http://networking.earthweb.com/netsecur/article/0,,12084_790971,00.html By Dayna Delmonico Now is the time to address all your information security needs. Why? According to Gartner's "Total Cost of Ownership Model for Information Security" it will cost you ten times more by 2011 if you don't. Total cost of information security is 0.4 percent of a company's revenue, on average now. That is expected to accelerate to 44 percent within ten years. As a practical matter, network managers have basically two choices -- the integrated network security suite or managed security provider. Though this buyer's briefing will concentrate on products, know that a great many of the vendors we've included also offer managed security services. Where ASPs haven't caught on with IT yet for most applications, managed security services is doing pretty well. In theory, integrated security suites should provide total security for any network. Product lines can include software and/or network devices. Most or all of the following should be part of the vendors full security solution offerings: * Firewalls * VPNs * Virus scanning * Content filtering * URL authentication * Reporting * Network management For the most part, the products in the marketplace are from well-established vendors and are product names you probably know. However, with all these pieces needed to round out complete offerings for the enterprise, vendors have had to take certain steps to ensure full product lines. In the last three years partnerships or acquisitions have been the order of the day to filled in product lines. For example, Axent Technologies (Raptor) was purchased by anti-virus king Symantec Corp, PGP's Gauntlet is now Network Associates who is also the market leader. Cisco was also in the buying mood which allowed them to incorporating security at a chip level in their routers and switches. CheckPoint took the partnership route with other ISV products being certified to work within their Open Platform for Security (OPSEC). Below are 10 vendors that currently offer integrated suites. Look carefully, however, at product names, because your favorite may no longer be with the vendor you expect. Other security vendors include NetScreen Technologies, Network Associates (PGP Security -- Gauntlet) Citadel Technologies and NetGuard, Inc. Vendor: Aliroo Web: www.aliroo.com Product: PrivaSuite OS(s): WinNT; MS Win 2000 Encryption/PKI: Yes VPN: No Virus Detection: No Authentication: No Intrusion Detection: No Vendor: Anywhere Technology Web: www.anywheretechnology.com Product: EverLink Suite OS(s): WinNT; OS/2; Linux Encryption/PKI: Yes VPN: No Virus Detection: No Authentication: Yes Intrusion Detection: No Vendor: Assured Digital, Inc. Web: www.assured-digital.com Product: ADI-AMS OS(s): WinNT Encryption/PKI: Yes VPN: Yes Virus Detection: No Authentication: Yes Intrusion Detection: No Vendor: CheckPoint Software Web: www.checkpoint.com Product: CheckPoint RealSecure OS(s): WinNT; Solaris Encryption/PKI: No VPN: Yes Virus Detection: Yes Authentication: No Intrusion Detection: Yes Vendor: Computer Associates Web: www.ca.com Product: eTrust OS(s): WinNT; MS Win 2000; Unix Encryption/PKI: Yes VPN: Yes Virus Detection: Yes Authentication: No Intrusion Detection: Yes Vendor: CYLINK Web: www.cylink.com Product: PrivateWire 3.0 OS(s): WinNT; MS Win 2000; Solaris Encryption/PKI: Yes VPN: No Virus Detection: No Authentication: Yes Intrusion Detection: No Vendor: Fortress Technologies Web: www.fortresstech.com Product: NetFortress M-Series OS(s): WinNT; MS Win 98/2000 Encryption/PKI: Yes VPN: Yes Virus Detection: No Authentication: Yes Intrusion Detection: No Vendor: Internet Security Systems Web: www.iss.net Product: SAFESuite Decisions OS(s): WinNT; MS Win 2000; UNIX; Solaris; Linux RedHat Encryption/PKI: Yes VPN: Yes Virus Detection: No Authentication: Yes Intrusion Detection: Yes Vendor: Secure Computing Corp. Web: www.securecomputing.com Product SafeWord OS(s): WinNT; MS Win 2000 Encryption/PKI: Yes VPN: No Virus Detection: No Authentication: Yes Intrusion Detection: No Vendor: Sonic Systems Web: www.sonicsys.com Product: SonicWALL OS(s): WinNT; UNIX Encryption/PKI: No VPN: Yes Virus Detection: Yes Authentication: Yes Intrusion Detection: No ISN is hosted by SecurityFocus.com --- To unsubscribe email isn-unsubscribeat_private
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