Products are only one part of a holistic information security strategy. They must be accompanied by policy, process and people. But you can't sell your customers just any security appliance, hardware or software and expect their policies, processes and people to pick up the slack. All four elements should work in sync, toward the same goal.
With literally hundreds of hardware and software vendors offering information security products, choosing the right ones can be daunting. We recommend taking a look at the results of Information Security magazine's Reader's Choice Awards. Our sister publication asked readers – your customers – to rate the security products used and deployed within their organizations. More than 1,600 readers weighed in on more than 360 products. Below you will find the top winners in 15 categories with links to reviews of the products. Use the information to re-evaluate your line card and recommend security appliances, hardware and software to your customers.
Top information security products
Antimalware
Application Security
Authentication
Email
Identity and Access Management
Intrusion Detection/Prevention
Mobile Data Security
Network Access Control
Network Firewall
Secure Remote Access
Security Information Management
Unified Threat Management
Vulnerability Management
Wireless Security
Emerging Technologies
Antimalware
Desktop and gateway enterprise antimalware products
Application Security
Source code and Web application scanners and appliances
Authentication
Digital identity verification
Email Security
Desktop and server messaging security
Identity and Access Management
User identity and access management and provisioning
Intrusion Detection/Prevention
Network intrusion detection/prevention appliances and software
Mobile Data Security
Protection for handheld devices and laptops
Network Access Control
Pre- and post-connect network access control
Network Firewall
Appliances and software-based network firewall products
Secure Remote Access
IPsec and SSL VPN, thin clients
Security Information Management
Security information and/or security event management systems
Unified Threat Management (UTM)
Unified threat management appliances
Vulnerability Management
Vulnerability assessment and management systems
Wireless Security
Wireless security products
Emerging Technologies
Three product categories failed to gain sufficient responses to provide a reasonable basis for designating awards. They are, however, important security tools that are making their presence felt.
Want to compare this year's winners to last year's? Visit SearchSecurity.com's 2007 Readers' Choice Awards.
