| From computer viruses to hackers, with so
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| | to create and integrate with existing
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| many lurking security threats, it's
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| | processes and tools that anyone (not just
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| important to have a solid network
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| | IT) can do it. Overall, your network
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| security solution in place. Whether your
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| | security solution should have monitoring,
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| company has security software, a
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| | prevention, reporting and enforcement all
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| dedicated IT team to monitor suspicious
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| | in one solution.
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| activity, or both - threats keep evolving
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| | 5. Cost of Ownership. Any solution should
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| and adapting to their environment. That
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| | have a reasonable cost of ownership,
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| said, it would be in your best interest
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| | meaning it should possess the ability to
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| to have an integrated network security
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| | integrate with a broad range of security
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| solution with all the modern tools you
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| | and networking solutions as well as a
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| need to keep your system up and running
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| | flexible deployment scheme. Additionally,
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| smoothly.
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| | the solution should have a measurable
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| So how can you assess your network
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| | effectiveness, i.e. reporting. That is if
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| security solution to see if it's time to
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| | a breach or leak does happen your
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| update your security software or
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| | solution should be able to classify the
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| procedures? Here are 6 important aspects
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| | incident(s) and provide remediation in
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| you should consider when evaluating your
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| | order to have a reasonable cost of
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| current network security.
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| | ownership.
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| 1. Detection Accuracy. It's critical to
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| | 6. Vendor Viability. Unfortunately, the
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| have a network solution that can lower
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| | majority of available solutions are from
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| the amount of false positives/negatives
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| | start up companies with limited funds and
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| and can also design policy controls that
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| | product vision. Network security
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| map to business processes. Make sure the
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| | solutions from start up companies can
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| solution can protect both structured and
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| | sometimes lack the R&D, global sales and
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| unstructured data as well as data ranging
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| | support services organizations need to
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| from simple credit card numbers and SSNs
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| | have guaranteed, long term security for
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| to source code and other proprietary
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| | their network. Additionally, due to
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| information.
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| | consolidation in the security industry,
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| 2. Enforcement Capabilities. Since most
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| | these small vendors and 'boutique shops'
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| leaks are internal (or at least start out
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| | are more likely to be acquired by a
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| that way) it's important to have a
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| | larger company at some point or even
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| network security solution with integrated
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| | forced out of business eventually. The
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| enforcement capabilities for all data
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| | larger, publicly traded firms however,
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| types, vectors, for both internal and
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| | generally have a more substantial
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| external communications.
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| | customer base, a well funded R&D program,
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| 3. Policy Administration and Updating.
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| | and a global presence with strong sales
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| Make sure your network security solution
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| | and support. Therefore, purchasing
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| is able to set rules based on users,
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| | solutions from a more viable vendor could
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| data, vector, and destination. It should
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| | mean better results and service in the
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| be able to tie each of these variables
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| | long run.
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| together to say who can send what
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| | For any business present in today's
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| information where and how. Additionally,
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| | fast-paced, ever changing web
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| since these policies should be created
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| | environment, finding an integrated
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| based on regulatory compliance
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| | security solution that will take care of
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| requirements and corporate governance,
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| | everything listed above is imperative.
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| your network security solution should be
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| | After you've evaluated your current
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| automatically updating them as
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| | security - begin researching security
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| regulations change.
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| | solutions (such as the Websense(R) Web
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| 4. Manageability and Reporting. Security
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| | Security Suite (TM) ) that will fill the
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| software should be easy to deploy and
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| | gaps left open by traditional security
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| manage. Policy controls should be so easy
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| | software.
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