BOSTON, MA--(Marketwire - January 9, 2008) - Aberdeen Group, a Harte-Hanks company (
NYSE:
HHS), today announced a new research report titled "Logical / Physical
Security Convergence: Is it in the Cards?" which reveals
Best-in-Class organizations that take a consistent, enterprise-wide view of
security risk and governance -- integrating both physical security and IT
security -- set themselves up to compete in the global economy with a
distinct advantage: not only with an optimized IT infrastructure, but also
with better protection for their digital, physical, and human assets.
The benchmark report shows multiple examples of enabling technologies being
used by Best-in-Class organizations as part of their logical / physical
security convergence initiatives, including smart cards, digital
certificates, fingerprint biometrics, enterprise single sign-on, security
information and event management, and network-based video analytics.
Overall, the Best-in-Class were between 8 to 13 times better than the
Industry Average at reducing the number of physical security incidents, the
number of IT security incidents, and the number of compliance-related audit
failures over the last twelve months.
"Is logical / physical security convergence in the cards? Yes -- literally
in some cases, but more generally as a natural extension of taking a
strategic, holistic view of security risk," said Derek E. Brink, Vice
President and Research Director for Aberdeen Group. "Convergence projects
should be given higher priority based on the tangible business benefits
identified in this research, which include better security, sustained
compliance, faster response times, lower operational costs, and improved
collaboration between IT and physical security teams."
A complimentary copy of this research report is made available due in part
to the following underwriters: ArcSight, CoreStreet, and Intercede. To
obtain a complimentary copy of the report, please visit:
http://www.aberdeen.com/link/sponsor.asp?cid=4268
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Contact Information: Media Contact:
Derek Brink
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Derek.Brink@aberdeen.com