The magazine is available for free at Infosecurity Europe 2014, Europe’s leading IT security exhibition, which takes place from April 29 through May 1 in Earl’s Court, London.
The Wick Hill Guardian, with its professed aim to ‘Advise, not Advertise’, is a great place to start for IT security managers visiting the exhibition. It can help pinpoint existing and future security issues, as well as suggesting the type of solution best suited to deal with them.
Leading companies contributing features include Guidance Software, WatchGuard, Kaspersky Lab, Check Point Software Technologies, ThreatTrack Security, A10 Networks and Barracuda Networks.
There’s a wide range of topics such as APTs (advanced persistent threats); cyber-mercenaries, and how they can get at your data; the security issues thrown up by the continuing spread of wireless; the best security options for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs); and the growth of ransomware – the malware that demands money.
Wick Hill gives its top IT trends for 2014; WatchGuard provides its top five tips to protect your data. In addition, there’s research into a variety of topics, such as Allot’s fascinating look at how consumers use the internet in today’s digital world.
In his article, ‘Barbarians Inside the Gate’, Guidance Software’s Sam Maccherola says that despite the robust security solutions of many companies, APTs can still evade perimeter security and lie in wait for some future launch date. He looks at the best way to detect this type of threat, which can often feel like looking for a needle in a haystack.
Ian Kilpatrick, chairman of Wick Hill Group, looks at where IT is going in his forward-looking piece on the ‘Top Seven IT Industry Trends in 2014’. Kilpatrick’s predictions include a rapid move to wireless, continuing growth in mobility and convergence, the increasing impact of IPv6 and the security issues, the continual rise of Big Data, the spread of cloud services, and the rapidly growing need for visibility and remediation solutions.
Not everyone knows a great deal about ADCs (application delivery controllers). However, argues Steve Millard, Wick Hill’s A10 product sales manager, they play an essential role in today’s IP-based networks. Millard examines the security and application optimization benefits of this lesser-known solution
University and college networks suffer 300% more malware attacks than government agencies and enterprises. With students needing constant and easy access, but presenting a great threat with their heavy use of mobile devices and social networking, ThreatTrack Security examines the challenges educational institutions face and the possible remedies.
Starting with the staggering statistic that 85% of organizations worldwide experienced an internal information security incident last year, Kaspersky Lab looks at the human factor in data loss and recommends a number of solutions to tackle this worrying fact.
For those who can’t wait until the Infosecurity Europe exhibition, the supplement is available now online on the Wick Hill website. You can also receive the supplement as part of Infosecurity magazine’s most recent digital print edition when you subscribe online.