InformationWeek Reports

Alert: Smarter, Stealthier, Sneakier Malware

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:58:15 -0500

Increasingly sophisticated and targeted attacks are making it more difficult for organizations to detect and defend against them.

Insurance & Technology Digital Issue: February 2012

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:52:22 -0500

INSURANCE DISTRIBUTION RENAISSANCE: Insurance companies are rethinking their distribution strategies, and the agent channel is experiencing a revival. Insurance & Technology's February 2012 digital edition examines how technology is changing insurance distribution and reshaping carriers' relationships with their agent partners.

Fundamentals: ARMed and Dangerous?

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:11:51 -0500

As ARM chips go beyond being just the power inside iPads and Kindle Fires, Intel and AMD have reason to worry. Enterprise IT, on the other hand, can expect more choice and savings in end-user computing and data center consolidation projects, as ARM innovation positively affects procurement of infrastructure gear and related application development and migration.

Strategy: SIEM

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:46:58 -0500

A security information and event management system serves as a repository for all the security alerts and logging systems from a firm’s devices. But this can be overkill for a company that is understaffed or has overestimated its security information needs. In this report, we discuss 10 questions to ask yourself in determining whether SIEM makes sense for you—and how to pick the right system if it does.

Research: 2012 State of Cloud Computing

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:30:28 -0500

More than 500 IT pros weighed in on their use of public cloud services, and we can sum the results up in two words: blind leap. Just 28% assess the impact on their internal networks, even though 73% are using multiple providers. It's not too late to reverse the lemming migration. Here’s how.

InformationWeek Digital Issue: February 6, 2012

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:45:03 -0500

Leap Of Cloud Faith
>> IT's diving in with too much custom code and too little planning
>> Six Flags and Yelp show what works

2012 InformationWeek Cloud ROI Modeler

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:41:07 -0500

This "Cloud vs. In-House" investment modeler, a supplement to the InformationWeek 2012 State of Cloud Computing report, is intended to give some general guidelines when considering a cloud initiative. Data has been provided as a sample to be used as a starting point. All fields are unlocked and can be modified to suit your particular business needs.

Trust: Web Authentication

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:47:38 -0500

How hacks of Comodo and DigiNotar exposed weakness in SSL--and what's being done to fix it.

Enterprise Social Networks: Dislike

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:48:33 -0500

Why employees aren’t taking to enterprise social networks, and what IT can do to help.

Data Encryption: Piling On

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:23:18 -0500

As broken protocols, mobility, and cloud add to the data protection burden, encryption's more important than ever.

Face to Face at the Desktop

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:22:24 -0500

Better tech makes videoconferencing easy for IT.

Strategy: How to Pick Endpoint Protection

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 03:18:31 -0500

When it comes to protecting PCs and laptops, IT puts too much emphasis on malware detection. You'll get better results by focusing on performance, management and--most importantly--how users and the security software interact. This report tells you how to evaluate endpoint security software based on what really matters.

IT Pro Ranking: Endpoint Antivirus/Anti-Malware

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:15:28 -0500

Kaspersky Lab and Sophos top our IT evaluations of nine antivirus/anti-malware vendors. Upstart Malwarebytes scores a 4.3 out of 5 for malware removal, the highest score in that category. Symantec and McAfee are the most widely used vendors, but 46% of respondents are considering replacing or adding a vendor. Lucky for them, choices abound in this market.

Advanced Trading: February 2012

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:39:18 -0500

CONQUERING MARKET DATA: Though a crush of market data threatens to overwhelm many firms, hedge fund managers want even more.

Bank Systems & Technology Digital Issue: February 2012

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 06:34:37 -0500

BIG DATA = BIG OPPORTUNITY: Big data can create big headaches. But it also holds big opportunity. Bank Systems & Technology's February digital issue explores the challenges banks face in tackling big data and the tools and strategies they are using to turn it into an advantage.

Wall Street & Technology: February 2012

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 06:12:08 -0500

EMBRACING CLOUD: Facing declining revenues and increasing pressure on capital expenditures, many Wall Street organizations are warming up to semi-public cloud offerings.

Strategy: Database Defense

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 01:10:15 -0500

The biggest threat to your company’s most sensitive data may be the employee who has legitimate access to corporate databases but less-than-legitimate intentions. And while the incidence of insider data breaches has decreased, external attacks often imitate them—and do serious damage. Follow our advice to mitigate the risk.

Strategy: Understanding Software Vulnerabilities

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 01:09:49 -0500

To protect company and customer data, we need to determine what makes it so vulnerable and appealing. We also need to understand how hackers operate, and what tools and processes they rely on. In this report, we explain how to ensure the best defense by thinking like an attacker and identifying the weakest link in your own corporate data chain.

InformationWeek Healthcare: February 2012

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:55:53 -0500

Transforming Healthcare -- Mobile Apps Help Cut Costs -- Personalized Medicine's Trade-Offs -- Pay For Performance

Dark Reading Supplemental Issue: February 2012

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 05:02:31 -0500

Online Trust -- Hacked Doesn't Mean Dead

InformationWeek: January 30, 2012

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 01:46:56 -0500

Dislike: Why employees aren't taking to enterprise social networks -- Secret CIO: Ambushed by a customer -- Lotus Notes gets social -- Networking vendors ranked 17 -- What Apotheker had right -- government innovation ideas

Fundamentals: How to Write an Effective SAN RFI

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 08:33:00 -0500

Storage and networking are ground zero for the next enterprise data center upgrade wave. This time, architecture designs will be based on virtualization and private clouds, not discrete servers and local disks. Translation: Plenty of IT teams are in the market for SANs. Here’s how to make vendors work for your business.

Informed CIO: Striking a Security/Usability Balance

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 07:45:50 -0500

At CES we saw dozens of new tablets and smartphones with unprecedented capabilities. Employees want to make full use of their shiny new devices, while IT teams want to maintain security and control. The principles of secure user access provide a strategy for CIOs to maintain equilibrium.

Research: 2012 Enterprise Project Management

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 06:27:48 -0500

If businesses rise or fall on their IT prowess, then the way our 508 respondents manage tech projects is a key determinant in business health. So why do just 60% have PMOs? And how does that relate to the fact that just 30% say IT initiatives almost always deliver value to the business? Time to change the world, one project at a time.

Digital Detectives

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:09:54 -0500

The right forensic tools in the right hands are just a start. Here's how to best apply the lessons they teach to bolster your defenses.