White Papers

Implementing Cloud Native Security: Shift-Left to Increase Effectiveness

Cloud security trends like “shift-left security” and “DevSecOps” refer to new strategies and paradigms that help organizations keep workloads secure in the age of cloud-based, scale-out, constantly changing applications and infrastructure. Many in IT, security, and development probably understand what these...

Cloud Security Blind Spots: Detecting and Fixing Cloud Misconfigurations

Identifying and fixing security gaps in a cloud architecture may not appear very different from doing the same for on-premises environments. But there are a variety of nuanced differences that can be easy to overlook. If you fail to appreciate and account for them, these misconfigurations can cause security blind...

Definitive Guide to Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) Security

Kubernetes brings some specific security requirements to the table. For a managed Kubernetes service like GKE, users have three main layers that require action: the workloads running on the cluster, the cluster and its components, and the underlying GCP services on which the cluster depends, and more. Lack of...

Kubernetes Security Tips, Tricks and Best Practices

Organizations are using DevOps and Agile practices, coding in containers and microservices, and adopting Kubernetes at a record pace to help manage all these components. Even five years ago, the level of agility, speed, and flexibility the cloud-native stack enables was but a dream. Since Google first introduced...

The Evolution of Email Security

Ransomware, phishing, extortion scams - they all are using COVID-19 themes. But socially engineered attacks were already on the rise before the pandemic, say Olesia Klevchuk and Nishant Taneja of Barracuda, who share insights on the evolution of cloud-based email defenses. Download this eBook to learn more...

Sponsored by Gigamon

Understanding Network TAPs - The First Step to Visibility

Today's network challenge is supporting a distributed workforce and digital processes with a shrinking budget. The imperative is to ensure security and continuity of operations at the highest possible level. There's a simple solution that provides visibility into networked traffic: network TAPs. Read the...

Sponsored by Gigamon

Securosis Report: Network Operations and Security Professionals' Guide to Managing Public Cloud Journeys

Your cloud journey is unique, but a new guide shows there are common patterns that steer you to the best approach for a successful outcome. Learn which cloud adoption pattern your organization aligns with, key risks, recommendations and important questions to ask yourself at each stage of your journey.

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2020 Gartner Market Guide for Network Detection and Response

This 2020 Gartner guide recognizes the importance of both manual and automated NDR capabilities and why enterprises should determine early on which response strategy best meets their security goals. Learn why network detection and response (NDR) must be a core component of any security strategy in today’s dynamic...

Sponsored by Gigamon

Definitive Guide to Complete Network Visibility

Faced with uncertainty at all levels, organizations need agility to respond quickly and cost-efficiently to new and unforeseen challenges. Discover why next-generation network packet brokers (NGNPBs) are crucial to attaining agility. Providing visibility across datacenters, remote locations and public and private...

Sponsored by Gigamon

SANS Report, Zero Trust: What You Need to Know to Secure Your Data and Networks

Security teams are doing more with less while facing an increased attack surface as millions transition to a work-from-home model. For those tasked with protecting the network, it's time to rethink strategy. As our new whitepaper makes clear, adopting Zero Trust is an effective first step toward agility and...

Sponsored by Gigamon

TLS Versions: North-South and East-West Web Traffic Analysis

Shocking but true: 44 percent of East-West traffic is not encrypted. If you ever needed a reason to evaluate your own network, our new TLS research report is jammed with more numbers that will motivate you to do so. Researchers studied 275 billion data flows to reveal real-world metrics of SSL/TLS protocol usage, and...

Sponsored by Anomali

ROI Study: Economic Validation Report of the Anomali Threat Intelligence Platform

ESG Estimates a 233% ROI from Anomali Threat Intelligence Solutions Never before has it been so critical for enterprises to effectively empower an increasingly remote workforce with access to applications and resources across several geographic regions, networks, and devices. Enterprises have been forced to...

Sponsored by Anomali

SANS Measuring and Improving Cyber Defense Using the MITRE ATT&CK Framework

One of the most exciting, useful, and needed efforts in recent years for information security is the MITRE ATT&CK (Adversarial Tactics, Techniques & Common Knowledge) framework, a way to describe and categorize adversarial behaviors based on real-world observations. The goal of ATT&CK is to be a living dataset that is...

Sponsored by Anomali

Threat Intelligence Solutions: A SANS Review of Anomali ThreatStream

Overcoming the Cybersecurity Skills Gap and Data Overload Requires Technologies Like ThreatStream Cybersecurity is a daily, ongoing battle between sophisticated and motivated adversaries and defenders seeking not only to mitigate breaches and attacks but also to prevent them from occurring. A key strategy for...

Sponsored by Anomali

Frost Radar: Global Threat Intelligence Platform Market, 2020 from Anomali

Benchmarking Future Growth Potential Within a field of eight competitors, Anomali was positioned on the Frost Radar as the clear innovation leader and ranked second in the growth index. Frost & Sullivan profiled companies that demonstrate a commitment to improving their products and growing their market share....