IT security discussions were once dominated by virus outbreaks, keeping script kiddies out of corporate networks, and having updated backups. But today's threat landscape has changed. Threats have become more multifaceted, networks have become more open, and hackers have become more targeted, better and faster. To make matters worse, the roles of IT infrastructure engineers and security managers have become broader with increased responsibilities. Senior management wants to hear about practices that contribute to the firm's success from them. External customers, suppliers, and partners want assurance that the infrastructure is well protected. IT decision makers need to put in place a security strategy to make the enterprise resilient and prepare for tomorrow's challenges in a cost-effective manner. This presentation presents the IDC Top 10 Security Predictions and highlights to the audience what to look out for across the security landscape in the near future. The speaker will also discuss the implications of the predictions and the best practices for security managers to keep the infrastructure secure and resilient.

New updates to the security portfolio help control and contain threats with integrated, collaborative systems across the network infrastructure.

Minimize the cost and productivity impacts of security threats with Cisco threat control solutions that help your IT department actively manage security threats and respond faster during an event.

Cisco threat control solutions protect against threats caused by Internet use, attacks and intrusions, and improper data access. These solutions use processes and technology to:

• Increase visibility across the IT infrastructure
• Actively detect and stop threats
• Improve threat response times
• Decrease damages during an event

The challenge today extends beyond ensuring a secured network environment from external threats. Organizations are experiencing an evolution in threats at multiple levels from new vulnerabilities embedded within new applications, threat sources from inside the network and an increasing need to detect and mitigate against threats over different media. The network perimeter which we once knew well is rapidly dissolving and application access is demanded by users from more locations, devices and media. Methods and strategies from yesteryear are no longer adequate to form sound defences for corporate IT infrastructure in today's context.

It is however critical that the solutions and strategies adopted do not compromise on their needs to support corporate access and new applications to fuel growth. As threats evolve, so should your defences. It is of utmost importance to ensure that the strategy or solution adopted is robust & resilient enough to withstand this ever changing security landscape without compromising on access.

Hear how Nokia perceive the security & threat landscape and as a result provide solutions to assist businesses in achieving defensive postures that enables access without compromise.

Businesses today are running more than ever on applications and with the increasingly mobile and global workforce and business partner connectivity, this ever changing business landscape is presenting a new set of challenges for IT teams to continue delivering applications effectively while enhancing data security and addressing new regulatory and compliance requirements. IT teams and key security executives such as Chief Information Office (CIO) and Chief Security Officer (CSO) need to protect and verify the security of its valuable information, while ensuring that its operations keeps pace with the business. Putting in place a robust application delivery infrastructure built on a secure-by-design foundation will enable IT teams to deliver applications efficiently and protect all types of applications- Windows®, Web and desktop – in any type of user scenario, including teleworking, mobile working, and the use of public devices at the same time.

Unauthorized endpoint computers pose significant security risks to organizations. Where underlying network-based enforcement is available, network access control (NAC)solutions provide detection and implementation of security policies to minimize these risks. In this presentation, Sophos will discuss how a software approach to NAC will provide protection against potential attacks arising from unauthorised access to the network.

The human being is often said to be the weakest link within the enterprise security infrastructure. Some even take it to the extreme saying that the human is not causing the problem. Rather, it IS the problem.