Money, politics, or revenge motivates the insider who commits fraud, compromises sensitive data, or sabotages a network. While « insider threat » causes such losses, it’s insider risk — potential financial damage through lost revenue, or damage to brand equity, reputation, intellectual property, or even human life — that organizations manage through access control. This white paper explores insider attacks and insider risk, and shows how to control them by controlling and monitoring access. The paper also describes the more common vulnerabilities exploited by insider attacks and a method for assessing insider risk.

Uncertainty about the economy is causing many IT executives to reevaluate current and new initiatives. This white paper defines the challenges facing IT executives, and outlines actions they can take now to cut costs, increase productivity and get more out of existing IT investments.

Decision Management answers four imperatives for businesses seeking to thrive in today’s difficult environment. This white paper shares FICO’s decades of experience helping enterprises compete more effectively using decision management technology.

Discover the unique support for data warehousing and business intelligence offered by the IBM DB2 portfolio. This white paper shows how an IBM System z server, integrated with the IBM DB2 family of solutions, can help you meet requirements for data warehousing and business intelligence.

Preventing the installation and execution of unauthorized software should be a high priority for any IT-conscious organization. Allowing users to install or execute unauthorized software can expose an organization to a variety of stability, security, and legal risks, not to mention the burden of support costs. This paper will compare and contrast a variety of techniques for detecting and preventing unauthorized code.

Stop paying more for less space and fewer features in your blade solution. Instead, choose a solution designed specifically for distributed enterprises. Read how IBM BladeCenter S provides greater capabilities — including 9TB of flexible storage, low noise, a specialized rack with air filtration and available layer 2-7 secure switching — at a lower price than HP Blade System c3000.