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Symantec's 2008 worldwide industry analyst conference highlighted how the company is aligning its disjointed pieces into a cohesive solutions company with impressive breadth. But the security vendor is still reacting too slowly to shifts in anti-malware and application whitelisting technologies, as well as the macro trend of enterprise IT consumerization.
Nov. 3, 2008 | Note | by Phil Hochmuth | CO-AUTHORS: Andrew Jaquith
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As privacy advocates and regulators set their sights on behaviorally targeted online advertising, many ISPs are testing point-source behavioral targeting within their networks. These technologies risk closing the door on legitimate applications of deep packet inspection in ISP networks. Service providers should just say no.
Aug. 11, 2008 | Note | by Daniel Taylor | CO-AUTHORS: David Vorhaus, Andrew Jaquith
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As a language dork, I have certain itches that needs scratching. I've found that multiple incantations of the same words or phrases, after a while, cause me to scratch my head and take notice. This time, that word is "rich," used in a developer context....
August 4, 2008 | Blog | by Andrew Jaquith
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My friend Rich Mogull (ex-Gartner) recently posted an article in Dark Reading called " iPhone Smackdown: Security v. Consumerization " that nicely summarizes the security problems that will arrive when employees being powerful consumer devices (like the iPhone) to work....
July 24, 2008 | Blog | by Andrew Jaquith
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Recently I've been asked by several publications to comment about mobile security, and more specifically about the security issues that we are seeing on smart mobile devices....
July 2, 2008 | Blog | by Andrew Jaquith
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Yankee Group expects the number of identity events initiated by US mobile phones to triple by 2012 to more than 360 billion per year.
Jun. 27, 2008 | Report | by Andrew Jaquith
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My colleagues Dan Taylor, Jen Simpson and I just took a briefing with Kent Ertugrul, the CEO of Phorm. As many of our blog readers may know from reading The Economist (my favorite magazine), Phorm provides an interesting twist on online advertising....
June 23, 2008 | Blog | by Andrew Jaquith
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Last week I attended the Symantec WorldWide Industry Analyst Conference, co-located at the annual Symantec Vision conference in Las Vegas. Analyst conferences are always good opportunities to meet executives and, less often, to receive insights from customers....
June 16, 2008 | Blog | by Andrew Jaquith
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Lost in the noise around the iPhone 3G launch at Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference is the quiet announcement of OS X 10.6, code-named "Snow Leopard."...
June 10, 2008 | Blog | by Andrew Jaquith
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My friend Mike Rothman posted a link to an InformationWeek article on "Securing Rogue Mobile Devices." The article makes a number of sensible points about what kinds of security strategies you should be employing with employees who are carrying their own mobile devices....
June 5, 2008 | Blog | by Andrew Jaquith
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My inner dork noted that the folks at the WebKit project have recently released a new development build that includes a new JavaScript engine called SquirrelFish. WebKit is the browser toolkit that powers Apple's Safari and MobileSafari on the iPhone....
June 3, 2008 | Blog | by Andrew Jaquith
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Data loss prevention and security virtualization were the buzz generators at RSA Conference 2008. Meanwhile, network access control--a show darling the last 2 years--became the technology whose name no one dared speak.
May. 30, 2008 | Note | by Phil Hochmuth | CO-AUTHORS: Gary Chen, Andrew Jaquith
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Information security is a strange market segment. To outsiders, "security" is a simple thing: you are either secure or you are not. Many people also feel that security is a feature you can add to a product. These perspectives are simultaneously 100% right and completely wrong....
May 21, 2008 | Blog | by Andrew Jaquith
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At Yankee Group, we've been researching and predicting the future for a while now. Sometimes we get it right, and sometimes not so much....
May 20, 2008 | Blog | by Andrew Jaquith
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As most people probably know by now, Microsoft has abandoned its pursuit of Yahoo! The deal is dead, and Microsoft won't pursue any hostile takeover options. In his letter to Yahoo!...
May 5, 2008 | Blog | by Andrew Jaquith
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I am not a mobile web developer. Rather, I am more of a "weekend programmer" focused on traditional web applications. (I am a co-author of Apache JSPWiki , a Java-based wiki software package. No prizes for guessing that I wrote the security bits .)...
April 29, 2008 | Blog | by Andrew Jaquith
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Yesterday I spoke at Symantec's Worldwide Sales Conference. The speaking gig itself -- a panel on consumer security -- was a blast. Byron Achohido (USA Today reporter) moderated....
April 25, 2008 | Blog | by Andrew Jaquith
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Last week Yankee Group published a research note I wrote on "single site browsers" -- a new twist on the venerable web browser that restricts a user to a single site....
April 21, 2008 | Blog | by Andrew Jaquith
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The "iPod tax" meme just won't die. Today, over at TechMeme I picked up a story on the Guardian UK website about the UK music industry lobby's desire for an iPod tax ....
April 16, 2008 | Blog | by Andrew Jaquith
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Enterprises aren't going to give up their Blackberry devices any time soon. But Apple's announcement of new business features for the iPhone should provide fair warning: It doesn't plan to let IT objections get in the way of it captivating consumers.
Apr. 8, 2008 | Note | by Carl Howe | CO-AUTHORS: Eugene Signorini, Andrew Jaquith
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Although only a nascent technology today, single-site browsers (SSBs) will deliver significant branding and security benefits as they mature. Yankee Group recommends that financial and e-commerce enterprises begin investigating SSBs now.
Apr. 4, 2008 | Note | by Andrew Jaquith
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Yankee Group's Anywhere Access Survey, described in this Report, details connectivity trends among mobile/remote employees and partners. Anywhere access and security are two sides of the same coin: There can be no access without security.
Mar. 27, 2008 | Report | by Andrew Jaquith | CO-AUTHORS: Phil Hochmuth
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Greetings everyone! I'm Andrew Jaquith, a security analyst at Yankee Group. The attraction of posting to this blog was plain, because it is about what we at Yankee Group call Anywhere ....
February 25, 2008 | Blog | by Andrew Jaquith
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OpenID is a disruptive technology that allows web sites to share identity information and streamline authentication processes. Enterprises with a significant online presence can increase contact with their customers by adopting OpenID.
Jan. 15, 2008 | Report | by Andrew Jaquith
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Attackers are devising new ways to siphon money out of internet B2C business models. Website operators need to protect non-transactional and transactional websites alike, along each phase of consumer activity - from sign-up to logout.
Jan. 14, 2008 | Note | by Andrew Jaquith
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Financially motivated malware is forcing anti-malware vendors to dramatically change strategies. By 2010, vendors will largely abandon the signature-based technologies that have been the mainstay of the anti-virus industry for 20 years.
Dec. 19, 2007 | Report | by Andrew Jaquith
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Warner Music Chairman Edgar Bronfman admits that record companies` revenue-preserving strategies aren`t working. Warner should do more: repudiate DRM entirely, and keep simplifying the user experience.
Dec. 18, 2007 | Note | by Andrew Jaquith
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Web 2.0 technologies offer much promise for enterprises looking to build rich internet applications, but underlying security issues are serious and unlikely to be solved soon. Enterprises riding the Web 2.0 train should expect a rough ride ahead.
Oct. 2, 2007 | Report | by Andrew Jaquith
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The blending of business and consumer lifestyles will require radical transformation of today's identity management infrastructure. The explosion of online and work destinations will force user identities to become increasingly portable.
Sep. 7, 2007 | Note | by Andrew Jaquith | CO-AUTHORS: Jonathan Singer
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DRM is broken, but protecting content and thwarting piracy is still imperative. Can watermarking and digital fingerprinting prevent piracy and protect content? When will the technology see wide-scale implementation?
Aug. 28, 2007 | Note | by Joshua Martin | CO-AUTHORS: Andrew Jaquith
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Some say that the iPhone is a security threat, and has no business in the enterprise. Prudent planning will allow enterprises that have embraced Zen IT practices to safely integrate the iPhone into their operations.
Aug. 1, 2007 | Note | by Andrew Jaquith
Rise of the Rogue Employee: Enterprise Consumers Assault the IT Bastion
The Anywhere Enterprise is Yankee Group's vision of an organization whose employees, customers, assets and partners connect to applications, information and services-when and where they're needed.
Jul. 26, 2007 | Live Webinar | by Joshua Holbrook | CO-AUTHORS: Zeus Kerravala, Andrew Jaquith
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Yankee Group's Anywhere Threats research offers guidance to enterprises and vendors looking to protect their businesses from web-based attacks.
Apr. 27, 2007 | Note | by Andrew Jaquith
Securing the Anywhere Enterprise
The Anywhere Enterprise™ uses internet and web technologies to connect with its customers and boost the productivity of its employees. Anywhere Enterprises must master five competencies to stay secure.
Apr. 24, 2007 | Live Webinar | by Andrew Jaquith | CO-AUTHORS: Chris Liebert, George Hamilton
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Why digital rights management (DRM) software must go.
Apr. 4, 2007 | Note | by Mike Goodman | CO-AUTHORS: Joshua Martin, Andrew Jaquith
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Fortify's acquisition of Secure Software benefits customers but also highlights weaknesses in the application code assurance market. Enterprise customers should anticipate further consolidation in this market in 2007 and 2008.
Feb. 28, 2007 | Note | by Andrew Jaquith
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Today's anti-virus products are overwhelmed by the sheer quantity of malware variants. By 2009, anti-virus as we know it will be dead, succeeded by a new generation of protection technologies, and many of today's anti-virus vendors will be extinct.
Jan. 17, 2007 | Note | by Andrew Jaquith
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This online survey is comprised of 509 (300 US, 209 Benelux, UK, France, Germany, Nordic countries) respondents at companies with 500+ employees. Topics include current/planned compliance processes and initiatives; security tools; compliance workloads.
Jan. 15, 2007 | Survey Executive Summary | by Andrew Jaquith | CO-AUTHORS: Chris Liebert, Sandra Palumbo, Lauren Cotes, Jonathan Singer
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Enterprises and vendors have successfully used "compliance" as justification for funding security projects. With most segments saturated, future purchases will focus on process improvements.
Jan. 10, 2007 | Report | by Andrew Jaquith
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Every year, in late June or early August, two hacking conferences invade Las Vegas: the Black Hat Briefings and its wilder, scruffier elder brother, DEFCON. In this Yankee Group DecisionNote, we describe our impressions of the show.
Nov. 21, 2006 | Note | by Andrew Jaquith
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Benchmarking remains a foreign concept for information security. With proper safeguards and a value focus, product vendors can help enterprises understand their security effectiveness and increase their account traction.
Aug. 10, 2006 | Report | by Andrew Jaquith
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Recent Yankee Group research described the features and challenges associated with Microsoft's upcoming Windows Vista operating system. This DecisionNote answers common questions related to our view of Microsoft's prospects.
Jul. 27, 2006 | Note | by Andrew Jaquith
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In November 2006, Microsoft will bring its long-awaited next generation of the Windows operating system to market. Vista will increase security for customers, but it will also dramatically affect the $3.6 billion aftermarket for Windows security products.
May. 8, 2006 | Report | by Andrew Jaquith
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Microsoft intends to silently take over the Windows security aftermarket. Enterprises will use Microsoft's entry to drive harder bargains with their incumbent suppliers.
Jan. 12, 2006 | Note | by Andrew Jaquith
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The biggest anti-virus vendors are successfully cross-selling their anti-spyware and host intrusion-prevention products. This is good news for customers, but vendors cannot rest on their laurels -- and Microsoft's entry into the security market looms.
Jan. 9, 2006 | Note | by Andrew Jaquith