Deploy an enterprise-wide security solution with Enterprise Security Management (ESM) software

No single piece of technology can solve all of an organization's security problems, but one key piece of technology needed to address security risk is a central logging and analysis solution that also acts as a focal point for real-time and forensic investigation, remediation, reporting, and compliance. Taking a more robust, enterprise-wide approach than traditional security event monitoring, Enterprise Security Management (ESM), also known as Security Information Management (SIM) or Security Event Management (SEM) considers everything in an environment—hardware, software, data, and people, as well as related risk levels, business functions, and compliance relationships. Investigate the security benefits that ESM software can offer your organization in this sample chapter from Enemy at the Water Cooler. Learn how ESM works, the tools required, and weigh alternatives to deploying ESM in your organization.

Title: Enemy at the Water Cooler: Real-Life Stories of Insider Threats and Enterprise Security Management Countermeasures
ISBN: 1597491292
Published: August 2006
Authors: Brian Contos
Chapter: Chapter 3: Enterprise Security Management
Published by Syngress Publishing