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IANS Research - the Partner Program
IANS Research, the Partner Program, is an annual end-user research offering that provides executives with tangible, actionable, unbiased managerial and technical tools and insights needed to control information security, compliance, and risk management within their organizations. The result - better, faster, and more informed information security decisions. Read More.



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IANS Blog
Adam Cardinal: Building Relationships – Software Development Team
Information Security and Software Development haven’t always been well aligned in establishing complementary goals. For Information Security, the Software Development team is the source of coding errors, vulnerabilities and potential weaknesses which necessitate identification, triage and remediation. Transforming a potentially adversarial relationship into something collaborative and mutually beneficial can be done – with some effort and these tips. Read More.

Nick Selby: Guardium Acquisition as Catalyst for DTM Roll-up
Adam Cardinal: Building Relationships - Internal Audit Team
Nick Selby: Metasploit Acquisition Shakes Up the Pen-test Landscape
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Latest IANS Research
Controls vs. Threat-based Approaches to Information Security Monitoring
2009 Pacific Information Security Forum: Key Insights
Combating the Advanced Persistent Threat (APT)
Predictions 2010: Can We Expect More of the Same?
Penetration Testing: A Necessity that Requires Planning


Events Schedule
February 10, 2010
Creating High-Performing Security Teams: Multimedia Briefing
February 25, 2010 at 3:00 pm EST
Intelligent Vulnerability Management: The Art of Prioritizing Remediation Interactive Phone Conference
March 10, 2010
Securing Enterprise 2.0: Multimedia Briefing
March 16-17, 2010
Mid-Atlantic Information Security Forum
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Considering a Firewall Refresh? There's a Lot to Like in the Next Generation Executive Roundtable
March 25, 2010 at 3:00 pm EST
Navigating the Data Stream without Boiling the Ocean: Case Studies in Effective Log Management Interactive Phone Conference
April 14, 2010
Identity Management...Changing Requirements: Multimedia Briefing
April 22, 2010 at 3:00 pm EST
Access Abuse Abounds: Managing the Lifecycle of an Identity Interactive Phone Conference
May 4-5, 2010
New York Metro Information Security Forum
June 23-24, 2010
Lone Star Information Security Forum
September 28-29, 2010
New England Information Security Forum
November 8-9, 2010
Midwest Information Security Forum



Free Research
Controls vs. Threat-based Approaches to Information Security Monitoring
Is Your Organization Losing the Cyber-War?
DLP Paradigms: How You Approach the Problem Makes All the Difference
SIEM 2.0: Integrating Five Key Requirements Missing in 1st Gen Solutions