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I was at a customer event recently and was party to a discussion on the ‘disappointment’ or disillusionment in deploying Data Loss Prevention and comments like ‘well, it just doesn’t do what it’s supposed to do’ or ‘it’s too tricky to deploy’. Well, the truth is DLP technology is not something that comes off the shelf in a one size fits all package. Here are the things DLP is not going to do for you:

Intel recently announced the Intel Xeon Processor Series that helps enable comprehensive and verifiable security and compliance in cloud environments. With these technologies Intel is providing a foundation to make cloud deployments suitable for increasingly sensitive workloads.

If you’ve heard me speak about information security maturity lately, you may have heard me compare our industry and function to Maslow’s Heirarchy of Needs. For those of you that may need a refresher, here are the basics (minus a few to stop some search engine hits). In order for a human to realize his full potential, he must have specific needs met.

We are a funny lot in Europe, guarding our privacy and more importantly the privacy of our data is of paramount importance.   The protection and privacy of personal data is a fundamental right within the EU. According to the Digital Agenda for Europe, concerns about privacy are among the most frequent reasons for people not [...]

Last week, Atos, VMWare and EMC announced the creation of a new company, Canopy, dedicated to providing cloud services. One of the best things about this announcement, from my point of view, is knowing that for Canopy, security is no afterthought. This time, it’s part of the DNA. You may have heard of Atos as [...]

With great pleasure (and a lot of pride) we want to announce that Forrester Research Inc., an independent research firm, has ranked RSA Archer as a leader in both the IT-GRC and eGRC platforms! Not only is RSA Archer a platform leader in both categories but RSA Archer is the ONLY vendor ever to be named a leader in both IT and eGRC categories.

In Dr. Larry Ponemon’s recent eGRC and Data Privacy study, the Ponemon Institute, LLC independently surveyed 190 Archer eGRC Community members to examine the challenges they face in meeting eGRC and data protection objectives. One of the challenges that Dr. Ponemon notes is the need for collaboration between the Legal and IT teams to handle incidents as well as validate compliance to ever-changing regulations.

Incident Management is a broadly used term but in our world of network security, it is inherently defined as the process an organization uses to identify, investigate and remediate a potential or real threat to their network resources and users.

I recently returned from Berlin after attending the EMEA RSA Channel Partner Council with the purpose of discussing RSA’s Security Management and GRC strategies within Europe. For many of the RSA channel partners, this was their first exposure to these concepts. Channel partners have a unique perspective because they are on the front lines selling products and providing implementation services Their success is directly influenced by RSA’s ability to provide the right training, messaging and tools to make them effective.

Welcome to one of Speaking of Security’s newest blogs completely focused on security management, something we’re calling Security Management Insights or SMInsights for short. I am honored to author the initial post in which should be a highly active and thought provoking forum for dialogue related to the challenges facing today’s information security professionals. This is a team blog so you will benefit from hearing from a multitude of product managers from the products and solutions which comprise RSA’s emerging Security Management Suite. We continuously receive the opportunity to interact with customers and analysts and will use this blog to share insights about organizations’ security challenges and strategies.