Seven Cybersecurity Misconceptions Every CIO Should Dispel

Cybersecurity spend continues to increase, yet breaches continue to rise. What are we doing wrong? For starters, most organizations define cybersecurity practices through preventative technologies. What these approaches are often missing, however, are the basics: cyber hygiene, asset management, and protecting the data above all else. When talking to customers, we often hear 7 common myths and misperceptions around cybersecurity, which may be putting your organization at risk. In this brief, we debunk these misperceptions and advise CIOs of the ...more

Market Pulse Protecting the Human Side of Cybersecurity

Behavioral analytics tops the list of cybersecurity best practices The majority of enterprise companies have hundreds of apps deployed in the cloud, and that trend is expected to continue, according to a new survey by IDG. That said, 52% of companies find that securing those apps continues to be challenging. But that doesn’t mean that the remaining 48% are fully confident in their cloud app security or are fully aware of all of the facets of cloud security they should be considering. Enterprise companies have deployed hundreds of applic ...more

Compare Cloud Security Solutions

Determining which edge and cloud security vendor is the right fit for your organization can be challenging. Read this guide for evaluating the leading enterprise solutions so you can choose with confidence. Download to see 13 evaluation criteria, including: Support and services Ease of implementation Customization/flexibility How to best use analyst perspectives ...more

Making It Safe for Federal Employees to Work Remotely

These days, more of your people—maybe even your entire workforce—are working from home. Your operations have shifted, and your cybersecurity needs to, too. But even as the potential for risk widens amidst a rapidly evolving threat landscape, you can help keep your agency safe and your people productive. Download to learn how to: Extending remote access to mission critical resources Enhance your email phishing protection outside the office Safeguard your people as they use the web differently Ensure data security in a multi-cloud enviro ...more

Selecting Your Next-Generation Firewall Solution

As security architects consider how to provide comprehensive threat protection for their enterprises, including firewalling, intrusion prevention, antivirus, secure sockets layer (SSL) inspection, and application control, they face a confusing array of feature sets and vendor claims. It becomes even more difficult to make apples-to-apples comparisons when vendors don’t publish complete specifications or standards-based performance metrics. Amid the pressing need to thwart increasing SSL-based attacks without hampering the pace of business, secu ...more

Security for Microsoft 365: 3 Critical Questions to Consider

Microsoft 365 is already dominant in the marketplace and is poised to surpass 75% market share this year. The cloud-based productivity suite interacts with a vast amount of corporate data including email (Outlook Online), individual file storage (OneDrive), and even financials (Excel Online). Its built-in security tools are helpful but inadequate, and organizations would do well to ask a few questions before they deploy Microsoft 365: - Is Microsoft 365 able to block malware, spam and phishing emails? SE Labs found that, even with Advanced T ...more

CIO Essential Guidance: Intrinsic Security

Because current approaches to fighting cyberattacks are only incrementally improving results, it's time to examine intrinsic security—what it is, how it works, and its impact on the enterprise's business goals. ...more

2020 VMware Carbon Black Cybersecurity Outlook Report

Understanding cybersecurity comes down to understanding attacker behaviours. In this 2020 Cybersecurity Outlook Report, we use key data from cyberattacks seen over the last year to tell a clear story on how attackers are evolving and what defenders are (and should be) doing to evolve their own behaviours. ...more

VMware Report: Why VMware is Investing in Digital Experiences for Its Employees

Creating digital experiences that put employees first is no small task. From being able to find the right information at the right time, to collaborating with peers, to taking action in the moment, digital experiences make a big impact on how employees feel about their jobs. When you focus on creating experiences that truly empower employees, you support the people who help make your organization a success. At VMware, this isn’t only true for our customers—it’s also true for us. Learn how VMware leverages a culture of choice to build a strong, ...more