Point Security Solutions Is NOT a Four-letter Word

There are numerous situations where point solutions are easier to administer

by Nancee Melby, Senior Product Marketing Manager, Shavlik Technologies

IT security is complex. There are hundreds of different technologies commonly deployed to safeguard data. Every year, new security threats emerge, resulting in a new batch of defense mechanisms and products. This ongoing and ever-expanding labyrinth of security solutions can be confusing and expensive for organizations trying to secure their information systems. The very thought of additional security packages are viewed with fright or outright contempt. One can readily imagine, if not actually hear, the IT department respond with “Oh no, not another #@%?!! security product to install and manage!”

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Aberdeen Report: Vulnerability Management: Assess, Prioritize, Remediate, Repeat.

Companies should accept that Vulnerability Management is a never-ending process, and that the cycle of “assess,” “prioritize,” “remediate” must be continuously repeated. Through better security governance (allocation of limited IT resources) and risk management (prioritization based on business value and the organization's appetite for risk), Best-in-Class performance in Vulnerability Management frees up limited IT resources to invest in projects more directly tied to the "rewarded risks" of innovation and strategic growth. This white paper will address how this is a necessary function for any organization and that managing threats and vulnerabilities pays off.

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Creating a Secure Base in a Virtual World

The adoption rate of Virtual Machines has exploded at most organizations, driven by the improved cost effectiveness of increased server utilization. This paper describes the importance of virtualization security and how solutions from Shavlik Technologies provide the same secure operating base and patch management for virtual machines as they do for their physical counterparts — for online and offline VMs.

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Gartner Report: The Patch Management Market: Collision or Coexistence?
Author: Ronni J. Colville

Patch management has specific differences from its superset category of configuration management, and there is enough differentiation to prevent it from being completely subsumed.

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The Top 10 Ways Shavlik Simplifies Compliance

Without the right automated solutions, patch management can be a tedious and Herculean task, requiring companies to regularly devote hundreds or even thousands of man-hours. Shavlik Technologies takes the sting out of the patch management process, while at the same time accelerating and continuously improving security and compliance readiness.

Laptop Patch Levels at 95% or Better?

Did you know that laptops often inhibit a company’s ability to achieve an acceptable level of patch status?  Many times we hear that companies can only achieve 80% of their patch status because they have a hard time managing laptops that are frequently coming on and off the network.  Shavlik’s customers repeatedly report patch levels of 95% or better because we simplify the process of managing laptops. 

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