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What is the future of antivirus or antimalware software?
Antivirus software has become antimalware software, and as such it has become more popular than ever. However, to address future threats it will have to evolve to encompass distributed and multi-ti...
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What accounts for the trend toward SMB security?
Learn why many security vendors are offering SMB security products – and how UTM is a result of this trend.
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Where do I start in discussing virtual security with my customers?
Learn about the architectural and security ramifications of virtualization and discover how to discuss virtual security with your customers. To ensure virtual security, work with your customers to ...
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Why is it important to use security metrics with my clients?
When looking at security metrics, it's important to understand what is measured, why and for whom. Learn why it is not always easy to quantify ROI for security expenditures.
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What does the future hold for network access control products?
Network access control (NAC) products can be a valuable part of a company's security strategy, provided NAC is not oversold. Discover when you should – and should not – recommend using NAC products...
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How can service providers help with IT risk management?
IT risk management is an important part of any company's IT strategy, and service providers are well positioned to help. Learn how to speak to your customers about a larger IT risk management strat...
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How do I help clients with end-user security policies?
End user-security policies are important for any company. Depending on the corporate culture, some policies can be elaborate, while others will be less specific. Learn in this expert answer how to ...
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What should I know about green security?
Green security emphasizes the role of security tools, methods and practices that reduce a company's environmental impact. It dovetails with a wider eco-friendly push in the consumer market, where "...
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How do I determine the right number of security vendor partners?
A VAR relies on solid relationships with security vendor partners to help them grow their channel business. Some VARs partner with a handful of vendors, while others cast a much wider net. In this ...
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When is security hardware and software mature enough for my clients?
Learn how to take software maturity and hardware maturity into account when recommending security products and services to your clients.
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Is open source security software best for my clients?
Learn when it is best to recommend open source security software to your clients as opposed to proprietary security software.
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How should VARs sell the new firewall technology?
Firewall technology is evolving to meet new security challenges, all the while opening new sales and service opportunities for value-added resellers (VARs).
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How will outsourced Software as a Service affect security VARs?
Learn how security VARs can help clients test the security ramifications of SaaS deployments, including the management of risks associated with confidential data housed elsewhere.
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What are considerations for VARs offering managed security services?
Providing consulting and VAR services is a vastly different business model than that of a managed security service provider. Not understanding the risks that come with offering such services can pu...
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Is unified threat management viable for large enterprises?
There are numerous opportunities where unified threat management devices can add value and take the cost out of security, but setting expectations is important for you and your customer.
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What event management tools are available for SMBs?
With so many interconnected devices on networks, it's important to be able to distill gigabytes of data about the networked infrastructure into easily digestible, actionable intelligence. Learn whi...
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Security for mobile broadband
While some SMBs are not securing their mobile broadband, there is good reason to do so, even if a customer has only a small amount of data to protect.
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Understanding smurf attacks
A smurf attack can slow down a network to the point of shutting it down completely. Learn how to understand a full-scale smurf attack and how to prevent it.
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What are the network security risks of streaming video?
Streaming video and audio sites are frequently visited on both home computers and work computers. Learn about streaming video security risks and what to do to protect your client's network.
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Spyware removal from computers
The accidental download of a malicious file can ruin your client's computer. Learn what steps to take to ensure effective spyware removal.
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Can enterprises place too much emphasis on security ...
Learn why companies that place too much emphasis on security regulatory compliance run the risk of neglecting a full-orbed structured assessment me...
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What are the best data leakage prevention strategies...
Data leakage prevention (DLP) has become a feature of much larger information-centric lifecycle management suites of large companies with expansive...
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How will the planned changes in PCI-DSS affect the c...
Learn why the upcoming changes to the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS), designed to prevent further corporate data breaches, ...
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