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Maximizing Configuration Management IT Security Benefits with Puppet

No matter what industry your organization is in or whether your role is concerned with managing employee desktops or implementing a virtualized cloud computing server farm, IT security plays a big role in IT planning and budgeting decisions. Despite large investments in technology and employee expertise, IT security remains a persistent headache with organizations across a spectrum of industries falling victim to attacks. Security spending reflects this increasingly costly threat. eWeek recently cited Forrester research statistics that showed security spending increasing from 8.2% of overall IT budget in 2007 to 14% in 2010.

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CloudVision as-a-Service: Security and Data Protection

whitePaper | January 24, 2023

Cloud-based software delivery has increasingly become the norm in today’s world, owing to the elasticity, scalability, and economy of cloud architectures. Arista has established a leadership position in the delivery of reliable and secure cloud networking and services management through the introduction of CloudVision®, a single unified AI/ML-enabled network management platform supporting every place in the cloud – and CloudVision is now available in an “as-aService” delivery model in the cloud.

Madcap Central Security Whitepaper

whitePaper | February 8, 2023

MadCap Central leverages the security, power, and flexibility of the cloud to mitigate or eliminate many of the technical hurdles faced by both content creators and information technology professionals. The overhead traditionally associated with managing complex systems can hinder the ability to create content and deliver content efficiently. The goal of this document is to provide a high-level overview of the ways that Central addresses these challenges.

Cybersecurity Services

whitePaper | October 17, 2022

Our approach to cybersecurity includes a holistic set of services spanning Risk Assessments, Security Patching, Advisory Services and Managed Detection and, Response (MDR).

HMC 1030 Connectivity Security White Paper

whitePaper | March 14, 2023

This document describes data that is exchanged between the Hardware Management Console (HMC) and the IBM Service Delivery Center (SDC). In addition, it also covers the methods and protocols for this exchange. This includes the configuration of “Call Home” (Electronic Service Agent) on the HMC for automatic hardware error reporting. All the functionality that is described herein refers to Power Systems HMC and the HMC that is used for the IBM Storage System DS8000.

The Economic Impact of Cyber Attacks

whitePaper | December 29, 2022

Businesses make up the core of an economy. And cyberattacks are among the topmost risks faced by any business organization irrespective of its size and domain of operation. Therefore, it is well established that cyber-attacks have a significant economic impact. Most of the attacks and breaches are financially motivated.

C2 Identity Security White Paper

whitePaper | December 20, 2022

Organizations are adopting distributed and complex network security due to the changing organizational structure trend. C2 Identity is essential to any business to improve convenience and flexibility in managing identity information and access privileges while protecting corporate resources from unauthorized access, both within and outside the organization's boundaries.

Maximizing Configuration Management IT Security Benefits with Puppet