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IBM InfoSphere Optim Data Privacy Solution was recently named a leader in the first-ever Gartner Magic Quadrant for Data Masking Technology and received the top rankings compared to competitors in the ability to execute and completeness of vision categories.

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Any organization with a moderately mature security model has already invested in a decent toolbox. Everyone needs a hammer, some screwdrivers, a wrench and pliers, a saw; in security we stock firewalls, anti-virus, IDS/IPSes, identity and access management, encryption, and specialized implements like database access monitoring and log management. Often we hire the experts who know how to wield those tools, but you can’t outsource exercise; the organization needs to make a commitment to a program and to work our security muscles.

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Lynn Price, IBM Security Strategist for the Financial Sector, and Martin Borrett, Director of the Institute for Advanced Security in Europe, discuss a number of emerging security trends that we expect to impact Financial Services sector over the next few years.

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In 2012 we saw significant data breaches across multiple industries and governments impacting millions of users. Will 2013 bring more of the same? Is this an uncertain future we will have to live with? Can we accept degraded privacy and security and billions of dollars in lost revenue, damage, reduction in brand value and remediation costs?

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For the past 20 years, IT departments within the global Financial Services sector have struggled to identify and deliver new solutions that block, detect, disrupt, or at least identify attacks on networks, systems and services.

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This past year was one of the busiest for enterprise security. We saw growing complexity with the evolution of key technologies like cloud, big data and mobile. We saw increased concern at the impact of sophisticated malware on operations and business continuity across the enterprise. And the continued growth of both persistent and emerging attacks made it all the more critical for businesses across all industries to bolster their security efforts.

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Online and mobile shopping are the hot trends in retail: consumers are using smartphones and tablets now more than ever during the holiday season to do their online shopping to get the best deals. Just this year during Cyber Monday, online spending was up 30% compared to 2011 with sales from mobile devices up 13%, doubling that of 2011

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From structuring equity derivatives to reducing loan loss, read what technology approaches leading financial firms are using to make sense of big data in their organizations.

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In this podcast Caleb talks with mobile security guru Vijay Dheap about how to take a holistic approach to deploying mobile security solutions that safeguard the operational priorities of the business.

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This whitepaper aims to help enterprise IT & business decision makers as they analyze and consider the security implications of cloud computing on their business. The paper looks at cloud security from a customer viewpoint and discusses the various aspects of security that need to be addressed when considering purchasing and using cloud computing services, dealing with these in a series of 10 practical steps that make the issues easier to understand and manage.

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As organizations move more of their data and services to cloud-based infrastructures, we are seeing increased interest and inquiry in the area of cloud security. It started years ago when the early predecessors of cloud computing, the hosting centers, began to grow in popularity. As organizations sought to ensure the continuing safety of their data and their reputations, they looked to contracts and provider credibility as the appropriate starting points for picking their partners.

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A new vulnerability was found in some Android-based mobile devices, which allows them to be remotely wiped by performing a factory reset.

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IBM Report Shows Rising Attacks on Browsers and Social Media

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Paul Kaspian highlights the key features of IBM Security Network Protection XGS 5000, a next-generation intrusion protection system specifically designed to address the constantly evolving, increasingly sophisticated threats that organizations face today.

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On July 17th, Tracy Andrew, Information Security and Compliance Officer at Field Fisher Waterhouse presented Uncovering Insider Threats and Third Party Risks within Your Organization with moderator Robert Freeman, X-Force Research Manager at IBM. After a compelling presentation, Robert and Tracy discussed some interesting questions from the audience.

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Some things are bad to do by committee, creating a work of art, cooking dinner, closing a baseball game – and sometimes committees are a necessity. Security and risk committees are an essential part of any enterprise’s security and risk management infrastructure. They are a sign of a mature organization. By promoting collaboration across the enterprise and making security and the associated risk discussions an integral part of senior leadership’s responsibilities, the enterprise can be better protected. Yet, even though the benefits are clear, not enough enterprises have one.

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Under construction by contractors with top-secret clearances, the blandly named Utah Data Center is being built for the National Security Agency. A project of immense secrecy, it is the final piece in a complex puzzle assembled over the past decade.

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According to a UK news website, the CEO of a large, really large, hardware vendor just noticed that the world is being ravaged by terrorists, and warned that a ”cyber-attack of 9/11 scale” is likely to take place in the near future. So now the terrorists are using cyber attacks.

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Cloud computing is changing the way we use computing and has the potential for significant economic and efficiency benefits. But the speed of adoption depends on how quickly trust in new cloud models can be established. Some of the growing cloud security concerns include: security of highly virtualised environments from targeted threats and attacks, enabling secure collaboration, protection of the data (isolation, sharing) in a rapid provisioning and deprovisioning environment while experiencing the loss of direct control of security compliance, and privacy parameters.

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Recently Colin Bell, IBM Security Solution Architect, sat down with IAS correspondent and X-Force Marketing Manager Gina Stefanelli to discuss what trends are emerging as a result of IBM’s 2011 X-Force Trend and Risk Report in the area of application security