Cymphonix Releases Video Featuring Leading Security Expert Peter Firstbrook, Analysis of the Growing Secure Web Gateway Market
SALT LAKE CITY, UT -- (Marketwire) -- 08/04/10 -- Cymphonix®, a leader in Secure Web Gateway solutions, today released a state of the Secure Web Gateway video featuring Gartner analyst Peter Firstbrook, available immediately at www.cymphonix.com/secure-and-control.html. In the video, Mr. Firstbrook provides key evaluation criteria for selecting a Secure Web Gateway provider, and Brent Nixon, CEO for Cymphonix, offers an overview of the enhanced visibility that the Cymphonix Network Composer® provides for converged internet connections in a wide variety of organizations.
"The early adopters of Secure Web Gateway technology were in industries most concerned about security at the time such as financial institutions, pharmaceuticals and high tech," said Mr. Firstbrook, Research Director with Gartner, responsible for all topics related to the endpoint security, Secure Web Gateway and secure e-mail gateway markets. "Today, the Secure Web Gateway is definitely a mainstream technology. From a Gartner best practice viewpoint, we recommend all organizations look at a Secure Web Gateway. Every organization on the planet is now concerned about security within their environment and for most, their desktop defenses are probably not cutting it."
Hitachi Consulting's recently completed multi-continent installation of the Cymphonix Secure Web Gateway solution is also featured in the video. Michael Shisko, Director of Information Technology at Hitachi Consulting, reveals details behind the deployment of four Cymphonix EX Series Network Composers® and the EC Series Network Conductor™ for Hitachi Consulting's global network of more than 1,800 employees to manage bandwidth challenges, define Internet policies at a granular level that protect their users and support the global network in an easy-to-manage, cost-efficient package.
"Any organization with an Internet connection has users accessing content, applications and websites that are exposed to Web-based threats," said Mr. Nixon. "We're pleased to dialogue with Gartner in analyzing these real threats, while also discussing the benefits and best approaches to deploying a comprehensive Secure Web Gateway solution across an organization. When companies can't see and monitor all of their Internet traffic, it becomes very difficult for them to manage threats and they often rely upon the outdated 'block and allow' approach that doesn't maximize the Internet resource for productivity."
In the video, Mr. Firstbrook discusses four top criteria that organizations should consider when implementing a Secure Web Gateway: 1. Security Capabilities: "You want to look for a solution that provides a cocktail approach that not only detects known threats, but also unknown and zero-day threats." 2. Outbound Traffic Detection: "A solution that detects outbound traffic can indicate if there is malware already inside of your organization." 3. Dynamic Classification: "Another major consideration is fine grain control over the content that is in the sites; otherwise you will have problems with social media and other evolving media content." 4. Enterprise Capabilities: "Lastly, we look for all of the enterprise capabilities that you would expect from an enterprise solution, including roles-based administration, very fine-grain scalable reporting, dashboards that give you actionable reporting and object-based policy."
"At Hitachi Consulting, we looked at our network challenges as three smaller, more manageable projects, which were visibility, WAN optimization and Secure Web Gateway," said Mr. Shisko. "We looked at both point solutions and integrated solutions, trying to balance complexity with performance. The most significant benefit in deploying a Secure Web Gateway is what is not happening on the network and what is not being introduced to the network."
Mr. Firstbrook recommends that companies look for a single point Secure Web Gateway solution. "The current problem with existing solutions today is there are multiple point products from multiple vendors -- so we've got anti-virus software, URL filtering software, proxy server, maybe a proxy appliance -- all from different vendors. There are huge cost savings to managing a single point solution, which allows you to view dashboard information across functions, and implement policy in the same interface that you are reporting on."
About Cymphonix
Cymphonix Corporation uses award-winning Secure Web Gateway technology to help organizations cut the time, effort and cost of controlling converged Internet traffic. By providing unmatched visibility and control, Cymphonix can shape, filter, manage and report on network connections for one site or 100+ sites. For more information go to www.cymphonix.com.
About Hitachi Consulting Corporation
As Hitachi, Ltd.'s (NYSE: HIT) global consulting company, with operations in the United States, Europe and Asia, Hitachi Consulting is a recognized leader in delivering proven business and IT strategies and solutions to Global 2000 companies across many industries. With a balanced view of strategy, people, process and technology, we work with companies to understand their unique business needs, and to develop and implement practical business strategies and technology solutions. From business strategy development through application deployment, our consultants are committed to helping clients quickly realize measurable business value and achieve sustainable ROI.
Hitachi Consulting's client base includes 25 percent of the Global 100 as well as many leading mid-market companies. We offer a client-focused, collaborative approach and transfer knowledge throughout each engagement. For more information, visit www.hitachiconsulting.com.