Enterprises can win in security software deals
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Security software is mandatory for enterprises with even a toehold online. But that shouldn't mean that IT departments feel locked into deals with their security vendors, says one Gartner analyst.
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InfoWorld - It may have taken enterprise customers years to get proper security tools in place to defend their PCs, but if large businesses drag their feet in aligning the applications necessary to protect their smartphones, they will pay a heavy price, says Symantec.
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Vulnerabilities could allow attackers to gain remote control of a system, security company says.
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There's money to be made in mediating others' software rivalries.
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Company plans to help software companies certify products for SuSE Linux operating system.
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Four small security software vendors have teamed up to develop a set of technical criteria for tools designed to secure Web applications. They also invited Cisco and other large IT vendors to take part in the certification program.
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Open-source collaboration software vendor depends on its partners to compete.
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New program offers incentives to PC rescue services to sell CA's security software to consumers and small businesses.
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The security software company continues to piece together its turnaround.
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Check Point and McAfee unveil products designed to help companies protect their networks.
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Corporations are enlisted into tightly controlled program as proving grounds for software fixes.
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Outsourcing, regulatory, and compliance companies often reward investors.
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Anti-spyware company had granted another company rights to its software.
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The company hopes to lure software partners by promising to save them from infrastructure headaches.
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(InfoWorld) - Enterprises willÂ increasingly face skilled IT criminalsÂ trying to infiltrate corporate networks for sensitive data stored in databases, but adopting new policies to evaluate risk should help drive the cost of defense down, computer security analysts said Monday. The attacks could come in a variety of forms -- extortion attempts after data is encrypted and held hostage and the theft of intellectual property -- but all could have "potentially disastrous" effects for unprepared businesses, said Vic Wheatman, managing vice president at research analyst firm Gartner Inc. "Most businesses aren't attacked but some are," Wheatman said at Gartner's IT Security Summit. "We believe that cybercrime represents the next wave." Businesses will need new IT strategies to defend themselves. Enterprises now should spend 4 percent to 6 percent of their IT budgets on information security. This figure is equivalent to what organizations allot for casualty insurance, he said. From its latest data, Gartner expects information security budgets to increase 4.5 percent over the next year. But many corporations are creating security policies based on government regulations rather than threats. The result is policies that meet the auditors' requirements but aren't necessarily best for the overall security, said Jay Heiser, Gartner research vice president. "We refer to that as 'regulatory distraction,'" Heiser said. Rather than trying to anticipate a new regulation, it's better for companies to treat regulation as one more factor in an overall risk portfolio, Heiser said. It could take at least five years for an enterprise to form this approach, he said. Corporations can also rethink how they acquire new security software. Rather than buying the "best of breed" security product, companies can buy the "best of need," one that may not be the top of the market but meets the company's requirements, Wheatman said. Security products are also increasingly meshing what were separate functions. Wheatman said companies have shown success in negotiations with security vendors in getting, for example, antispyware included with antispam and antivirus software instead of paying extra. "We do think that over time, organizations can decrease their security budgets as a percentage of the IT budget," Wheatman said. Gartner released figures last week showingÂ strong growthÂ in the computer security software sales. Revenue totaled $7.4 billion in 2005, a 14.8 percent increase over 2004. Antivirus software represented 54.3 percent of the revenue, at $4 billion. Â
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PC users might look at competitors after dealing with patches for patches.
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Protego&#39;s products help enterprises of all sizes manage, monitor and eliminate network security threats. The Protego deal would augment Cisco&#39;s three cash acquisitions of security software startups this year.