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14 March 2013

Protecting Against APTs: Network Visibility

Worldwide spending on IT security reached approximately $60 billion in 2012 – a 8.4% rise from $55 billion in 2011. Yet, Fortune 500 companies continue to be in the news headlines due to data breaches. One can’t help wonder how these attacks by-pass the security controls that are already in place.

John Kindervag of Forrester Research explains why traditional security controls such as IPS and FW are inadequate against advanced targeted attacks.