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Consumer Security Market Trends, 2009 To 2010: Evolving Threats And Defenses

by Jonathan Penn, November 12, 2009

As the nature of cyber threats has evolved, consumers' definition of security and their expectations of solutions have been changing as well. With the rise of account compromise and identity theft as a primary and highly profitable goal for hackers, protecting . . .

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Market Momentum: IT Security Market, H1 2009

by Jonathan Penn, September 16, 2009

Forrester's market momentum overview assists vendor strategy professionals in tracking the evolution of the IT security market and in gathering intelligence about the major activities in that industry. In H1 2009, we tracked 178 different activities across . . .

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Global IT Security Technology Adoption Trends: 2009  (441 KB PPT)

by Jonathan Penn, July 17, 2009

This will be a continuation of the PCI X-Ray series, looking at using network segmentation to reduce the scope of PCI and increase security at the same time.

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Consumers Turn To Freeware As Their Security Worries Deepen

Consumers Are Getting More Security-Savvy, More Concerned, And Less Trusting

by Jonathan Penn, July 6, 2009

To understand the state of consumers' attitudes and behavior with regard to online security and privacy and how it is changing, Forrester recently surveyed more than 4,600 online adults in North America. We found that consumers' worries about malware, . . .

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Market Momentum: IT Security Market, H2 2008

by Jonathan Penn, June 11, 2009

Forrester's market momentum overview assists vendor strategy professionals in tracking the evolution of the IT security market and in gathering intelligence about the major activities. In the second half of 2008, we tracked 169 different activities across . . .

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TechRadar™ For Vendor Strategy Professionals: Database And Server Data Security, Q2 2009

How Vendor Strategists Should View A Critical But Complex Segment Of Security

by Jonathan Penn, Andrew Jaquith, June 9, 2009

The risks of theft, corruption, and abuse have made securing data stored on servers and in databases not only more important and relevant to businesses than ever — but also much harder. To help vendor strategy professionals properly time their investments . . .

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The Enterprise IT Security Buyer Profile: 2009

Identifying High Spenders And Understanding Their Tech Adoption Trends And Buying Behavior

by Jonathan Penn, May 13, 2009

Security is one of the more resilient areas of IT spending in this global recession. IT security spending has been steadily increasing when measured as a percentage of the overall IT operating budget — representing a greater slice of the IT budget pie. . . .

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Market Overview: IT Security In 2009

by Jonathan Penn, April 22, 2009

The big news for the IT security market in 2009 is that it will fare relatively well. Cost and justification pressures are exerting themselves, but through increasing business-level visibility led by data-breach headlines, security spend continues to . . .

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VC Trends In IT Security

An Analysis Of 2008 Investment Activity

by Jonathan Penn, March 10, 2009

VCs generally started the year with optimism. As the economy worsened, however, VCs reacted first by curtailing activities and then by adapting their strategies to the new reality. Fortunately, the recession is affecting IT security less than other IT . . .

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Market Momentum: IT Security Product Market, H1 2008

by Jonathan Penn, February 2, 2009

The IT security software market is poised for growth and transformation. Despite the economic climate, security is taking a larger slice of the overall IT budget as businesses recognize that the damage to brand reputation and customer issues arising from . . .

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2008 To 2009 IT Security Adoption: Content Filtering By Region  (206 KB PPT)

by Jonathan Penn, January 13, 2009

North American and European IT decision-makers report on their 2008-2009 IT security adoption, focusing on activities they currently or want to monitor or block.

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2008 To 2009 IT Security Adoption: Sources That Influence Enterprises by Region  (247 KB PPT)

by Laura Ramos, G. Oliver Young, Jonathan Penn, January 9, 2009

Understanding what sources of media influence the purchasing decisions of North American and European IT security decision-makers in enterprises when researching and comparing security products.

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2008 To 2009 IT Security Adoption: Content Filtering By Firm Size   (216 KB PPT)

by Jonathan Penn, January 9, 2009

North American and European IT decision-makers within enterprises and SMBs report on their 2008-2009 IT security adoption, focusing on activities they currently or want to monitor or block.

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The State Of SMB IT Security: 2008 To 2009

Business Data Services North America And Europe

by Jonathan Penn, December 24, 2008

This document gives highlights of an extensive data set collected across North American and European small and medium-size businesses (SMBs) via our Enterprise And SMB IT Security Survey, North America And Europe, Q3 2008. Hot topics include data security, . . .

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The State Of Enterprise IT Security: 2008 To 2009

Business Data Services North America And Europe

by Jonathan Penn, December 24, 2008

This document gives highlights of an extensive data set collected across North American and European enterprises via our Enterprise And SMB IT Security Survey, North America And Europe, Q3 2008. Hot topics include data security, application security, . . .

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Clearing The Air On IT GRC

by Marc Othersen, Jonathan Penn, October 29, 2008

With the vast array of vendors claiming to have IT governance, risk, and compliance (IT GRC) products, the true definition of IT GRC has gotten lost, and security professionals are left confused and uncertain. In an effort to institute clarity, Forrester . . .

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Cutting Through The IT GRC Hype

by Jonathan Penn, October 29, 2008

IT governance, risk, and compliance (IT GRC) provides a useful framework for coordinating many different endeavors to make more risk-informed business decisions. Market interest in IT GRC is at least as much about the practice of IT GRC as it is about . . .

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Understanding The Identity Management Market To Make Better Planning Decisions

by Andras Cser, Jonathan Penn, March 6, 2008

Organizations need quantified guidance on how adoption of specific identity and access management (IAM) technologies is succeeding in order to be able to plan their projects. Forrester examined the market adoption and future growth of a broad range of . . .

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The State Of Enterprise IT Security Adoption: 2007

Business Data Services North America And Europe

by Jonathan Penn, February 27, 2008

How are enterprises adopting, using, and managing IT security technologies, including security information management (SIM), application security, content filtering, and network access control (NAC)? This document gives highlights of an extensive data . . .

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The State Of SMB IT Security Adoption: 2007

Business Data Services North America And Europe

by Jonathan Penn, February 27, 2008

How are small and medium-size businesses (SMBs) adopting, using, and managing IT security technologies, including security information management (SIM), application security, content filtering, and network access control (NAC)? This document gives highlights . . .

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Identity Management Market Forecast: 2007 To 2014

Provisioning Will Extend Its Dominance Of Market Revenues

by Andras Cser, Jonathan Penn, February 6, 2008

The identity management — or identity and access management (IAM) — market will grow from nearly $2.6 billion in 2006 to more than $12.3 billion in 2014 (including revenues from both products and implementation services). Provisioning accounts for half . . .

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Enterprise IT Security Budgets, Q4 2007  (131 KB PPT)

by Jonathan Penn, January 3, 2008

This data chart surfaces 2007 data on enterprise IT security budgets.

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Content Filtering Trends, SMB Versus Enterprise, Q4 2007  (158 KB PPT)

by Jonathan Penn, January 3, 2008

This data chart surfaces 2007 data on content filtering trends.

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Managed Security Services Trends, SMB Versus Enterprise, Q4 2007  (140 KB PPT)

by Jonathan Penn, January 3, 2008

This data chart surfaces 2007 data on trends in managed security services.

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Network Access Control Trends, Q4 2007  (144 KB PPT)

by Jonathan Penn, January 3, 2008

This data chart surfaces 2007 data on network access control.