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Insider Threats Intensify In Tough Economic TimesJanuary 14 at 1PM Eastern (10AM Pacific)
Duration: 60 minutes
Studies have shown that in a sluggish economy, companies of all sizes and industries face an increased level of potentially costly and damaging data breaches and compromises of sensitive data assets. At the same time, management teams are required to focus on operational costs and are working within constrained security budgets. IT is seen as a cost center instead of a competitive factor and CIO's have to make tough decisions. Register Now
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PacketMotion Expands Insider Threat Management System to Include Windows File Permissions (October 16, 2008)
New Whitepaper
ComputerWorld Technical Briefing -- Mission-Critical Security: The Threat from WithinComputerworld
Included in the briefing are:
- Getting a Grip on Information Blind Spots: highlights the PM Solution, interview with John Shaffer/Greenhill, Peter Christy/IRG, Jonathan Gohstand/PM
- Down to Data Details: Network Monitoring in Real Time – Q&A Interview with Paul Smith, CEO & President, PacketMotion
- Government Security Expert Warns of Insider Threats: Q&A Interview with Michael Theis, Chief of Cyber Counterintelligence at the US NRO
Recent Coverage
PacketMotion Wins AwardNetwork Producs Guide
PacketMotion’s PacketSentry 3.1 wins Network Products Guide Reader Trust Award: Best in Mid-Size Enterprise Security!
Products to help detect insider threatsNetwork World
PacketSentry provides a thorough level of detail about what each user is doing on the network, and it presents that information in language business people can understand. Because the data is real-time, it’s possible to identify improper actions and respond immediately.
PacketMotion enhances PacketSentry appliance with Citrix supportComputer Technology Review
The new features include support for Citrix XenApp presentation server to monitor all activity from people who access corporate resources using Citrix. The reporting capabilities have been expanded to include Active Directory and file permission changes, identify dormant accounts, provide concise activity summaries, and offer exception reporting that is triggered only when unexpected activity takes place.
Current Analyst Report
Closing Internal User Visibility and Data Governance Gaps with PacketMotionEnterprise Management Associates
“In this white paper, Enterprise Management Associates (EMA) explores these internal security gaps, the business risks they pose, and the resulting impact to IT organizations. IT executives will gain a realistic appreciation of their exposure to these internal security blindspots, as well as technologies that have been applied to alleviate the problem, and the business benefits of the PacketMotion approach.”
Recent Webcasts and Podcasts
Keeping Systems and Data Secure: A Risk Guide for the Business EnterpriseDuration: 24 slides
Download archived webinar presentation ().
Today's IT organizations face a nearly impossible task: how to protect sensitive data while not hindering business processes in a dynamic environment. In addition, finance departments are faced with the challenge of making sure their reporting systems are compliant with regulations such as SOX, PCI or HIPAA. Data disclosure laws create additional exposure. Join Raj Padmanabhan, Frank, Rimerman Consulting and Jonathan Gohstand, Packetmotion, for a look at how IT and Finance are working together to meet these seemingly disparate requirements.
Overcoming Inside Threat BlindspotsDuration: 60 minutes
The traditional methods of risk mitigation, such as firewalls or vulnerability scans, will not detect nor mitigate insider threats.
This presentation examines the scope of the threat from this class of intruders, explores the vulnerabilities and access policy blindspots, describes monitoring and audit methods to detect internal access and sensitive data abuse exposure, covers the case of the disgruntled IT worker and consultant, reviews the legalalities of AUPs (Acceptable Use Policies), and proposes new technologies and processes for mitigating the risk from insiders.
Listen to this podcast ().