Following the numerous retail breaches, more and more discussion has taken place regarding security and PCI compliance and guidance. Although a new guidance has come about from the PCI Security Standards Council, security experts debate its effectiveness…
Do you know what happens when organizations opt to regularly monitor their networks to check the system’s security on an ongoing basis? Find three results from continuous monitoring that all business owners and executives will appreciate; as well as how an enterprise can implement continuous monitoring effectively.
A recent study focusing on the state of risk-based security management has found that only 46 percent of IT professionals have deployed continuous monitoring. Furthermore, many organizations that spend on perceived security risks, have not implemented preventive security technologies, and do not use audits often to identify security risks.
In today’s marketplace the most valuable aspect of an organization, and sometimes the only things of value, is the information created, stored, and used to serve their customers and to be able to maintain a competitive advantage over their competitors. Many organizations have realized this and have allocated budget to systems to protect this data. The challenge is this only addresses one-third of the picture.