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Balancing Security Against Productivity

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What makes for great security? Is it about keeping the bad guys out or letting the good guys in? About defending attacks or preventing them? When IDG Research Services queried IT security professionals on the topic, intriguing insight into the effectiveness of security management came to light.

This CXO Media whitepaper presents these findings and reviews the delivery of effective security management using the latest technology and automation tools.

Further White Paper Details
Publisher	Novell	File Format	PDF
Date Published	April 2008	Downloads	174
Format	White Papers
Topics	Firewalls, Security Management, Security Tools, Cost Control - Risk Mgmt., Network Security

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