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Featured Content Strategies for Improving Web Application Security 5 SDN Business Benefits 2013 Mobile Commerce Survey 9 Must Have IT Skills for 2013 Anonymous, LulzSec, OpUSA Plan Broad Attacks On Government Agencies, Banks Hacktivist groups plan denial-of-service attacks on banks, government sites Read More Internet Crime Cost Consumers More Than A Half-Billion Dollars Last Year Number of cases reported by consumers to FBI-partnered Internet Crime Complaint Center increased by nearly 10 percent last year, with scams in auto fraud, FBI impersonation via email, extortion at the top of the list Read More    More Resources 10 Things to Look for in a SDN Controller Noted industry expert, Dr. Jim Metzler, of Ashton, Metzler and Associates provides insight on the key elements to consider in an SDN controller, bringing clarity to SDN decisions and giving an insider's perspective on what is truly possible with this emerging technology. 7 Steps to App Security Building a comprehensive software security program can be overwhelming. Unlike implementing software quality assurance, the processes that go into making an application more secure are still relatively immature. Read this paper and learn seven practical steps you can begin today to secure your applications and prevent the damages a successful cyber-attack can bring. SEEK Prevents Competitors from Scraping Website Content SEEK, Australia's number one job site, prevents competitors from scraping Website content with Imperva SecureSphere. This video case study shows how Imperva's SecureSphere Web Application Firewall safeguards SEEK's Website from site scraping and Web application attacks.

SECURITY Strategies for Improving Web Application Security Sponsored by Imperva Web applications are fraught with risk, but for most companies, not having them is not an option. They're just too important to customers and to the business. In this Dark Reading report, we recommend some best practices for balancing the needs of the business with security requirements. It doesn't take special certification or a million dollars, but it does take planning, time, and a smart combination of tools and best practices. Network Infrastructure 5 SDN Business Benefits Sponsored by NEC Have your engineers caught software-defined networking fever yet? While SDN is currently most appropriate for test labs or tech-savvy cloud operators like Google and Facebook, that's poised to change. As the technology matures and products proliferate, enterprise IT executives need a grasp of the potential benefits. Mobility & Wireless 2013 Mobile Commerce Survey Among nearly 900 qualified respondents to our poll, 71% say m-commerce is very or extremely important to the future of their organizations. However, just 26% have comprehensive strategies in place now. That spells opportunity. Professional Development 9 Must Have IT Skills for 2013 Demand for tech is on the rise, say 71% of the 728 respondents to our 2013 Outlook Survey. And these companies have a hefty list of projects on tap, from improving information security — cited by 55% — to mobility and making the most of data and innovative tasks, like the 30% aiming to introduce new IT-led products and services for customers. We asked 9 experts to weigh in on the skills and attributes needed to make big plans into reality. InformationWeek Reports is brought to you by Imperva, Lumension and Symantec and UBM Tech. You are receiving this newsletter because you have previously downloaded a report from the InformationWeek Reports site. You are subscribed as sojo.blo@gmail.com. If you would like to be removed from the newsletter. If you received this newsletter from a friend and want to join. Read about and join other InformationWeek Newsletters here. UBM Tech | 600 Community Drive | Manhasset, NY 11030 | Privacy Policy