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Advisory Note

KuppingerCole’s Advisory Notes are short reports that present information about a specific topic, company, or product. Advisory Notes are published on a regular basis and are aimed at the management of a company. An Advisory Note gives usage recommendations and helps decision makers solve specific problems.
Demystifying the Blockchain: What Makes a Blockchain Useful to a Firm?
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Demystifying the Blockchain: What Makes a Blockchain Useful to a Firm?
Blockchain technology – as the hype advertises – can be a value-adding solution for businesses and individuals. However, it is necessary to separate blockchain’s functionality from its fame before...
The Future of Cryptocurrencies
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The Future of Cryptocurrencies
Cryptocurrencies remain a speculative asset, but the launch of Facebook’s Libra could upset the status quo. There are many business opportunities which would stem from widespread adoption of...
Protect Your Cloud Against Hacks and Industrial Espionage
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Protect Your Cloud Against Hacks and Industrial Espionage
Hacks against on-premises and cloud infrastructure happen every day. Corporate espionage is not just the stuff of spy novels. Unethical corporate competitors and even government intelligence...
Maturity Level Matrix for Cyber Security
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Maturity Level Matrix for Cyber Security
KuppingerCole Maturity Level Matrixes for the major market segments within cyber security. These provide the foundation for rating the current state of your cyber security projects and programs.
Hybrid Cloud Security
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Hybrid Cloud Security
Organizations now commonly use multiple cloud services as well as on-premises IT. This KuppingerCole Architecture Blueprint provides a set of building blocks needed to design, implement and...
GRC Reference Architecture
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GRC Reference Architecture
GRC covers the areas of Governance, Risk and Compliance and this report refers to GRC in the context of delivering IT services to meet organizational goals. GRC is concerned with setting...
Big Data Security, Governance, Stewardship
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Big Data Security, Governance, Stewardship
An ever-increasing number of devices, sensors and people are connected to the global internet and generate data. The analysis of this data can help organizations to improve their effectiveness and...
Aligning Access Governance and Privilege Management
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Aligning Access Governance and Privilege Management
Well-designed IAM/IAG-architectures establish real-time visibility of all accounts of a person, thereby closing a formerly intrinsic security gap. Bridging between established governance silos...
Security Organization, Governance, and the Cloud
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Security Organization, Governance, and the Cloud
The cloud provides an alternative way of obtaining IT services that offers many benefits including increased flexibility as well as reduced cost. This document provides an overview of the...
Cloud Services and Security
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Cloud Services and Security
This report provides a review of the major security risks from the use of cloud services, how responsibility for security is divided between Cloud Service Provider and customer and the key controls...