Security budgets are holding their own in a tough economy, but IT security personnel charged with protecting networks and company information face increasing responsibilities - from fears of having the company's brand tarnished by a data breach, compliance demands, threats from insiders anxious about losing their jobs, and a slew of other drivers.

In this webcast, we learn what defines successful CSOs in 2010 as they battle tightened budgets, a sophisticated threat landscape and continued compliance hurdles.

In this special webcast, we find out just how cybercriminals are taking advantage of unprotected virtual environments and what practical steps companies can take to protect against these.

SC Magazine is pleased to introduce a unique webcast series celebrating its 20th Anniversary this year. The free 20-minute webcasts will feature a member of the SC Magazine editorial team in conversation with various industry thought leaders discussing the past, present and future of IT security.

Do you have visibility into everything that privileged users are doing on your network? The frequency of these threats is increasing and compliance regulations are changing to mandate monitoring of privileged user access. Yet most organizations can't answer "yes" to these questions. This panel discussion will focus on both the practical and regulatory aspects of effective privileged user monitoring - featuring two IT executives and a compliance expert.

The people in your organization will do whatever they have to do to be productive. And if that means that your current IT infrastructure is not conducive to helping them be productive, they will look for ways around your IT infrastructure safeguards. What does that mean? That means if their e-mail box is not large enough they will go online and find ones that are. That large file can be sent via e-mail -- they will find services and technologies to solve that issue. Can't get access to presentations and documents necessary to do that perfect sales presentation when you are remote -- they will start hosting the very same presentation and documents in a place that allows them to get to it. The iPhone and android phones are not supported by IT -- they will create proxies using home computers to push and pull e-mail from their smart devices.

The concept of security in layers takes the view that no single component can ensure the level of protection necessary to safeguard sensitive data. Instead, by leveraging the various technologies and approaches available today, organizations can implement security policies that meet regulatory requirements, and provide cost-effective controls to minimize data breaches.

Content Aware SIEM represents a new generation of Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) capabilities that extend the value and benefits of SIEM by providing visibility into the contents of applications, documents and protocols.

Keeping the network secure has become a daunting proposition for most enterprises. With hundreds of firewalls and a long list of network devices, it's hard for network teams to determine where to focus efforts to keep the network secure and available to users.