The complexity of today’s computing environment is making it increasingly unlikely security professionals can keep track of all computing assets, analyze ongoing attacks, and ultimately vouch for the integrity of the private data an organization controls.  Combine this reality with a dynamic and ever-expanding attack surface, and it’s almost impossible for security professionals to keep up.

Next generation security management platforms are emerging to combine the best capabilities of security information management, log management, and configuration management offerings to help streamline security operations, support investigations, and provide compliance reports.  Providing an operational workflow and hierarchy to ensure these professionals are focusing their efforts on the highest value assets at risk at any given moment, these security management platforms are emerging as a secret weapon in the fight against online fraud and data theft.

Security Incite recommends end user organizations take a close look at these security management platforms because the problem isn’t getting any easier to solve, and the tolerance for mistakes and incidents is non-existent.  The status quo may work for a short time, but in the long run automation, correlation, and high-integrity log storage are critical success factors for every security professional.  Download Entire Management Summary from Q1 Labs Website




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Andrew Hay, Integration Services Program Manager for Q1 Labs, was named a thought leader in the area of log management by the SANS Technology Institute. As the most trusted and largest source for information security training, certification and research in the world, the SANS Institute works with some of the most advanced thinkers and technologists in the area of network security.  Read Entire Article

Q1 Labs has been positioned by Gartner, Inc. in the visionaries quadrant in the May 2008 Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) Magic Quadrant’ report.

According to the report, the SIEM market is being driven by three factors: the emergence of user and resource access monitoring as the primary customer problem to be solved, the demand for the technology from a broad set of customers, and the availability of the technology from large vendors that also sell related products or services. SIEM is one of the fastest-growing security markets, with a growth rate of more than 50% in 2006, 30% in 2007 and estimated revenue reaching more than $800 million in 2007.  Read Entire Article

EVENT	DATE	LOCATION
TechTarget Compliance Seminar Next Steps for Security Leadership	June 5	Cleveland, OH
Tech-Security Conference	June 5	Detroit, MI
3COM EMEA TechConnect	June 9-12	Madrid, SPAIN
InfoSecurity Canada See us in The Herjavec Group Booth # 405	June 10-12	Toronto, CANADA
FishNet Twin Cities Technology Golf Classic	June 19	Prior Lake, MN
IANS Lone Star Information Security Forum	June 24-25	Dallas, TX
Tech-Security Conference	July 10	Kansas City, KS
ISSA New England Vendor Showcase & Security Bee	July 16	Waltham, MA

On the heels of announcing its expansion into Asia-Pacific, Q1 Labs will continue to grow it's global footprint with aggressive plans for EMEA expansion. To accelerate the adoption of Q1 Labs’ flagship product, QRadar, into the EMEA territory and assist with the success of its worldwide OEM partners, Q1 Labs appointed seasoned sales and data network security veteran, Matthew Nunney to EMEA Theater Director.  Read Entire Article

During this webcast Andrew Hay will discuss important considerations when selecting and deploying a log management solution for your organization and how to avoid some of the pitfalls.

  Visit Q1 Labs’ online Resource Library to learn more about network security management by downloading brochures, data sheets, webcasts, podcasts, and product demonstrations.

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