Jon Oltsik

• briefs
  Jul 11, 2005

  Tizor fills the need for application behavior monitoring

  How do you track who does what to an application? It's nearly impossible today which makes insider threat protection and regulatory compliance a real challenge. Tizor Systems offers a new appliance that sits on the network, maps user and application activities, and points out anomalous behavior. This may be the security equivalent of providing vision for the blind.
• briefs
  Jul 5, 2005

  CA is first to market with an innovative SMB protection suite

  In late June, Computer Associates quietly announced its Protection Suites of security and data protection products for SMB organizations. This heady move shows that the "new" CA understands market requirements and is moving the company in a new direction.
• briefs
  Jun 27, 2005

  The New CA? Huge Market Opportunity But Can CA Escape Its Legacy?

  Computer Associates held its annual analyst event in New York City last week. The good news: CA has a strong portfolio and a huge market opportunity. The bad news: CA's history and business model still haunt the company and it has a lot of repair work ahead.
• briefs
  Jun 20, 2005

  NetApp buys Decru and forces security into the storage mainstream

  On June 16, Network Appliance shocked the storage industry by acquiring storage security pioneer Decru. This merger signals the dawn of a new era - NetApp will make security an important component of storage infrastructure forcing competitors to shed their apathy attitudes toward security.
• briefs
  Jun 13, 2005

  The Slow Evolution of Storage Security

  The storage community is finally waking up to security. ESG Research indicates that over 40% of storage professionals are reviewing their storage security procedures or looking closer at encryption technologies in response to the recent highly-publicized security breaches at Bank of America and Citibank. This progress is offset by the large number of users who continue to downplay storage security risks and the relative security silence in the vendor community.
• briefs
  Jun 11, 2005

  McAfee: Short-term Strength, Long-term Questions

  At its annual analyst day on June 2, McAfee executives were in a gleeful mood as they presented to Wall Street. Why not? In 2004, the company narrowed its focus on security and surpassed its numbers. ESG believes this atmosphere of smiles and back slapping masks an uncertain future. Market trends will crash McAfee's party and force the company into rapid change or mediocrity.
• briefs
  May 24, 2005

  Novell advances security AND enterprise Linux

  It's easy to simply claim that Linux is more secure that Windows since most attacks are launched against vulnerabilities on Microsoft platforms and applications. That said, Linux like any other operating system is still vulnerable to attack. To its credit, Novell is addressing this fact with its own development efforts and its recent acquisition of Immunix.
• briefs
  May 16, 2005

  Klocwork: Better security AND better software quality

  Companies are reacting to security risks with the same old tactical and perimeter security focus as always. It's time they turned their attention to one of the root causes of security problems; poorly written code. Klocwork, a Nortel spinout company, can help companies improve their overall software quality while addressing security lapses in the process.
• briefs
  May 11, 2005

  Trend Micro buys InterMute. Good move for both offense and defense

  On May 10, Trend Micro announced the acquisition of InterMute, a privately held firm focused on Spyware detection and removal. ESG believes this purchase bolsters Trend's desktop functionality and gives the company to opportunity to use its Spyware remediation capabilities to wrestle deals from the competition.
• Blogs
  May 6, 2005

  Oltsik BLOG: Fun and Networking in Las Vegas

  In between all of the lights, casinos, and partying there was a little show called Network + Interop in Sin City this week. Here are my thoughts.
• briefs
  Apr 29, 2005

  The Identity Services Architecture

  After years of missed promises, IAM is in the process of radical transformation. Large organizations need to wake up to this fact and react with the necessary organization, budgeting and technology changes. Ultimately, an Identity Services Architecture will become a critical piece of the enterprise infrastructure and a key component of security, regulatory compliance, and business initiatives.
• briefs
  Apr 27, 2005

  Juniper: Excellent Enterprise Adventure

  On April 26, Juniper announced two new acquisitions: Peribit Networks (WAN performance and management appliances), and Redline Networks (web application acceleration appliances). With these purchases, Juniper continues to surround large enterprise with a portfolio of next-generation network infrastructure and gain ground on market share king Cisco.
• research reports
  Apr 12, 2005

  Information at Risk: The State of Backup Encryption
• briefs
  Apr 7, 2005

  Protegrity database encryption software: Right place, right time

  Protegrity provides tools for database encryption across the leading databases and operating systems that can be centrally managed for enterprise companies. With all of the heated interest in identity theft and data privacy, Protegrity has the chance to pull off a riches to rags to riches story.
• briefs
  Apr 7, 2005

  CA buys Concord Communications: Great technology at a great price

  CA's at it again. By purchasing Concord Communications, the company gets an enterprise installed base and pumps up its network-challenged management tools. At $330 million, this wasn't an acquisition, it was a steal.

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