Recent Security Analysis
Application Security selects new CEO with ties to Big Blue
The database security-monitoring outfit quietly swapped out its CEO earlier this month. Its new leader, John Ottman, has steered two other startups into safe harbor with IBM. Could AppSec make it a hat trick?
MIS / Market Development, 30 Sep 2008
Paul Roberts Symplified pitches 'identity in the cloud' shared hub for SaaS and enterprise
The company grabbed attention for its plan to provide identity management as an 'on demand' service hosted in the cloud. Now it's progressed down the path of providing the bridge and shared access management for SaaS and enterprise apps.
MIS / Market Development, 29 Sep 2008
Steve Coplan Archer adds business continuity, disaster-recovery features
The company has carved out a piece of the hotly contested GRC market for itself. Now it says disaster recovery is the next frontier, providing features that help enterprises create policies around disasters and other unexpected disruptions in business.
MIS / Impact Report, 29 Sep 2008
Paul Roberts Standstill in battle for Aladdin's lamp
MIS / Analyst Note, 29 Sep 2008
Brenon Daly Shavlik and BlueLock partner on hosted offering
The patch, configuration and application management vendor is looking for new ways to deliver its technology outside the traditional OEM route.
MIS / Market Development, 26 Sep 2008
Paul Roberts Sourcefire releases 3D System 4.8, betas SnortSP and targets virtual sprawl
Since rebuffing two hostile bids from Barracuda, IPS vendor Sourcefire has launched updates of its flagship proprietary and open source products, and is targeting virtual sprawl. Is this enough to combat wider second-quarter losses?
MIS / Impact Report, 25 Sep 2008
Nick Selby eIQnetworks hires a new president, fires channel and a low-cost product line
The enterprise security information management vendor has brought in new leadership without sacrificing its CEO, but leaves behind its low-end offering for greener pastures and bigger paychecks.
MIS / Market Development, 23 Sep 2008
Nick Selby McAfee doubles down on the network, takes out Secure Computing
With its fourth deal in less than a year, McAfee picks up long-struggling Secure Computing. The acquisition should bolster McAfee's firewall product while also adding to its Web and email security offering. It's certain to keep McAfee's engineers busy.
TDM / Deal Analysis, 22 Sep 2008
Paul Roberts, Brenon Daly Untangle pulls open source security line to Windows with Re-Router
The company says it can reach more SMBs with its free and open source security software, but will these customers be willing to pay?
MIS / Market Development, 22 Sep 2008
Jay Lyman SailPoint unfurls 'identity governance' as the next step for role management
Its latest release points to an ambition to move beyond an operational fix to become an authoritative source for access policy and security decisions.
MIS / Impact Report, 18 Sep 2008
Steve Coplan Rapid7 raises $7m from Bain Capital, adds COO, CFO to executive staff
Vulnerability scanning outfit Rapid7 has closed a $7m series A funding round from Bain Capital Ventures, and has added COO and CFO positions. It says it plans to use the funds to expand its sales and marketing efforts.
MIS / Market Development, 18 Sep 2008
Paul Roberts Quest's identity management aspirations drive NetPro acquisition
By absorbing a perennial directory services rival, Quest gains the technical skills and product breadth to capitalize on the opportunity presented by the release of Microsoft's Identity Lifecycle Manager 2.
TDM / Deal Analysis, 16 Sep 2008
Steve Coplan Quest brings scale with NetPro acquisition, fills in ID management holes
MIS / Analyst Note, 15 Sep 2008
Steve Coplan Ping Identity: putting single sign-on into SaaS?
The federated identity specialist's latest release integrates acquired technology to support its push for SSO for SaaS.
MIS / Market Development, 15 Sep 2008
Steve Coplan Diversinet goes all-in with AllOne with a five-year, $39.5m licensing deal
Authentication vendor Diversinet has always relied on the kindness of strangers, and AllOne Mobile is the latest, throwing the company a lifeline: a five-year, $39.5m licensing deal. But can anything stem the flood of red ink?
MIS / Market Development, 11 Sep 2008
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