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White Papers

Written by leading industry professionals and the experts at Alert Logic, our white papers offer insight into improving security by assessing vulnerabilities and employing effective log and threat management. Learn about the best practices used in identifying internal and external threats, dealing with PCI compliance, and more.

Log Management Best Practices

To comply with today’s government and industry mandates, such as PCI, SOX, HIPAA, and GLBA, log data must be collected, reviewed, and archived. The challenges of effective log management in increasingly-complex and distributed environments are significant; this paper outlines best practices for a log management initiative and the benefits of automated log management solutions.
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The Inevitability of Security-as-a-Service

The move to the cloud is a transformation in IT delivery, and it has important implications for security. The same requirements that have driven the growth of service-based IT delivery are driving service-based security. Virtualization, elastically-scalable infrastructure, big data, and other factors are discussed in this overview of the movement toward Security-as-a-Service.
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Buyer’s Guide to Log Management: Comparing On-Premise and On-Demand Solutions

Examines and compares two solutions to log management — traditional on-premise log management handled by the in-house infrastructure team, and a cloud-based log management solution, which moves the infrastructure footprint for log management to a physically and organizationally separate company.
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PCI DSS Top 10 Reports

Illustrates the 10 key reports needed to demonstrate compliance with PCI DSS that can be achieved with SaaS solutions from Alert Logic.
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PCI Compliance Made Simple

Gain a deeper understanding of the PCI DSS v1.1. Learn more about best practices to achieve PCI compliance and which of these requirements can be satisfied by Alert Logic.
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How to Improve Network Security without Extra Staff or Busting Your Budget

The responsibilities of network administrators and security managers at today’s mid-size companies can seem like a no-win situation. They are accountable for securing their organization’s network technologies with limited budgets and even more limited staff resources. This white paper explores how a cloud-powered threat management solution can ease the burden on administrators’ time, money and resources.
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Increasing Profit Margins with Network Security Services

Alert Logic’s Network Protection On-Demand solution helps service providers increase profit margins with highly differentiated network security services and no upfront investment or dedicated security staff.
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