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Unix, Linux Uptime and Reliability Increase; Patch Management Woes Plague Windows sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: Use this report, the Yankee Group's Global Server Operating System Reliability Survey, to make an informed choice on which servers best fit your needs. Posted: 17 Jun 2008 \| Published: 01 Jan 2008 TOPICS: Downtime \| IT Managers \| Linux \| Patch Management \| Security \| SMBs \| TCO \| UNIX \| Windows

Best Practices in Lifecycle Management: Comparing Suites from Dell KACE, Symantec, LANDesk, and Microsoft sponsored by Dell KACE WHITE PAPER: This white paper points out the challenges of selecting a lifecycle management tool and presents a comparison of various technologies on the market. Explore 45 key features across seven areas, including discovery, inventory, asset management, and more. Posted: 08 Aug 2011 \| Published: 01 Jan 2011 TOPICS: Asset Management (Finance) \| Compliance Best Practices \| Data Center Management \| IT Management \| Patch Management \| Security Management \| Software Development Life-Cycles \| Systems Management

Five tips to reduce risk from modern web threats sponsored by Sophos WHITE PAPER: User education and awareness, preventive measures and a modern web security solution are all integral components of a comprehensive defense against today’s web threats. This guide covers some essential preventive measures you should implement to reduce your risk and keep ahead of the threats as much as possible. Posted: 11 Apr 2011 \| Published: 11 Apr 2011 TOPICS: Internet Filtering \| Intrusion Prevention \| Password Management \| Patch Management \| Risk Management \| Security Threats \| Web Server Software

Ponemon - Costs and Consequences of Gaps in Vulnerability Response sponsored by ServiceNow WHITE PAPER: Ponemon Institute surveyed almost 3,000 IT security professionals across the globe to understand how organizations are responding to vulnerabilities. This paper presents the findings of the most recent report and compares it to the 2018 study – read on for the complete results. Posted: 08 Feb 2021 \| Published: 06 Aug 2020 TOPICS: Cybersecurity \| IT Management \| Patch Management \| Security \| Security Architectures \| Security Best Practices \| Security Event Management \| Security Infrastructure \| Security Management \| Security Managers \| Security Policies \| Security Software \| Security Spending \| Security Standards \| Security Systems \| Security Threats \| Vulnerability Assessments \| Vulnerability Management

Cyber Attacks on the Rise: IBM 2007 Report sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: This white paper shows how the IBM Internet Security Systems™ X-Force® research and development team discovered, analyzed and recorded new vulnerabilities and the status of varying threats throughout the first six months of this year. Posted: 19 Nov 2007 \| Published: 01 Aug 2007 TOPICS: Anti-Spyware Software \| Internet Security \| Intrusion Detection Systems \| Network Security \| Patch Management \| Security Threats \| Spyware \| Trojan Horses \| Virus Detection Software \| Virus Protection \| Vulnerability Management \| Web Application Security \| Worms

2010 Endpoint Risk Assessment: Internal Vulnerabilities sponsored by Promisec WHITE PAPER: This study will show you the most common security issues that were found and how they were dealt with by the various organizations. Posted: 23 May 2011 \| Published: 23 May 2011 TOPICS: Compliance (Systems Operations) \| Endpoint Security \| File Sharing Protocols \| Patch Management \| Risk Assessment \| Security Audits \| Test Results \| Virus Protection

Cloud Security Designed for Amazon Web Services (AWS) sponsored by Trend Micro WHITE PAPER: This white paper offers a brief overview of an Amazon Web Services security solution that relies on security pros to customize its offered features to efficiently and effectively defend your assets in the cloud. Posted: 19 May 2014 \| Published: 19 May 2014 TOPICS: Amazon Web Services \| Cloud Computing \| Cloud Security \| Data Security \| Encryption Standards \| Malware \| Patch Management \| Risk Management \| Security \| Security Management \| Security Managers \| Security Policies \| Security Standards \| Security Systems \| Security Threats \| SSL \| Vulnerability Management \| Web Application Security

Determining the Most Effective Endpont Management sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: This white paper details the need for a centralized endpoint management system that helps maximize business performance through quicker software deployment and maintaining compliance. Posted: 09 Sep 2013 \| Published: 31 May 2013 TOPICS: Compliance (Systems Operations) \| Endpoint Security \| Mobile Device Management \| Patch Management \| Security \| Security Architectures \| Security Management \| Security Managers \| Security Software \| Software \| Software Implementation \| Software Licensing \| Software Maintenance

VCE Lifecycle Assurance: Doing the Hard Work So You Don't Have To sponsored by EMC Converged Platforms. WHITE PAPER: In this paper, learn how the value a customer derives over the entire lifecycle of his or her systems enables IT to offload the massive expense and risk associated with endless release management and regression testing to VCE, allowing IT to remain focused on strategic initiatives. Posted: 21 Apr 2014 \| Published: 31 Jul 2013 TOPICS: Database Management \| Database Performance Management \| Databases \| Patch Management

Trend Micro’s End-to-End Vulnerability Management: A New Approach to Layered Security sponsored by Trend Micro, Inc. WHITE PAPER: An explosion in system and application vulnerabilities has been met with new ways to attack these weaknesses. In this paper, EMA analysts take a look at factors driving the need for increased security, and how new approaches to mitigating vulnerabilities such as virtual patching or remediation, provide more ways to deliver vulnerability management. Posted: 31 Jan 2011 \| Published: 31 Jan 2011 TOPICS: Database Security \| Endpoint Security \| Malware \| Network Security \| Patch Management \| Security Management \| Security Threats \| Vulnerability Assessments \| Vulnerability Management