Mr. John Pironti

GLG News by Mr. John Pironti, Chief Information Risk Strategist

Security Technology Vendors, Too Little Too Late?

March 30, 2009

Analysis of:Cyber crime profits running into trillions of dollars | www.itnews.com.au

Information security technology vendors have been trying to catch up with the hacker community with little success in the last couple years.  Most of their tools are out of date the day that they are released for sophisticated attacks.  The hacker community has become more organized and focused on their goal to quietly make money through the use of malicious software and social engineering without advertising their capabilities.  The vendor community needs to change the fundamental ways the design and produce technology or at a minimum reset expectations on the value proposition of their capabilities if they are to continue to drive value and not become commoditized in enterprise information technology environments.

Business Continuance Becomes a Top Of Mind Issue

February 1, 2008

Analysis of:Internet failure hits two continents | www.cnn.com

Business continuance will now become a top of mind issue, especially in global outsourced solutions.

New Technology and Capability Bring New Security Challenges

November 14, 2007

Analysis of:Looming Online Security Threats in 2008 | www.businessweek.com

The implmentation of new technologies such as virtualization, social networking, cryptography, web 2.0 tools and services, and authentiation technologies bring new security challenges.  Data leakage is still top of mind with CISO and CIO. 

Symantec is Well Positioned

November 7, 2007

Analysis of:Symantec to Extend Its Leadership in Information-Centric Security | money.cnn.com

Symantec has recently made a key aquisition in Vontu which helps it transform from technology focus to a data focus for security.

Can Microsoft Create Industry Standards?

September 7, 2007

Analysis of:Microsoft Is Rebuffed by Standards Body | www.nytimes.com

Industry standards are meant to be universally accepted concepts, formats, structures, and/or capabilities which are commonly accepted amongst all users and vendors as the most appropriate way to do something. When a vendor like Microsoft attempts to create a standard the question that has to be asked is whether or not the community at large agrees with their point of view.

Who Should Secure The Operating System?

October 25, 2006

Analysis of:Security firms skeptical about Vista shift | news.zdnet.com

- Security vendors are worried for their own product growth and capabilities and not necessarily concerned for their customers well being. 

- Security vendors need to develop new capabilities which will compliment VISTA instead of depending on current soon to be commoditized services.

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