The continued barrage of high-profile data breaches confirms that security is vital to safeguarding the enterprise. Security solutions must shift from reactive to proactive. IT needs to get in front of the most sophisticated threats and address them head-on with the proper tools and best practices for security and vulnerability management (SVM). This Technology Spotlight examines the current environment and the advancing developments addressing vulnerability and configuration management. It also looks at security operations (SecOps) solutions from vendor BMC Software in this strategically important market.