Overflow of Security Data Leads More Companies to Install High-End Management Products, New Report FindsDark Reading Security Insider evaluates the growing security information management (SIM) technology sectorPRNewswire NEW YORK, July 14 /PRNewswire/ -- The ongoing need to tighten security for enterprise data and network resources is creating a flood of information from system logs, monitoring software, diagnostic tools, and security alert systems, leading more organizations to deploy security information management (SIM) systems that correlate information from these sources and draw conclusions about the likely cause of a particular security problem, according to the latest report published by Dark Reading Security Insider (http://www.darkreading.com/insider), a subscription research service from CMP Technology and Light Reading Inc. (http://www.lightreading.com/). Security Information Management: Who's Doing What delivers an in-depth look at SIM technology and its growing deployment by enterprise IT organizations. The 18-page report offers a detailed accounting of the emerging SIM market and SIM's role not only in streamlining enterprise data and network security, but also in documenting compliance with new legal and regulatory requirements for IT, such as Sarbanes-Oxley and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Key topics covered in the report include: * Guidelines for choosing a SIM solution
* Detailed comparisons of competing SIM vendor strategies and products
* Strategic analyses of SIM suppliers
* Suggestions on criteria to include in a request for information or
proposal for SIM
Security Information Management: Who's Doing What profiles and analyzes 15 leading SIM product suppliers, including CA, Cisco Systems, IBM, Novell, and Symantec. "A good SIM system must not only collect and correlate security data, but also be able to report that data in a format that meets the needs of different users within the organization," notes Tim Wilson, Site Editor of Dark Reading and author of the report. "For instance, most SIM vendors have revamped the reporting capabilities of their systems to meet the special requirements of compliance projects, and some have altered their security reporting capabilities as well." Key findings of Security Information Management: Who's Doing What include:
* SIM tools are mature enough for broad-scale deployment - 30 percent of
enterprises are already using SIM
* Compliance is the key driver for SIM deployment in many organizations,
even outweighing security needs
* Performance is difficult to rate; vendors don't agree on the correct
method for counting events per second
* SIM vendors have been slow in developing links to other management
systems
Security Information Management: Who's Doing What is available as part of an annual subscription (six issues) to Dark Reading Security Insider, priced at $1,295. Individual reports are available for $900. Dark Reading Security Insider tracks, analyzes, and evaluates the key industry and technology developments that will have the biggest impact on the data and networking security industry - and by extension the entire computing and communications supply chain - in the months and years ahead. This new service offers keen insight into the hot-button issues that will affect enterprise deployment of security products and services, including: * Web application security
* Corporate mobility and its impact on enterprise security practices
* End-user security tools (anti-virus, anti-spyware)
* Deployment of digital rights management tools
* Detailed cost-of-ownership analyses that offer a much-needed reality
check for enterprise decision makers
To subscribe, or for more information, please visit: http://www.darkreading.com/insider. For more information about Light Reading's full line of Insider research services, please visit: http://www.lightreading.com/research. To request a free executive summary of the report, or for details on multi-user licensing options, please contact: Jeff Claudino Director of Sales Insider Research Services 619-229-9940 claudino@lightreading.com Press/analyst contact: Dennis Mendyk Managing Director Heavy Reading 201-587-2154 mendyk@heavyreading.com About Light Reading Reaching a core audience of more than 917,000 enterprise IT managers and executives, Light Reading Inc. publishes http://www.lightreading.com/, the leading global content site for the telecom industry; http://www.byteandswitch.com/, a storage networking site; http://www.unstrung.com/, dedicated to wireless networking; http://www.darkreading.com/, an IT security site; and http://www.cabledigitalnews.com/, covering the cable industry's evolving communications infrastructure. Light Reading is also affiliated with http://www.heavyreading.com/, a market research site offering quantitative analysis of telecom technology to carriers, service providers, and vendors. Light Reading was acquired by United Business Media in August 2005, and operates as a unit of CMP Technology. About CMP Technology CMP Technology (http://www.cmp.com/) is a marketing solutions company serving the technology industry. Through its market-leading portfolio of trusted information brands, CMP has earned the confidence of more technology professionals than any other media company. As a result, CMP is the premier provider of access, insight and actionable programs designed to connect sellers and buyers in ways that yield superior return on investment. CMP Technology is a subsidiary of United Business Media (http://www.unitedbusinessmedia.com/), a global provider of news distribution and specialist information services with a market capitalization of more than $3 billion. SOURCE: Dark Reading Security Insider CONTACT: Jeff Claudino, Director of Sales, Insider Research Services, Web site: http://www.lightreading.com/ |