Many of the CISOs I talk to have one top-of-mind issue: How do they deal with the flood of security challenges they’re now facing? Especially as attackers move ever faster, digital extortion accelerates and malware gets smarter. Add to that the all-time high in Zero Day threats and the fact that nearly every sector is under attack and it’s no wonder that they are asking where they can find the solutions that will keep their enterprises safe.
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Source: 2015 Symantec Internet Security Threat Report Vol. 20
Those same CISOs have to deal with a number of trends that are fundamentally reshaping the IT landscape, including:
- Dramatic shift to mobile platforms and the proliferation of IoT
- Disappearing perimeter, making it decreasingly relevant
- Enterprise data and applications moving to the cloud
- Rapid rise of Security-as-a-Service
- Governments and regulators playing an ever larger role
As analysts, you are likely hearing much of the same as you engage with these business leaders on a daily basis. I am excited to apply my experience and tenure in the enterprise security industry to the new opportunities ahead of us that address burning needs with our customers.
At Symantec, our Enterprise Security strategy centers on four key pillars: Threat Protection, Information Protection and Cyber Security Services – all built on a Unified Security Analytics Platform.
- With the rapidly evolving threat landscape, our Threat Protection solutions will focus on expanding from traditional protection to rapid detection, response and remediation
- With more data moving to the cloud, and more users creating and consuming this data from their mobile devices, our Information Protection solutions will move beyond the on premise/PC-centric world to Cloud and Mobile. Our mission is to protect data and identities, regardless of where the data resides: on premise, in transit or in the cloud
- With an increasing demand to manage customers' security environments with Security-as-a-Service, our Cyber Security Services business is expanding from a traditional monitoring service to offer incident response, applied intelligence and security simulation services
- Finally, we will be anchoring all the above with a Unified Security Analytics Platform to convert the unparalleled amount of telemetry we generate and collect into much deeper actionable intelligence. We regard this as a vital step forward.
As you will see, the Symantec Enterprise Security strategy is both very broad and deep and yes, it’s very ambitious, but we believe it is also highly achievable. Why? Because it’s built on some enduring differentiators that truly set us apart.
First, we have a very strong presence across many critical control points, endpoint, gateways, the data center etc. Secondly, we have an unrivalled amount of telemetry that we can actually use to better predict the outcomes, where we mine and analyze this information effectively.
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We also have a great set of security technologies and engines that go well beyond the traditional industry approaches. These include behavioral analytics, reputational and predictive analytics, and many other techniques that we use in order to be able to dynamically detect and protect customers wherever and whenever needed.
Please join Amit Jasuja and myself on 18th August for a one-hour fireside chatwhere we will go into detail on each of the areas mentioned above. Importantly, we will be able to share with you more about our roadmap and our go-to-market strategy. You will also have the opportunity to share your views and ask questions directly.
In these times of great change, I am truly excited about the opportunities that are ahead for Symantec and look forward to continue working with you, the industry analyst community.