PGP's recent product enhancement announcements give the company a product portfolio that may be the best fit for the enterprise. The problem? The market remains naïve and immature. PGP has the opportunity to drive revenue and establish market share leadership with a few technical moves, educational and professional services, and a little help from its friends.
With summer winding down, Check Point announced a new version of Check Point Endpoint Security that unifies all security functionality into a single agent and user interface. This is the right product at the right time and gives Check Point an opportunity to become a market leader-if it accompanies its new product with aggressive marketing programs, operations management tools, and desktop management partners.
Enterprise DNS infrastructure is often far less resilient than it should be, leading to network outages, lost productivity, and customer satisfaction issues. What's worse, the recent DNS vulnerability discovered by researcher Dan Kaminsky demonstrates just how vulnerable DNS can be. It's time for enterprises to recognize that DNS is a weak link in their network-centric business processes. CIOs need to take immediate action to modernize and harden this critical infrastructure.
Jon Oltsik, senior analyst at the Information Security division of Enterprise Strategy Group, pointed out that IT organizations support high performance businesses that demand cost effective, comprehensive solutions. Click the link to read more.
Last week in New York City, Trend Micro announced its Trend Micro Smart Protection Network, a new type of security model that marries a lightweight desktop agent to Trend's vast network-based resources in the cloud. The new SaaS model is spot on and a view of things to come for threat management. If Trend Micro can educate the market, convert customers, and execute with sales and marketing, the Trend Micro Smart Protection Network could enhance Trend's market position, revenue, and valuation.
Over the last year, Orchestria has been leveraging its strength in the messaging compliance arena to enter the data loss prevention space. Specifically, the company is looking to differentiate its technology against DLP's heavy-hitters with enhanced technology that includes discovery capabilities, a new dashboard, enhanced reporting, and an ease-of-use-focused "fast start" offering.
Symantec announced a new version of its Control Compliance Suite at its recent Vision event in Las Vegas. What's the big deal? The new CCS 9.0 may be the most comprehensive compliance suite available today. Large organizations are clamoring for compliance automation, which may put Symantec in a unique position to help these customers, sell CCS, and open the door for other business.
Jon Oltsik is an ESG senior principal analyst and the founder of the firm’s Information Security and Networking services. With 25 years of technology industry experience, Jon is widely recognized as an expert in threat and security management as well as all aspects of network security. Recently, Jon has been an active participant with cybersecurity issues, legislation, and technology within the U.S. federal government. Prior to joining ESG, Jon was the founder and principal of Hype-Free Consulting. He has also held senior management positions at GiantLoop Network, Forrester Research, Epoch Systems, and EMC Corporation.