs and an expiring security solution, Stillwater National Bank and Trust company (SNB) needed a new option. In this case study, uncover why SNB decided to go with Bit9 Parity and how it enabled them to lock down their ATMs, PCs and servers and to protect from emerging threats.    

Our economy, federal government and society increasingly relies on digital infrastructures to function, making cyber threats a very real concern. Read this IBM white paper and see how a public health and safety cyber model can offer more national security than a standard IT version. 

Read this white paper to learn why Gartner analysts believe cloud computing and event processing will completely change the face of enterprise IT architecture by 2015. 

This week’s Computer Weekly examines research that suggests CEOs want to invest in IT more than ever, but still see CIOs as technical experts and not business people. We review SQL Server 2012 and ask if Microsoft's database software is catching its competitors as well as concluding our Buyer's Guide to data security. 

Every organization needs a security policy, whether it's a business of one or a multi-national corporation. In this white paper, expert James Michael Stewart reveals 14 key tips for both organizations new to security policies and those looking to tighten up their defenses. 

Most organizations seem stuck in the traditional castle-and-moat approach to security. This approach assumes there's a clear boundary between what's inside and outside the organization and that attacks come from external sources. Clearly today's threat environment requires a new approach. 

Back in the time when businesses were predominantly “local” and to a large extent insulated from each others operations, it really didn’t matter very much how we defined the Business Impact of Information Risks, for we knew what we meant in each business and we didn’t have much need to share that meaning with others. 

This paper highlights key directives and legislation within the European Union that have an impact on IT security practitioners, especially those responsible for the safe storage of data using data loss prevention technologies. 

Read this white paper to learn about the real-time analytics capabilities of complex event processing (CEP) and discover how this technology can be leveraged for business agility, particularly for algorithm monitiring in hte trading industry.