Broad cloud security services had to wait on the maturation of security technologies and for demand in the marketplace to grow, observers say. Meanwhile, more focused security services are springing up to help small and midsize businesses cope with complexity.
“Security has gotten much more complicated,” says John Pescatore, vice president of business intelligence firm Gartner. Another sign of maturity: In the past, the fuzzy status of managed and cloud security services’ compliance to various regulations kept some companies away. “A lot of people are attracted to these security-as-a-service offerings because, as part of it, they get the reporting needed by regulations,” he observes.
Starting in June, the company will offer antivirus, anti-spam, anti-malware, and URL filtering services for no charge to existing Secure Gateway customers.
Where Verizon aims to sell services to enterprises, the goal of Symantec’s HEP is to ease management of the company’s endpoint security products for small and midsize businesses.
Large enterprises are not as interested in SaaS offerings because they lose some control and flexibility, says George Tomic, distinguished engineer for Symantec Hosted Services.
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