Thursday, November 19, 2009 8:56 AM/EST
The unified threat management vendor made a spectacular Wall Street debut yesterday. Its shares soared more than 33 percent above its initial asking price, validating the market’s confidence in security appliances.
Wednesday, November 18, 2009 7:47 AM/EST
The security appliance vendor is the latest to offer a product at no cost to raise brand awareness and capture market share. But its experience so far with free trial versions of its software shows that customers aren’t always ready to give up known solutions for new products even if they are free.
Tuesday, November 17, 2009 8:17 AM/EST
The UTM and security appliance vendor is expected to debut on the NASDAQ this week. Should the company fare well in its IPO, it will signal confidence in security appliances and lift expectations for all security hardware vendors.
Monday, November 09, 2009 9:17 AM/EST
Many companies with less than 500 employees believe they’re at a lower risk of attack than their Fortune 500 counterparts. Not only is that not true, but it’s actually the opposite. In short, these companies need help to staunch a problem that costs them $17 billion annually.
Thursday, October 29, 2009 9:04 AM/EST
An often overlooked segment in the security paradigm is access control to core infrastructure devices such as routers, switches and servers. Beyond Trust CEO John Mutch has a vision for moving technology that guards and audits access to network devices beyond the enterprise and into the managed services market.
Monday, October 26, 2009 11:02 AM/EST
A new report by the Ponemon Institute finds that many health care organizations do not prioritize the security of their electronic medical records, despite the regulatory issues and high remediation costs. Solution providers need to come up with a better ROI equation for security and digital files.
Friday, October 23, 2009 6:50 AM/EST
While market leaders Symantec, RSA and Websense continue to optimize their data loss prevention solutions for the enterprise, upstart Palisade Systems is pioneering offerings that enable managed service providers to deliver data protection to small and midsized businesses.
Wednesday, October 21, 2009 10:32 AM/EST
The specialty search engine vendor is achieving tremendous growth as an alternative to conventional log management and auditing software vendors. Splunk's success shows that there's more than one way to attack a complex security challenge.
Monday, October 19, 2009 10:35 AM/EST
SonicWall's release of SonicOS 5.5 provides more processing power and management capabilities for its unified threat management devices (UTMs). The enhanced capability is further evidence that UTMs can scale and are appropriate for enterprises as much as SMBs.
Thursday, October 08, 2009 6:29 PM/EST
The application layer firewall vendor has spent years toiling in near obscurity even though many analysts said it had disruptive technology. Now solution providers are beginning to notice them. Has this company’s time finally come?