It seems counterintuitive: how can it be that making software “stronger” (as in reducing vulnerabilities) can increase risk on the Internet (as in creating more incidents)? But it happens frequently. The trick to understanding this conundrum lay in thinking like…
AMP Firehose, Highlights, Random
Advanced Malware Protection Evaluation Criteria
by Pete Lindstrom •
[Pete Lindstrom is VP of Research at Spire Security, LLC and host of the AMP Firehose 1-day Workshop (vendor bakeoff) coming up in Chicago on 10/29. Register at www.regonline.com/AMPFirehoseCHI.] I believe the folks at Gartner put a lot of research…
AMP Firehose, Economics and Risk, Threat Management
AMP: Determining the value of whitelists, sandboxes, isolation, and active forensics
by Pete Lindstrom •
The most challenging thing about evaluating anti-malware solutions is the variety of architectures that can be employed to address the problem. Let’s look at three product categories and see how they might provide value to an organization: 1. Application Control…
AMP Firehose
Advanced Malware Protection Firehose Workshop 9/17 NYC Times Square
by admin •
Due to the generosity of key sponsors, the AMP Firehose has a limited number of complimentary seats available for its workshop on 9/17 in Times Square. Simply use code AMPNYC when you register at http://www.regonline.com/AMYFirehoseNYC. In addition, every qualified participant…
AMP Firehose, Economics and Risk
Cost-Benefit Analysis for Anti-Malware Protection (AMP)
by Pete Lindstrom •
I recently wrote about key economic considerations for AMP. With those in mind, it is time to evaluate your existing anti-malware program and determine whether you should consider augmenting or otherwise addressing it. The first stage of this process is…
AMP Firehose, Economics and Risk, Highlights, Incidents, Threat Management
Do Enterprises Need AMP? An “Advanced Malware Protection” Market Assessment
by Pete Lindstrom •
Over the past few months I have been on an “advanced malware protection” (AMP) kick. I am fascinated by this topic because it ties together a set of market conditions that can be extremely challenging to navigate through, both for…