The Changing Threat Landscape - Zift Solutions

Critical Security Components for SMBs
With testing and research facilities
around the world, West Coast Labs
has a leading-edge insight into online
security risks and trends as well as the
relevance and performance of security
solutions in dealing effectively with them.
As threat vectors multiply and the need
for security and vigilance increases
across the whole spectrum of commercial
activities, businesses around the world
need proactive, enabling technologies
which enhance the implementation of
security strategies both within and on the
fringes of today’s networks.
To help organizations choose the right
security solutions for their organisations,
West Coast Labs can confirm from both
internal and external research that the
following types of security technology are
critical components in any security strategy
for a small business. Naturally, just as
individual businesses security needs vary
so will the solutions that are most relevant.
The following tabulations, compiled by
Trend Micro, identify a variety of critical
technical and business requirements
for any SMB security infrastructure and
highlight the specific technology features
that McAfee, Symantec and Trend
Micro have integrated into the solutions
examined in this report to satisfy such
needs.
The product ratings, shown in red in the
tabulations relate to actual tests also shown
in red, carried out by West Coast Labs
Test Engineers. These are reported in full
in the Test Report, which is available for
download at www.westcoastlabs.com/
productTestReports/. The report includes a
detailed listing of the individual technology
feature sets of each of the products, which
form a basis for the test project and this
narrative.
Further detailed information on each of the
products can be obtained from
www.mcafee.com, www.symantec.com and
www.trendmicro.com.
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