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: In today’s hyperaware world, managed network security services (that is, network security services provided to an enterprise by a capable third-party vendor) represent less than 1% of the overall security equipment and services market. The convergence of a broad spectrum of security technologies creates new opportunities for intelligent, real-time connected security capabilities. The ultimate goal of real-time connected security is to use all available data sources in real-time to detect and respond appropriately to security threats or abnormal situations. New innovations at the silicon, software, and system level are required to make this happen.
Enterprise security is a funny thing: On one hand, it is a necessary part of any healthy business and requires significant diligence. On the other, the more you learn about the threats that network security protects against, the more you likely don’t want to know. In today’s marketplace these concerns fall into four major categories: company security, personnel security, fraud & theft protection and disaster avoidance.
The protection of critical information infrastructure is one of the most compelling of all. The sheer volume of transmitted information can be overwhelming: 30 billion text messages and 40 billion e-mail messages are transmitted across the network every day. Eight exabytes of IP traffic is generated globally every month. Employees represent a major investment for all companies, and like all assets they must be protected for both business and compassionate reasons. Concerns that fall under the topic of personnel protection include building surveillance and security, physical security of parking lots, dining facilities, remote buildings and office space, personnel privacy and secrecy of communications, security of computer assets, and physical and network security for remote workers.
It’s a well-known fact that 80% of all retail credit-card theft is perpetrated by employees inside of companies, not by outsiders. This kind of activity must be anticipated and programmes for dealing with it must be put into place to cover issues associated with financial liability on the part of the company.
Threats that result from either force majeure or so-called ‘acts of god’ can have disastrous impacts on enterprise operations, particularly if the company has done nothing to plan for their eventuality. A huge amount of money is spent on equipment, security personnel, consulting services and passive alarm service. These are critical and necessary expenditures, but given the new threat models presented to businesses, we believe that the spending can be shifted to enable real-time connected security,...
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