SaaS security can help address emerging threats
April 30, 2013
Grazed from ProofPoint. Author: Editorial Staff.
Every day, new types of malware and other risks emerge with the rapidly evolving IT environment, threatening data protection and forcing enterprises to consider new technologies for detection and prevention. More experts are pointing to the benefits of software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions, which can help resolve some of these newer threats.
In an interview with Computer Weekly, Shlomo Kramer, founder of Imperva, revealed that many organizations have maintained the same budgets for security even though the threat landscape has changed. "Most of the security spend is still allocated to network firewalls and antivirus (AV) systems, but attacks are no longer broad, notoriety-seeking and naïve; they are very targeted, sophisticated and well-funded," he stated…
In order to ensure that security systems can detect newer strains of malware and other emerging risks, Kramer explained that firms need to seek next-generation technologies that protect data on the endpoint, in the network and in the datacenter. A major innovation, according to Kramer, is the use of SaaS to control access to applications, services and information…
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