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Visual Analytics, Disaster Recovery, Privileged Accounts, Botnets, and Big Data Security.
Welcome to the VoicesOn Friday Roundup. This week, we bring you white papers on Visual Analytics, Disaster Recovery, Privileged Accounts, Botnets, and Big Data Security.
Five Big Data Challenges and How to Overcome them with Visual Analytics
How do you present big data in a way that business leaders can quickly understand and use? This is not a minor consideration. Mining millions of rows of data creates a big headache for analysts tasked with sorting and presenting data. Organizations often approach the problem in one of two ways: Build "samples" so that it is easier to both analyze and present the data, or create template charts and graphs that can accept certain types of information. Both approaches miss the potential for big data. Instead, consider pairing big data with visual analytics so that you use all the data and receive automated help in selecting the best ways to present the data. This frees staff to deploy insights from data. Think of your data as a great, but messy, story. Visual analytics is the master filmmaker and the gifted editor who bring the story to life.
Avoid Disaster Recovery Failures
Disaster recovery is one of the most overlooked aspects of the IT apparatus. Many organizations feel secure that they are covered, but in reality, their plans fall short. It's impossible to prevent every disaster scenario, but it is possible to be prepared for the subsequent recovery - no matter the cause of downtime. Being able to recover lost data, restore downed systems and get users back up and running as quickly as possible after a disaster is critical to running a successful business.
Controlling and Managing Superuser Access
Effectively managing privileged accounts is becoming more and more critical as security and compliance emerge as the driving forces behind most IT initiatives. Unfortunately, native tools and manual practices for privileged account management are proving to be inadequate for today's complex enterprise. This white paper discusses the risks associated with privileged accounts and how to mitigate those risks by enabling granular access control. This paper is intended for CIOs, IT directors and managers, security and compliance officers, and administrators in enterprises of all sizes, especially those who have not established firm control over all of their organizations' privileged user accounts.
Anatomy of a Botnet
Because of the damage they cause and the bewildering speed with which they mutate, botnets and DDoS attacks are not only perceived as being malevolent (which they are) but also unstoppable (which they aren't). Fortunately there are companies such as Arbor Networks, which are dedicated to analyzing and stopping botnets and DDoS attacks on a global basis.
Big Security for Big Data
In order to meet the current security problems faced by organizations, a new paradigm shift needs to occur. Businesses need the ability to secure data, collect it, and aggregate into an intelligent format, so that real-time alerting and reporting can take place. The first step is to establish complete visibility so that your data and who accesses the data can be monitored. Next, you need to understand the context, so that you can focus on the valued assets, which are critical to your business. Finally, utilize the intelligence gathered so that you can harden your attack surface and stop attacks before the data is exfiltrated. So, how do we get started? Read this white paper to learn more.
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