Lawrence Dietz on IT-Analysis.com

Novell enhanced single sign-on includes Vista support

Lawrence Dietz, Sageza Group, Inc. — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 07:00:00 +0100

It appears likely that 2008 will see a dramatic uptick in the Identity Management Market, as many organizations become highly motivated to employ IDM as a means to help thwart unauthorized attempts at obtaining protected data. [Read More...]

SailPoint identity tool may be effective catalyst in Identity Management

Lawrence Dietz, Sageza Group, Inc. — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 07:00:00 +0100

Safeguarding the privacy of Personal Identifiable Information and Personally Identifiable Health Information will continue to be prime concerns of major end-user organizations. [Read More...]

EMC Acquisition of Voyence Strengthens Configuration and Change Management

Lawrence Dietz, Sageza Group, Inc. — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 07:00:00 +0100

We believe that configuration and change management can perhaps be looked at as a major hub of IT Operations, ultimately affecting all components of the IT infrastructure. [Read More...]

Trend Micro enters DLP fray by acquiring Provilla

Lawrence Dietz, Sageza Group, Inc. — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 07:00:00 +0100

As antivirus technology continues to spiral into the world of commodities and attacks become more targeted, sophisticated users are likely to look for more comprehensive solutions from the same vendor. [Read More...]

Is Bot Defense the IDS of 2008?

Lawrence Dietz, Sageza Group, Inc. — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 19:09:59 +0100

I don't think there is any question that bots and botnets are a dangerous threat. The combination of a worm delivery vehicle and a malware payload of varying capabilities is a potent one... [Read More...]

Citrix Session Record/Play Back feature may be eDiscovery Award winner

Lawrence Dietz, Sageza Group, Inc. — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 07:00:00 +0100

Organizations that store personal information about their customers, especially credit card information, are learning the hard way that it is incumbent on them to maintain very high levels of security around this data. [Read More...]

IBM beefs up DB2 with encryption from Vormetric

Lawrence Dietz, Sageza Group, Inc. — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 07:00:00 +0100

A team approach such as the one with IBM and Vormetric should be able to help end users implement encryption as an effective deterrent to data exposure. [Read More...]

Motorola S/MIME mobile email aims for Government target

Lawrence Dietz, Sageza Group, Inc. — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 07:00:00 +0100

When the U.S. Government speaks with its purchasing power, vendors and other large end-user organizations ought to listen. [Read More...]

SAP pairs GRC with Identity Management

Lawrence Dietz, Sageza Group, Inc. — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 07:00:00 +0100

We applaud the notion of tight integration of identity management with applications as a logical and progressive step in transparency of identity validation prior to application execution. [Read More...]

New FireEye appliance addresses growing Bot threat

Lawrence Dietz, Sageza Group, Inc. — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 07:00:00 +0100

Bots have proven themselves to be a major threat in today's environment, and will continue to be a significant threat in the next several years. [Read More...]

eIQnetworks Seeks Status Industry Acceptance

Lawrence Dietz, Sageza Group, Inc. — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 07:00:00 +0100

Evolving security challenges coupled with compliance and regulatory mandates have made it essential for organizations to collect, monitor, and analyze log data across the enterprise. eIQnetworks may have a solution to deciphering it. [Read More...]

Seagate Optimizes Drives for Digital Video Surveillance Systems

Lawrence Dietz, Sageza Group, Inc. — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 07:00:00 +0100

The transition from CCTV to digital format has helped to mature the marketplace and establish digital as the standard format. [Read More...]

Sun beefs up security and reduces costs of virtual desktops

Lawrence Dietz, Sageza Group, Inc. — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 07:00:00 +0100

The virtual desktop is bound to accelerate in popularity as more organizations move to a point where they have to make a decision about migration to the Windows Vista environment. [Read More...]

JDSU's covert product new approach to authentication

Lawrence Dietz, Sageza Group, Inc. — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 07:00:00 +0100

JDSU has announced the release of a new weapon in the fight against counterfeiters with the introduction of its latest security solution for document authentication and brand protection. [Read More...]

AT&T lets parents control kids' phones

Lawrence Dietz, Sageza Group, Inc. — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 07:00:00 +0100

As mobile phones proliferate faster than Barbie Dolls and Tonka trucks did back in the day, it's clear that parents do want to exert some level of control over their children's mobile communications. [Read More...]

McAfee to package PCI compliance products

Lawrence Dietz, Sageza Group, Inc. — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 07:00:00 +0100

McAfee is clearly demonstrating that it identifies with the customer's issues, showing how its products and services combine to address specific pieces of what can be some very complicated requirements. [Read More...]

History isn't always the best teacher

Lawrence Dietz, Sageza Group, Inc. — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 07:00:00 +0100

There's an old adage that those who don't know history are bound to repeat it. A couple of recent experiences lead me to adopt the more topical Richard Clarke view of the future ... [Read More...]

IBM Princeton acquisition serves notice to Symantec and EMC

Lawrence Dietz, Sageza Group, Inc. — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 07:00:00 +0100

Many organizations are finding that storage management may represent greater than 50% of their annual IT budget, and some are wrestling with the critical issues associated with increased amounts of electronically stored information. [Read More...]

RSA acquisition of Tablus logical move For EMC

Lawrence Dietz, Sageza Group, Inc. — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 07:00:00 +0100

Up to this point the DLP space has been the province of smaller firms each trying to eke out a small piece of a nascent but growing market. RSA's acquisition signals a new stage in the evolution of the data loss prevention market place. [Read More...]

Trend Micro SecureCloud offers SaaS security platform

Lawrence Dietz, Sageza Group, Inc. — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 07:00:00 +0100

Trend Micro Incorporated has announced immediate availability of SecureCloud, its complete Software-as-a-Service security platform offering its industry leading threat protection solutions for small, medium, and enterprise businesses. [Read More...]

Hifn Broadens Storage Security Expertise with Siafu Acquisition

Lawrence Dietz, Sageza Group, Inc. — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 07:00:00 +0100

Hifn, a security vendor since 1996, has announced its acquisition of the business of Siafu Software, a provider of secure storage solutions, in response to OEM customer and end-user demands. [Read More...]

SonicWALL reinforces HP ProCurve's ProActive Defense strategy

Lawrence Dietz, Sageza Group, Inc. — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 07:00:00 +0100

SonicWALL has joined the ProCurve Alliance, a recently announced program designed to offer customers security, mobility, and convergence solutions that have been tested and qualified for interoperability with ProCurve offerings. [Read More...]

Satellite communications - not as Heavenly as you would think

Lawrence Dietz, Sageza Group, Inc. — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 07:00:00 +0100

In January 2007 my beloved wife, HRH the QM (Her Royal Highness the Queen Mother for you new readers) got a new car. A brand spanking new Chrysler Town & Country Van. One of its salient and most ... [Read More...]

Security Information Management simplified by Foundry/Lancope linkup

Lawrence Dietz, Sageza Group, Inc. — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 07:00:00 +0100

There is no question that networks generate an enormous amount of data and that it would be useful to be able to sort through that data to see what can be done to determine whether there are nefarious activities afoot. [Read More...]

Google Acquisition of Postini Recognizes Fundamental Truths

Lawrence Dietz, Sageza Group, Inc. — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 07:00:00 +0100

It would be quite tempting to jump to the simplistic conclusion that Google's acquisition of Postini was motivated by its desire to break out of the consumer mold and become a more attractive technology option for businesses. [Read More...]

Oracle ID Management Ecosystem expands

Lawrence Dietz, Sageza Group, Inc. — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 07:00:00 +0100

The information security market plays like a team sport. Players in the market tend to group into three classes: large powerful vendors; small new-technology vendors, and a group we call the Goldilocks vendors. [Read More...]

Websense puts finger in Web Leak dam

Lawrence Dietz, Sageza Group, Inc. — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 07:00:00 +0100

Data leak protection or its more politically correct synonym data loss protection (both acronymed as DLP), and their alter ego content filtering, are making the news. [Read More...]

Hip Pocket E-Mail - Epilog

Lawrence Dietz, Sageza Group, Inc. — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 07:00:00 +0100

It's been a couple of weeks since I got my spiffy new Cingular 8525 and I thought I would follow-up on my last posting with some updated reporting. [Read More...]

Securent Solution addresses Security and Compliance for Microsoft SharePoint

Lawrence Dietz, Sageza Group, Inc. — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 07:00:00 +0100

Application security has been a subject in news and research. However, most of the attention is focused on the development of secure applications and not necessarily the potential for abuse of applications and data by authorized users. [Read More...]

Microsoft SharePoint Certification by DOD further evidence of product's importance

Lawrence Dietz, Sageza Group, Inc. — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 07:00:00 +0100

We believe SharePoint is likely to emerge as a very strategic product for Microsoft in the enterprise market, and Microsoft recognizes the leverage generated by conformance with government standards. [Read More...]