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Endpoint Authentication Replaces Anti-Spyware as the #1 Priority for Corporate Security Organizations According to TheInfoPro's Security Study
NEW YORK --(Business Wire)-- May 2, 2006 -- TheInfoPro (TIP), www.TheInfoPro.net, has released the Wave 6 Time Series report of its Information Security Study, detailing the time comparison of four sets of in-depth interviews with leading Information Security professionals conducted over two years in six month intervals or "waves". The latest study, released in Q1 of 2006, involved over 260 in-depth interviews with pre-screened information security decision makers. The study uncovers a change in deployment priority between the last two waves from Anti-Spyware technology to Endpoint Authentication. This change is consistent with the overall change in focus towards dealing with internal security vulnerabilities.
By studying the information security market in six-month waves TIP is ideally positioned to identify shifts in technology use and the vendors that are best positioned to benefit. TIP found that when the results of the last two studies are compared:
-- Endpoint Authentication scores #1 in TIP's patented Technology Heat Index(TM), which factors in the current and planned usage of over 40 different Security technologies, with 29% of enterprises having either pilot deployments in place or near-term implementation plans. This translates to a 13% increase compared to Wave 5, which was released in the Spring of 2005. The Wave 6 Heat Index is a strong indicator for what enterprises plan to use to mitigate internal security threats, particular weight is given to those technologies with high interest, but low deployment which signals significant growth opportunity.
As it relates to Endpoint Authentication TIP's Time Series report found:
-- 41% of Fortune 1000 security managers report plans to
increase spending on Network Access technology in 2006
compared to only 11% who expect to reduce that spending.
-- Cisco, with its Network Access Control (NAC) offering has
taken the lead position. The percentage of users who
describe NAC as having an impact on their deployment plans
has gone from 60% to 71%. With 15% of enterprise users, up
from 11% in the last Wave, citing deployment plans, Cisco
is getting the most activity.
-- Second place is Symantec, largely due to its Sygate
acquisition.
-- Microsoft's Network Access Protection (NAP) is having an
impact with 57% of security pros reporting that NAP is
having an effect on their technology purchasing plans.
-- Data Encryption, in use at most enterprises, is getting much more interest moving from 29th in Wave 5 to rank 11th in Wave 7. Seen as applicable to addressing leading concerns about securing the enterprise and dealing with compliance requirements, enterprises report plans to increase spending on encryption. TIP's Wave 7 study releasing in June will investigate this market in detail.
-- Anti-Spyware, which led the TIP Technology Heat Index in Wave 5, has fallen to rank 8th out of 43 in the Index. The frenetic concern regarding the threat from Spyware in mid 2005 has calmed due to continued deployments, which has increased adoption from 42% to 52% in the TIP sample. In TIP's patented Heat Index as a technology becomes more widely adopted it captures a lower score.
In addition to the current lead vendors many others have Endpoint Authentication offerings that are getting attention. Emerging vendors such as ENDFORCE and Vernier, among others as well as larger security focused vendors such as McAfee are also mentioned by users as currently in use and in consideration for new projects. For Data Encryption, lead vendor PGP along with others such as Entrust, Pointsec, PC Guardian and Microsoft are identified as in use.
"Properly implemented, Endpoint Authentication addresses many of the enterprises leading concerns, such as protecting their network against the full range of vulnerabilities, internal as well as external," notes Henry D. Nissenbaum, TIP's Managing Director for Information Security Research. "Enterprises moving away from dealing with the attack of the day concern and more towards building networks that are secure and manageable."
Additional information about this study can be found in a multimedia presentation located at: http://www.brainshark.com/theinfopro/InfoSecW6_TimeSeries_a
TIP will be examining these issues in greater detail during Wave 7 of the study. Technologies including Endpoint Authentication, Data Encryption, Identity and Access Management and Strong Authentication along with enterprise Information Security priorities on securing the enterprise, addressing compliance needs and deploying new technologies will be covered in depth
Since 2002, TIP's Information Security Study has captured decision makers' technology roadmaps, vendor performance ratings, detailed commentary, and spending plans on over 100 vendors of Network Security, Security Infrastructure and Security Management solutions, including 3Com, CA, Juniper, Nokia, Tripwire, Check Point, Websense, ISS, SPI Dynamics, Watchfire, Secure Computing, Blue Coat, Lavasoft, Aventail, Postini, Entrust, NetIQ, CipherTrust, VeriSign, Tumbleweed, Sophos, Network Intelligence, ArcSight, Vontu, netForensics, e-Security, Archer Technologies, SurfControl, Nortel, nCircle, Qualys, ZixCorp, Clearswift, Cybertrust, Liquid Machines, McAfee, Lucent, Tripwire, Sigaba, NetScout, Ingrian, St. Bernard, Stonesoft, Intellitactics, Lancope, ForeScout, IBM, Sun, Vericept, and Courion.
Over 800 IT decision makers are members of the TIPNetwork, including Citigroup, FedEx, Cingular Wireless, MasterCard, Pfizer, Vodafone, and PepsiCo. To learn more about TIP's independent, objective research process visit www.TheInfoPro.net.
To learn more about the studies contact info@theinfopro.net or Lawrence Hecht at 212-672-0012.
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