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Best Practices White Papers

Take a holistic approach to business-driven security.

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Overview Take a business-level view of security and risk management, so you can prioritize security activities and focus on those that make the most strategic sense. With this white paper, learn to direct resources to mitigate risk and costs, and see how IBM enterprise security can optimize business results.

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Publisher	IBM	File Format	PDF
Date Published	August 2009
Format	White Papers
Topics	Best Practices, Anti-Hacking, Intrusion Detection Systems, Security Management, Firewalls

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