Better Security for Better Business

Enabling business strategy with simpler, more connected IT security

No one needs another reminder of the strategic importance of information security. For that, one need only to scan the headlines, which regularly feature major brands that are losing customers, investors, and even their chief executives in the wake of highprofile data breaches or compliance breakdowns. The threats are real. The consequences are dire. Even board members are now painfully aware of these new realities.

So if we’re all sufficiently terrified, what is the relentless tide of bad news telling us that we don’t already know? Put simply, it is telling us that the technology and approaches we are using to secure our information and systems are not working. It is telling us that despite spending more than ever to protect our systems and comply with internal and regulatory requirements, something is always falling through the cracks.

There are several reasons for this lack of success. One is the fact that the IT security market is highly fragmented. There are dozens of “best-of-breed” solutions addressing narrow aspects of security — from intrusion detection to application security to identity and access management. Each solution requires a single specialist to administer the software. And they leave gaping holes between them that make exploitation or compliance violations a matter of time. Many organizations find themselves with great confidence in certain areas of security, but others that they fear are woefully lacking.

For more, read Dell’s free white paper: Better Security for Better Business