Recent Security Analysis
The beginning of the end: driving an era of Rugged software
The market has gotten much better at responding to weak software. We are fighting harder, but are we fighting smarter?
MIS / Spotlight, 10 Mar 2010
Josh Corman Trustwave snags Intellitactics to fill out technology stack and pursue SIEM market
The serial acquirer strikes again, nabbing a SIEM vendor falling behind the pack. The technology rationale is solid, but does Intellitactics deliver what Trustwave is looking for, and can the acquirer balance a managed services and enterprise sales model?
TDM / Deal Analysis, 9 Mar 2010
Steve Coplan, Paul Roberts, Lauren Eckenroth Looking to IPO, Qualys updates its Web security offerings
Free and premium Web-scanning services and partnerships bolster the vendor's Web application scanning story, but more may be needed before an IPO.
MIS / Market Development, 9 Mar 2010
Paul Roberts, Lauren Eckenroth Cracks visible in the ArcSight edifice with latest earnings release?
MIS / Analyst Note, 9 Mar 2010
Steve Coplan Layer 7 partners with F5 for automation of virtualized gateway sessions
Fueled by the tactical need to better counter common rivals and potentially jointly establish a more compelling appeal for cloud service providers concerned about performance, Layer 7 links up with F5 to dynamically associate session policies.
MIS / Market Development, 2 Mar 2010
Steve Coplan Covertix comes at information rights management with a data 'self protection' angle
The startup's SmartFile technology can associate a set of rules with a file to enforce access policies. As the information rights management market takes shape, Covertix's discovery and tracking capabilities will likely prove to be pivotal.
MIS / Impact Report, 26 Feb 2010
Steve Coplan Passlogix debuts strong authentication management, expanding 'secure access' pitch
As identity assurance concerns drive strong authentication adoption, the need grows to address operational cost and complexity. Passlogix has set out to deliver unified authentication management as part of a broader strategic realignment.
MIS / Market Development, 25 Feb 2010
Steve Coplan Alert Logic launches service-provider push and introduces log review service
The Partner Success Platform is a formalized program from the hosted log management (and threat management) provider to target service providers with a compliance-focused offering and to outfit cloud service-provider aspirants.
MIS / Market Development, 24 Feb 2010
Steve Coplan Courion integrates with DLP to manage access to sensitive data
Limiting access to sensitive data – with classifications harvested from DLP discovery – is aimed at meeting compliance requirements. But integrating DLP and identity management is critical to Courion's access governance aspirations.
MIS / Market Development, 23 Feb 2010
Steve Coplan Tripwire's aspirations of 'intelligent threat control' drive log management foray
Long known for its change analysis chops, Tripwire has launched Log Center to mark its entry into the log and event management space. The technology rationale for the move is sound, but can it rise above the fray?
MIS / Impact Report, 18 Feb 2010
Steve Coplan Cymtec rides branch office visibility, management to strong finish in 2009
The small startup says it had a banner year in 2009, with managed offerings and demand for branch office visibility and management leading the way. What will 2010 bring?
MIS / Market Development, 16 Feb 2010
Paul Roberts Centrify adds ability to manage machine identities and 'trusted' communications
Building on its identity consolidation platform providing the management of heterogeneous systems through Microsoft AD, Centrify has iteratively extended its platform – with 'trusted' machine identities for compliance and security now in scope.
MIS / Market Development, 12 Feb 2010
Steve Coplan Dell makes SMB move with plan to acquire systems management partner KACE
A growing partnership has turned into a union as Dell announces an agreement to buy the systems management appliance provider.
TDM / Deal Analysis, 11 Feb 2010
Dennis Callaghan, Paul Roberts Imprivata expands authentication management and SSO to VDI infrastructure
Virtual desktop infrastructure has been a slow burner, but is showing signs of life. Imprivata sees demand for securing VDI session management and tying back into authorization to drive identity-driven workflow as part of a broader platform.
MIS / Market Development, 10 Feb 2010
Steve Coplan Now part of Qinetiq, Cyveillance ramps up services for government
Nine months after Qinetiq acquired Cyveillance, the company says that it's ramping up its staff and offerings to serve the needs of its parent company's federal government clientele.
MIS / Market Development, 9 Feb 2010
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