Dark Reading: Tech Insight: Practical Threat Intelligence

Today's ever-changing threat landscape requires proactive security efforts to identify threats and adapt defenses quickly

May 18, 2012
By John H. Sawyer

The job of an enterprise security professional is getting more and more difficult as new devices and technologies are introduced into their networks -- often without the time to adequately prepare and put security controls in place. Being able to keep up with changing technology, emerging threats, and information overload that goes with managing thousands to tens of thousands systems requires proactive efforts on the part of security pros. While vendors will try to tell you differently, it's impossible to sit back and trust that security products put in place to stop malware, phishing attacks, and the dreaded APT are going to be a effective at keeping your data secure.

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