This white paper discusses risk management as a key process in designing security architectures, including a better way for security managers to approach the security ROI issue. 

The digital infrastructure used by businesses and governments is more sophisticated, more complex and more vital than ever. Read this paper to learn about Security Intelligence and Event Data Warehouse solutions that are purpose-built to address the decision support requirements of security, risk, and compliance operations. 

This Pocket E-Guide leads you through the compliance workflow process, including specifics on audit preparation. Get tips on when and what type of encryption is the right choice for your organization and find out how to avoid common encryption risks and tradeoffs. Read on to learn more. 

This video offers an overview of the cloud computing landscape as it relates to information security. Few organizations realize the vast and inherent risks that cloud computing presents, including data exposure, data loss, and a compromised infrastructure. View this video for detailed risk factors and how to secure cloud based services. 

Read this Trend and Risk report from IBM® ISS X-Force® to learn statistical information about all aspects of threats that affect Internet security, including software vulnerabilities and public exploitation, malware, spam, phishing, web-based threats, and general cyber criminal activity. 

The Endpoint Assessment Test is a free tool that scans a computer and assesses whether it is a security risk to your organization. Download it and discover the risks that your company's endpoints are hiding. 

This paper examines many of the concerns associated with virtualization and describes how the breadth of security experience, focused under the IBM Security Framework, helps customers better understand and prioritize these risks, and helps build a strong security posture that positions organizations to reap the full rewards of this technology. 

This survey was conducted by the Ponemon Institute to better understand if certain publicized IT risks to personal and confidential data are or should be more or less of a concern for organizations. Learn what respondents in IT operations and IT security think about eight Security Mega Trends affecting organizations during the next 12 to 24 months. 

This white paper outlines considerations and recommendations for reducing business risk by ensuring that your web applications are secure. 

The big news in this month's issue is the announcement of the winners of the fifth annual Security 7 Award. Other featured articles present tips for preventing future incidents and also explain how SOX compliance is hitting smaller public companies harder than the big guys. Read on for these great articles and more. 

In this episode of The Malware Report, Randy Abrams talks about Phishing attacks and particularly about fraudulent e-mails that attempt to impersonate Facebook or other social networking sites. Listen to this podcast to get some great advice on dealing with social engineering attacks and keeping your system safe from the botnet zombie threat. 

Read this brief case study to learn how Panda Cloud Email Protection helped ORDISMATIC, an IT vendor, to simplify risk management, reduce operating costs, increase productivity, and achieve significant decreases in spam.