Whitepapers
- 2011 EMA Radar Report for Hosted Message Security
EMA evaluated 9 cloud-based message security solutions, using a rigorous, better-than-Magic-Quadrant-style methodology that evaluated 230 attributes related to our products, services, strategy and company strength. Vendors evaluated included AppRiver, McAfee, Microsoft, ProofPoint, Mimecast, Google and Symantec. EMA awarded us their "Best Complementary Security Services" ribbon as well as their "Strong Value" ribbon.
EMA's rigorous methodology confirms that Perimeter provides superior message security for companies of all sizes. EMA's profile validates our company strategy: our security DNA results in a superior message security solution that hosting-only vendors can't match.
- 2011 Hosted Exchange Market Report by the Radicati Group
Rated "Top Player" by The Radicati Group Hosted Exchange Market Report. The latest market brief by The Radicati Group provides a competitive analysis of the Hosted Exchange Market, including Perimeter/USA.NET and other market players.
- Picking a Sensible Mobile Password Policy
Picking a Sensible Mobile Password Policy
Defining an enterprise mobile device passcode policy can be surprisingly difficult. Security managers must attempt to reconcile two opposing goals. They must: 1) Create a passcode policy that is strong enough to protect the device if it is lost or stolen, while: 2) Not annoying users with needless length or complexity
This whitepaper, authored by Perimeter E-Security CTO, Andrew Jaquith, will describe the recommended passcode policy for mobile devices that comply with NIST’s e-authentication Level 1 guidelines as described in Special Publication 800-63, “Electronic Authentication Guidelines”.
This whitepaper will cover:
- Introduction
- The Right Passcode Length
- Automatically Lock Mobile Devices After 15 Minutes
- Don't Require Employees to Rotate Their Passcodes
- Implementing Mobile Security Policies and Conclusions
- 2010 Hosted Business Email Market Report by The Radicati Group
Rated "Top Player" by The Radicati Group for the fourth consecutive Hosted Business Email Market Report. This market brief ranks vendors in the broad Hosted Business Email market, which includes various technology platforms, including simple POP3/IMAP solutions, Hosted Microsoft Exchange, Hosted Domino Server, and services based on freeware SMTP, or proprietary email platforms.
- 2010 Hosted Exchange Market Report by The Radicati GroupRated "Top Player" by The Radicati Group Hosted Exchange Market Report. The latest market brief by The Radicati Group provides a competitive analysis of the Hosted Exchange Market, including Perimeter/USA.NET and other market players.
- Why You Should Consider Cloud-Based Email Archiving
Email archiving solutions enable organizations to store, monitor, and collect electronic data exchanged by their users to comply with internal policies, as well as government regulations. Today, archiving solutions are available as products (software or appliances), or services in the cloud. However, the deployment of cloud archiving solutions is growing at a much faster rate than that of on-premises products. By 2014, it's expected that over 30% of all archiving solutions will be deployed in the cloud.
This whitepaper, authored by messaging industry analyst The Radicati Group, looks at the key reasons organizations should consider moving to a cloud-based archiving solution.
This whitepaper will cover:
- Introduction
- Why You Should Outsource Your Archiving Solution
- Unique Benefits of Cloud Archiving
- Perimeter's Cloud Archiving Solution
- Conclusions and Recommendations
- Protecting Your Organization from Insider Threat
There is little argument in the world of information security thatinsiders, whether malicious, careless, or simply tricked into divulgingprivate information, pose one of the greatest threats to anorganization's sensitive data and reputation. Insiders are entrustedwith access to sensitive or confidential information, often with littlesupervision of their actions. Recent data breach statistics show thatnearly one-third of all data breaches in 2009 were caused by insiders.
In this whitepaper author Kevin Prince, Chief Technology Officer for PerimeterE-Security, explores the different types of insider threats,recent data breaches caused by insiders, and the steps you can take tomitigate the most risk.
This whitepaper will cover:
- Insiders - Who are they and why are they the cause of so many data breaches?
- Data breach statistics from 2009 and the causes behind insider-related data breaches
- Case studies of data breaches (and near breaches) caused by insiders
- Does your company size matter?
- Defending your organization from insider threat
- Top 10 Information Security Threats for 2010
2009 has come and gone, and 2010 is upon us. Now, we must ask the question again “what threats (new and old) are we going to have to deal with in the coming year?”
In this whitepaper author Kevin Prince, Chief Technology Officer for Perimeter E-Security, takes a look back at his 2009 predictions and gives his predictions for the development of security threats in 2010 and beyond.
This whitepaper will cover:
- A look back at 2009's predictions: which came true, which did not
- Top 10 threats for 2010
- Threats falling from the top 10
- Threats quickly climbing to the top 10
- Securing your organization in 2010
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- Top 10 Information Security Breaches and Blunders of 2009
2009 was a banner year for information security news. Rarely did a day go by where a data breach of some sort wasn’t announced. What would once have been headline news for at least a week now barely makes the ticker on the bottom of CNN. Download this whitepaper to learn about some of the most intriguing and detrimental data breaches from 2009 and what they mean for information security in 2010.
- Social Networking: The Growing Threat to Businesses and Individuals
Social networking sites like Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, and Myspace are growing at an alarming rate. Millions of users are joining each day, uploading personal information and often allowing perfect strangers into their circle of friends and followers. As these web sites continue to grow, attacks targeting their faithful users grow as well. These sites have become a dangerous venue for malevolent users to spread malware, steal identities, and even gain access to sensitive corporate data.
In this whitepaper we cover the latest security issues plaguing social networks and how you can keep your personal identity and organization safe.
Download this whitepaper to learn:
- The problem with the widespread growth of social networking
- A Facebook Experiment – “I’m Rebecca Johnson. Will you be my friend?”
- The risk of "cloud computing" services
- Keeping your identity and organization safe in the social networking world
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- Red Flags Rule: The FTC Regulation and Solutions to Prevent Identity Theft
The Red Flags Rule requires that many organizations and businesses have identity theft prevention programs in place by November 1, 2009. These programs should detect the warnings or ‘red flags’ of identity theft in their daily operations. Some of the organizations affected can include finance companies, automobile dealers, mortgage brokers, utility companies, telecommunications companies, and non-profit and government entities that defer payment for goods or services. Are you complying with the Red Flags Rule?
Download this white paper to learn more about:
- The definition of the Red Flags Rule
- Does this rule apply to your business or organization?
- What is a comprehensive identity theft prevention program?
- Solutions to become compliant with Red Flags
- Ten Pitfalls of Traditional Data Backup and How to Avoid Them
Data backup is a fundamental part of nearly every organization'sdisaster recovery and business continuity plans. But long gone are thedays when you had a simple tape backup drive connected to a computerwith a single tape that would backup days and weeks worth of data. Thevolume of data organizations backup is enormous and growing larger allof the time. Different strategies have been used by companies to backuptheir data. Regardless of which method companies use, there seem to besome common pitfalls that can severely impact a company’s processes andbottom line.
In this whitepaper Kevin Prince, Chief Technology Officer for Perimeter E-Security, shares his top ten pitfalls of traditional data backupmethods and provides you with a roadmap to simple data backup, disasterrecovery, and regulatory compliance.
This whitepaper will cover:
- Traditional data backup methods
- Ten pitfalls of traditional data backup
- Necessary capabilities of a new-age Remote Data Backup solution
- Will Facebook Get You Hired or Fired?
Social networking sites such as Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, LinkedIn, Bebo and Friendster have positive uses such as attracting younger employees, promoting a friendly culture, creative sharing of ideas, and encouraging friendships between co-workers. On the other hand, it can have implications with information security, liability, productivity, bandwidth consumption and more.
Download this white paper to learn more about how social networking sites can impact your organization.
- A Comprehensive Study of Financial Data Security Breaches in the United States
In 2008, data breaches hit the financial industry hard. These data breaches exposed personal information that thieves could leverage to steal identities. Download this white paper to learn what types of vulnerabilities are causing the most data breaches and the steps you can take to reduce your exposure to a data breach.
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- 8 Elements of Complete Vulnerability Management
It used to be so simple. You could protect your network by deploying a firewall and testing it periodically. Today’s threat landscape offers attackers a much larger selection of attack points. And, with up to 20 new vulnerabilities being discovered every day, how do you find your system’s weaknesses and fix them before it’s too late?
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- The ABCs of Social Engineering and 5 Ways to Protect Your Organization
Social engineering is the practice of obtaining confidential information by manipulating people. In short, social engineering is hacking people rather than computer systems. In the past few years, we have seen an explosion of social engineering techniques employed by attackers because it is far easier and takes less time to compromise systems. This white paper outlines some of the social engineering techniques and solutions on how to protect yourself and your organization from these attacks.
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