For Vendor Strategy Professionals

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 . . .

For Vendor Strategy Professionals

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 . . .

For Security & Risk Professionals

TechRadar™ For Security & Risk Professionals: Network Threat Mitigation, Q3 2009

by John Kindervag, July 22, 2009

The news is filled with reports of networks attacks and stolen data. Consumers routinely undergo the stress of fraudulent charges or compromised credit cards. Terms such as "botnet" have become part of our vocabulary. As a result, security and risk professionals . . .

For Vendor Strategy Professionals

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, . . .

For Security & Risk Professionals

Heavy Consolidation Among The Content Security Vendors Signals Market Maturity

Users Now Have Broader Functionality Suites To Choose From

by Chenxi Wang, Ph.D., June 17, 2009

In late 2008, the content security market saw a number of mergers and acquisitions. McAfee acquired Secure Computing, Symantec acquired MessageLabs, Marshal merged with 8e6, and Sophos acquired encryption vendor Utimaco. These activities, along with Webroot's . . .

For Vendor Strategy Professionals

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 . . .

For Security & Risk Professionals

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

Database Monitoring Tools Thrive; Classification Tools Try To Survive

by Andrew Jaquith, June 9, 2009

The risks of theft, corruption, and abuse have made securing data stored on servers and in databases much harder. To help security and risk professionals plan their next decade of investments in server data security, Forrester investigated the current . . .

For Security & Risk Professionals

The Forrester Wave™: Content Security Suites, Q2 2009

Websense Leads, With Symantec, McAfee/Secure Computing, And Trend Micro Close Behind

by Chenxi Wang, Ph.D., April 16, 2009

Forrester evaluated content security suite vendors, using a 41-criteria evaluation, partially based on the results of The Forrester Wave™: Email Filtering, Q2 2009 and The Forrester Wave™: Web Filtering, Q2 2009. We found that Websense . . .

For Security & Risk Professionals

The Forrester Wave™: Web Filtering, Q2 2009

Websense And McAfee/Secure Computing Lead, With Trend Micro, Cisco, Symantec/MessageLabs, And McAfee Trailing As Strong Performers

by Chenxi Wang, Ph.D., April 16, 2009

Forrester evaluated leading Web filtering technology vendors across 53 criteria and found that Websense and McAfee/Secure Computing lead the pack because of their broad functionality and focused strategy vision. Trend Micro, Cisco Systems, Symantec/MessageLabs, . . .

For Security & Risk Professionals

IT Security Remains An Integral Part Of The Enterprise

The State Of Enterprise IT Security: 2008 To 2009

by Simon Yates, January 29, 2009

Forrester's recent security survey of North American and European enterprises shows hope for the current state of IT security. Thankfully, we found that the IT security organization continues to be a strong and important part of the business, as is demonstrated . . .

For Security & Risk Professionals

SMBs Struggle To Keep Pace With IT Security

The State Of SMB IT Security: 2008 To 2009

by Simon Yates, January 29, 2009

Forrester's recent security survey of North American and European SMBs provides some insight into the current state of IT security. We found that the IT security organizations for small and medium-size businesses (SMBs) are becoming more similar to those . . .

For Security & Risk Professionals

Inquiry Spotlight: Content Security, Q1 2009

by Chenxi Wang, Ph.D., January 29, 2009

Content security is an issue that is consistently on the minds of IT security professionals. As organizations increasingly move toward collaboration, Web 2.0, and open architectures, content security takes on a renewed importance. Between October 2007 . . .

For Security & Risk Professionals

Twelve Recommendations For Your 2009 Information Security Strategy

by Khalid Kark, January 20, 2009

Many security predictions paint a doomsday scenario where a crippling cyberattack will leave us all reeling from its effects or Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems vulnerabilities will be exploited to play havoc with our national . . .

For B2B Market Research Professionals

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.

For B2B Market Research Professionals

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, . . .

For B2B Market Research Professionals

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, . . .

For Consumer Product Strategy Professionals

Consumers Combat Their Internet Fears With Free Protection Measures

How Can Consumer Product Strategists Better Address Security Concerns?

by Natalie Lambert, June 19, 2008

The vast majority of North American online consumers that use a connected PC at home are greatly concerned about malicious code invading their PCs, becoming the next victim of identity theft, and their personal data getting into the wrong hands. In response, . . .

For Consumer Market Research Professionals

Technographics® Insight: Which Security Measures Do Europeans Take?  (220 KB PPT)

by Reineke Reitsma, June 13, 2008

This Technographics Insight takes a look at security measures taken by Internet users in Europe. It examines which types of consumers are having the most security concerns, and it gives insight in where consumers acquire their security software.

For Infrastructure & Operations Professionals

Worldwide IT Security Threats: Virus, Worms, And Spyware Top The Lists  (170 KB PPT)

by Natalie Lambert, March 27, 2008

These Data Charts present an overview of the current state of what enterprises and SMBs consider to be their top security threats. Additionally, we compare the top security threats across the North American, European, and Asia Pacific regions.

For Infrastructure & Operations Professionals

End-Of-Life: The Forrester Wave™ Enterprise Antispyware

by Natalie Lambert, March 10, 2008

Once upon a time, companies deployed separate antivirus (AV) and antispyware solutions. Why? Because AV vendors were late to the game and did not offer sufficient protection against the threat of spyware. Unfortunately, this led to increased software . . .

For Security & Risk Professionals

Content Security Is Becoming A Competition Among Suites

Websense Rounds Out Its Security Portfolio With Its Acquisition Of SurfControl

by Chenxi Wang, Ph.D., December 3, 2007

Websense recently completed its acquisition of SurfControl, not only taking out the No. 2 competitor in Web filtering, but also gaining a solid foothold in the email filtering space. Along with the information leak prevention (ILP) capabilities gained . . .

For Security & Risk Professionals

Web Filtering Market Overview 2007: Managing Risks On The Web

by Chenxi Wang, Ph.D., November 13, 2007

The Internet today is an increasingly risky environment, not just for consumers but also for enterprise users accessing from work. The advent of Web 2.0 sees a new wave of rich, interactive content that promises to be fertile ground for malware gestation. . . .

For Security & Risk Professionals

Choosing The Right Enterprise Antispyware Solution  (396 KB PPT)

by Natalie Lambert, July 7, 2006

In the past few years, spyware has joined malicious code and hackers as a top IT security threat. It can steal both personal and corporate information as well as slow down internal networks so that they are rendered useless. Spyware can create a significant . . .

CA Bridges The Standalone And Integrated Suite Divide In Enterprise Antispyware

The Forrester Wave™ Vendor Summary, Q1 2006

by Natalie Lambert, January 6, 2006

CA offers its eTrust PestPatrol Anti-Spyware Corporate Edition r8 as both a standalone and an integrated solution; the suite solution includes a single antivirus and antispyware client agent. Managed through CA's Web-based Threat Management server, the . . .

Aluria Software Caters To Small Enterprises With Its Enterprise Antispyware Solution

The Forrester Wave™ Vendor Summary, Q1 2006

by Natalie Lambert, January 6, 2006

Aluria Software's Paladin standalone antispyware solution currently protects more than 120,000 enterprise nodes — and more than 30 million consumer PCs rely on Paladin's underlying technology to keep them spyware-free. The product features kernel-level . . .