Recent Security Analysis
Tectonic shifts are coming in endpoint security – who's ready for them?
Surging tides of malware, a criminal-professional coding industry and crumbling network perimeters are changing the rules of the game that endpoint security firms have been playing for more than a decade. We take a look at who is positioned to succeed.
TDM / Sector IQ, 16 May 2008
Paul Roberts HP takes up arms for OpenLDAP to drive open source business model
Working with Symas, HP's Technology Solutions Group has focused in on the OpenLDAP open source directory server project as the vehicle for a services business. There's an uphill climb ahead, but disruption looms, too, for directory vendors.
MIS / Impact Report, 15 May 2008
Steve Coplan Bot-nanza: FireEye lands $14.5m series C, raising total to $34.5m
Incumbent anti-malware vendors want you to think that they've got the botnet problem under control, so why are DAG Ventures, Juniper Networks and a host of other VC firms throwing cash at FireEye?
MIS / Market Development, 14 May 2008
Paul Roberts Axiomatics sets out to claim early stake in XACML authorization management
Spun off from a Swedish security research lab, the XACML specialist has focused on the emerging standard's delegation capabilities as its initial opportunity for capitalizing on the transition in identity management.
MIS / Impact Report, 13 May 2008
Steve Coplan Voltage rolls with format-preserving encryption, expands IBE Business
The company, which made a good name for itself with identity-based encryption, has rolled out format-preserving encryption – in a word, encrypting a 16-digit number like a credit card into a 16-digit cipher as strong as AES. Cool? You bet.
MIS / Impact Report, 12 May 2008
Nick Selby IBM looks to tackle SOA identity management
Big Blue has announced a beta version of a Tivoli Security Policy Manager using XACML and WS-Trust to manage identity for SOA. Is this the initial sign of a major architectural shift for the identity management incumbent?
MIS / Market Development, 12 May 2008
Steve Coplan TriCipher looks to reinvent itself as SSO in the cloud for SaaS
The strong authentication specialist has launched a hosted access control service for SaaS users coming from outside of the network. This is network 'deperimeterization' at its most obvious, but can it build a business as an identity enforcement point?
MIS / Impact Report, 9 May 2008
Steve Coplan Sentillion cautiously plots its path beyond healthcare ID management
Its healthcare focus has proven fruitful: Sentillion thinks it could be on the path to an IPO. But now the identity and access management software vendor is moving methodically to extend its products into new markets. Is it moving too methodically?
MIS / Impact Report, 6 May 2008
Steve Coplan IronKey sees growth outside the USB drive market
The company has made significant advancements in the safety and security of its USB drive products for the enterprise; it believes that its security and provisioning capabilities could open additional markets to its technology in the future.
MIS / Impact Report, 5 May 2008
Greg Quick Fidelis and Verdasys team for agent- and network-based anti-data-leakage
When IBM announced its 'Enterprise to the Edge' strategy, two of its partners were network-based ADL vendor Fidelis and agent-based Verdasys. Now those two have forged a technical and go-to-market alliance of their own. It's a powerful concept.
MIS / Market Development, 5 May 2008
Nick Selby Open source security play Untangle ties up Kaspersky OEM deal
Untangle and its open source approach to SMB security software just got a boost from AV player Kaspersky, but will it help Untangle mix it up with larger, established rivals in the space?
MIS / Market Development, 2 May 2008
Jay Lyman ConSentry lays off some staff, sticks to switch message
Weary of competing against companies like Cisco, Extreme and Foundry for NAC dollars, ConSentry said it has had to lay off staff members to better focus on the switching market, where it competes against... Cisco, Extreme and Foundry!
MIS / Market Development, 1 May 2008
Paul Roberts Trusted Computing Group touts latest rev of NAC architecture with IF-MAP protocol
The TCG is introducing new architectural components and publishing a specification for a new protocol for its Trusted Network Connect architecture. The new spec will address post-admission security and enforcement.
MIS / Market Development, 28 Apr 2008
Paul Roberts FrontRange adds to IT service management offerings with Centennial buy
MIS / Analyst Note, 28 Apr 2008
Dennis Callaghan Aveksa reinterprets role management as access governance
Aveksa has set its sights on access governance – not just making sense of who is entitled to access what and why, but also managing controls over time. Is it an effective strategy to highlight its strengths as competition inevitably intensifies?
MIS / Impact Report, 25 Apr 2008
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