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As employees become more dispersed, physical security measures need to evolve and merge with logical controls. But our trending shows a stunning dearth of innovation and investment in ­technologies such as biometrics and smart cards, as well as a lack of integration with SEIM systems. In this report, we'll shed light on this often overlooked but important part of any security posture. You'll be surprised at what we found in the dark corner.

What should IT pros worry about as we dive head first into the mobility era? Just ask the 59% allowing access to cloud services or SaaS via mobile devices, or the 64% planning to build custom apps. In this IT Pro Impact report, we’ll delve into these and other potential problems. Just 58% say IT selects mobile devices and carriers—a 15-point year-over-year drop. Clearly, a plan is needed.

Four steps to a more secure virtual infrastructure.

From access controls to separation of duties, we present four key steps to managing risk in your virtual environment.

Identity management adoption is stalled--bad news given trends like SaaS, advanced threats and consumerization.

Here's how to set a clear strategy for developing, deploying, managing and securing mobile applications.

We know we have to get a handle on access. But what’s a reasonable technical road map for rolling out cost-effective identity management? How do you properly implement user provisioning? And are current initiatives meeting business security needs and helping IT create trusted partnerships? We’ll analyze our data and help you draw up a plan. IdM is well worth doing, but only if you can get it right.

Executives are paying more attention to security, just like you wanted. Here's what to do next.

Stuxnet is a sophisticated, targeted weapon that proved utilities’ seemingly isolated SCADA networks could be
compromised, potentially disrupting energy production and distribution. In this report, we’ll explain how Stuxnet penetrated Iranian nuclear facilities and propagated through their networks, and guide you in protecting against a comparable attack on your organization.

Executives are paying attention to security—just like you always wanted. Survey respondents are seeing increased funding (albeit only slightly), and business leaders are getting involved in policy discussions. That’s good news for security pros, but it also puts us under greater scrutiny. Here’s how to flourish in this new environment.