December 2003 – Page 3 – CyberSecurity Institute

Security Server Market Grows By 22 Percent

Posted on December 18, 2003December 30, 2021 by admini

Revenue from high-tech systems used to protect corporate networks reached $379.1 million, compared to $311.02 million during the same period last year, International Data Corp. said.

Within the overall market, the intrusion detection appliance segment posted an 89 percent growth rate, but the firewall and virtual private network market remained the largest segment, with $317.7 million in factory revenues in the quarter. “IDC expects the security appliance market — particularly the intrusion detection appliance market — to continue its strong growth in 2004,” IDC analyst Charles Kolodgy said in a statement.

The three most expensive price bands for appliances had growth rates of more than 100 percent, with the largest price band, $100,000 to $249,900, experiencing a 348 percent increase in the quarter.

More info: [url=http://www.techweb.com/wire/story/TWB20031218S0014]http://www.techweb.com/wire/story/TWB20031218S0014[/url]

VeriSign is buying managed security service provider Guardent.

Posted on December 18, 2003December 30, 2021 by admini

“In addition to being a world-class company in its own right, Guardent is a perfect strategic fit,” said VeriSign chief executive officer Stratton Sclavos. “By combining forces, we will solidify VeriSign’s leadership in network security,” he said, adding that with Guardent’s customer base, vulnerability management technology and security expertise, the merged company will be better able to serve customers.

The acquisition, which is expected to close in the first quarter of next year, is subject to regulatory approvals and other conditions.

More info: [url=http://www.computerweekly.com/articles/article.asp?liArticleID=127312&liArticleTypeID=1&liCategoryID=1&liChannelID=13&liFlavourID=1&sSearch=&nPage=1]http://www.computerweekly.com/articles/article.asp?liArticleID=127312&liArticleTypeID=1&liCategoryID=1&liChannelID=13&liFlavourID=1&sSearch=&nPage=1[/url]

Cisco is moving key products to Linux

Posted on December 18, 2003December 30, 2021 by admini

Other important directions stated by Chambers and other executives at Cisco’s annual analysts meeting included moving key products off their current Windows-based platforms and onto Linux, and building better multifunction, integrated ASICs to boost system reliability.

Conference attendees also were given peeks at new products. One was an application for better managing multiservice blades in a Catalyst 6500 chassis. Another offering promises to make video calling as easy as dialing a Cisco IP phone.

The CEO discussed the company’s six advanced technology areas, which include IP telephony, security, storage, optical, wireless and home network products. Each of these businesses has the potential to grow to $1 billion in revenue for the company, Chambers said. IP telephony is one advanced technology that could be at the brink of hitting this goal.

More info: [url=http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/1215cisco.html]http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/1215cisco.html[/url]

Retiring Windows 2000 Server and Advanced Server: Changes in Product Availability

Posted on December 17, 2003December 30, 2021 by admini

April 1, 2004 Windows 2000 Server and Windows 2000 Advanced Server Retail Full Packaged Product (FPP) will no longer be available in the reselling channel.

April 1, 2004 Windows 2000 Server and Windows 2000 Advanced Server will no longer be offered through Microsoft Volume Licensing programs.

There are no changes to product support, which was announced October 2002, as part of the Microsoft Comprehensive Support Lifecycle.

More info: [url=http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/server/evaluation/availability/default.asp]http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/server/evaluation/availability/default.asp[/url]

Security Event Management Projected To Hit $430 Million By 2008

Posted on December 17, 2003December 30, 2021 by admini

The $90 million SEM market could also could witness as much as 50 percent market consolidation in 2004.
The report, “Security Event Management Systems Defend Against Information and Regulatory Overload,” said that as security becomes a greater concern for network administrators, SEM systems that enable them to identify, manage and respond to virus and hacker threats are becoming more prevalent.

The $90 million SEM market also could witness as much as 50 percent market consolidation in 2004, said report author Phebe Waterfield. “Integrating a systems management solution with risk management has the potential to revolutionize the way enterprises manage security risks,” Waterfield added.

SEM systems burst onto the scene in the late 1990s, when security vendors created them to help network administrators cope with information overload generated by security devices.

More info: [url=http://www.securitypipeline.com/news/showArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=13LHM1WGIKYFKQSNDBGCKHY?articleId=17000228]http://www.securitypipeline.com/news/showArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=13LHM1WGIKYFKQSNDBGCKHY?articleId=17000228[/url]

IPv6 fears seen unfounded

Posted on December 16, 2003December 30, 2021 by admini

These findings run counter to longstanding conventional wisdom from the Internet engineering community, which for years has warned ISPs and corporate network managers about the need to prepare for a time-consuming and expensive upgrade to IPv6.

The U.S. Department of Defense and several universities reported positive feedback about their IPv6 deployments at the U.S. IPv6 Summit 2003, held last week in Arlington, Va.

The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) has worked on IPv6 since 1992. While the transition to IPv6 has taken longer than advocates expected, that pace appears to have generated an unintended benefit: Now that users want to deploy IPv6, it’s already bundled in the hardware and software they need to buy in the course of normal infrastructure upgrades. IPv6 promises easier administration, tighter security, greater mobility and an enhanced addressing scheme over IPv4, the Internet’s current protocol.

All the major router manufacturers – including Cisco, Juniper, Foundry Networks and Extreme Networks – support IPv6.

We need the major business applications such as Oracle, PeopleSoft and SAP to support IPv6.” These applications are coming, as evidenced by Oracle executives unveiling their IPv6 road map at the IPv6 Summit last week.

IPv6 and IPv4 will coexist for many years because most companies replace desktops, servers and network gear every few years.

Early adopters say that because IPv6 comes bundled with network hardware and software, deployment costs are low.

More info: [url=http://seclists.org/lists/isn/2003/Dec/0064.html]http://seclists.org/lists/isn/2003/Dec/0064.html[/url]