White Papers

Vulnerability Management: Why the Problem Can't Be Solved

Organizations that use unpatched software face a race against the clock, with attackers regularly beginning to hammer new vulnerabilities just hours after new fixes or security alerts get released to the public. Download this whitepaper to learn more about: Why patch management isn't a problem that can be...

Digital Transformation: Enterprise Key Management and Protection in a Connected World

As corporate IT becomes more digital and dispersed, security functions that leverage cryptography - data encryption, digital signing, and authentication, for example - have come to play an increasingly vital role in organizations' cybersecurity strategies and regulatory compliance initiatives. Cryptography is...

A New Way to Handle Cyber Claims: Adopting a Project Management Approach

There is a lot to say about the disorganized way most cyber incident claims are currently handled. Instead, adopting a project management approach will make better use of resources and lead to several benefits. To this point, many incidents have traditionally been handled with a "lawyer-heavy" approach, but the...

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The Retailer's Guide to Identity: Four Ways Digital Identity is Transforming the Omnichannel Retailer

Today's customers expect consistent, seamless retail experiences — online, in store and through mobile apps. For retailers to remain competitive in a digital environment, they must revolutionize the way they operate to meet these demands while providing a personalized, secure customer experience at every point...

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Open Banking, PSD2, and The Transformation of Financial Services

The Open Banking mandate in the United Kingdom and the second Payment Services Directive (PSD2) regulation in the EU are meant to increase competition and innovation in the financial system. They come into force in early 2018 and will set new standards for banks in the areas of strong customer authentication, secure...

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Four Imperatives Financial Institutions Face in the Digital Era

Banking and financial services customers today expect friction-free experiences no matter what device they're on, and regardless of whether they're at work, at home, or on the road. To succeed in the new digital era, it's critically important that you deliver seamless, personalized and omnichannel experiences for your...

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Power to the People: GDPR, Trust, and Data Privacy

Time is running out. You've heard that costly penalties will be assessed for companies that have been slow to comply with GDPR in late May of 2018. But GDPR should not be viewed as only 'another regulation'. Coming to compliance with GDPR is an opportunity to build trust with consumers as it lays out the privacy...

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A Reference Architecture for the Internet of Things

In the great Internet of Things gold rush, early adopters have largely left behind identity and access management. As a result, many organizations are scrambling to deal with the consequences as the IoT is vulnerable to hacks that can give malicious actors control over connected devices. Recent DDoS attacks and...

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The Effects of GDPR on Customer Relations

GDPR will have significant impact and businesses must rethink which PII that they collect and how they will gain consent from their customers. Businesses are well-advised to thoroughly review these changes and prepare. Managing consumer identities consistently across all apps, portals, and services is essential. As...

Stolen Data as a Commodity: Drivers of the Dark Web Data Economy

The dark web is often discussed vaguely or inaccurately, but is a key enabler of the fraud economy, as a streamlined source of trade in payment card and personal data. Fraudsters have a range of resources at their disposal to help them maximize the value of these accounts, and the communities of cybercriminals...

Smart Security: Getting The Most of Your IT Security Budget

According to the Cisco 2017 Annual Cybersecurity Report, over one-third of organizations that experienced a breach in 2016 reported substantial customer, opportunity and revenue loss of more than 20 percent. Investing in good security is a must, but so is spending wisely to ensure you get the maximum impact from...

Finding Fraud Using Machine Data

When it comes to fraud, enterprise data has a story to tell, and it's up to security and fraud leaders to know how to interpret that story. Download this whitepaper to learn more about: How to recognize fraud in your environment; How to quickly spot anomalous behavior; Best practices for using machine data and...

Guidance for Maturing Cyber Defenses

Where to invest next: Identifying the people, processes and technology you need for an effective cybersecurity strategy Building your organization's cybersecurity maturity doesn't happen overnight. It takes time and thought to adequately assess all the factors that go into creating and implementing an effective...

Stopping Breaches: The Cutting-Edge Use of Graph Data Models and Analytics in Cybersecurity

One of the biggest challenges to effectively stopping breaches lies in sifting through vast amounts of data to find the proverbial "needle in the haystack" — the subtle clues that indicate an attack is imminent or underway. As modern computer systems generate billions of events daily, the amount of data to...

You've Been Breached - Now What? How to Respond to a Worst-Case Scenario

Finding out your organization has been breached can be devastating news — knowing how to deal with an intruder that's broken through your cyber defenses can be even more challenging. This whitepaper offers practical steps IT and security professionals should take after a cyberattack occurs. You'll receive...