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Published: 24 Oct 2012
What's the best IT security advice you've ever received?

This article is part of the September 2005 issue of What's the best IT security advice you've ever received?

A few months ago, we surveyed Information Security readers about the features and improvements they'd most like to see in security products. Their "wish lists" covered major security categories such as threat management (IDS, IPS, anomaly detection, SIMs) and vulnerability management (VA scanning, patch, configuration and change). Three themes emerged: integration, correlation and reporting/visualization. Security pros said they want tighter integration of technologies into a single system, as well as correlation of threats to system vulnerabilities and asset value. They also want better integration of threat/ VM systems into core network/platform management systems, such as Hewlett-Packard's OpenView. And, they want to visualize and report on security posture at any given point in time. The themes of tight integration and simplified management highlight a fundamental shift for security in the organization. The focus on integration speaks to the need to make security more intuitive and easier to manage by non-security specialists. The focus on correlation ... Access >>>

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