Security Executive Commentary

  1. Securing Mobile Devices from Malware: Paradise Not Lost 4/29/2009
    Mobile devices are coming at you from every angle – your C-level executive is in love with his iPhone; your sales rep has purchased a new netbook on Verizon’s $99/month plan; it goes on and on. What is common is that they want to take these devices to work and expect you to develop ways to support these...
  2. Solutions Providers: Don't Waste A Good Recession 4/29/2009
    Economic woes are all around us. Solution providers need only glance at a newspaper, turn on their television, or engage in a conversation with a customer or family member and inevitably the feared words “recession,” “economic crisis,” “sales losses” will arise. All of this has no...
  3. Battling The Rising Business Costs Of Cybercrime While Protecting Valuable Data 4/3/2009
    Cybercrime is on the rise, with data breaches becoming more frequent and more severe. This “cybergeddon”1 comes with a hefty price tag for businesses. The 2008 United States “Annual Study: Cost of a Data Breach”2 report of the Ponemon Institute found that the average cost of an incident is...
  4. "Why Should I Buy From You?" 4/1/2009
    Here's one of the great truths of selling - if prospects can't tell the difference between your product or service and your competitor's product or service, they'll make their buying decision on price. Now, this isn't the only reason for the price objection coming up but it's a major one. It's absolutely amazing...
  5. Cyber Criminals Increase In Sophistication In 2009 3/27/2009
    2008 was certainly an interesting and exciting year for the IT security community. Researchers made great strides in the field of botnets. For example, we saw cross-industry coordination to take down one of the most notorious hosting providers for botnet command and control centers, McColo, and as a result, observed a ...
  6. Don't Talk Turkey With Turkeys 3/2/2009
    We've all had them - the prospect that isn't going to buy from you no matter what. It might be because he doesn't need or want whatever it is you're selling or perhaps you've rubbed him the wrong way and he simply doesn't want to buy from you. The only problem is, he won't tell you that. The prospect generally...
  7. The Secret Sauce of Channel Success 2/24/2009
    Great technology that is easy to implement, manage, and use is a prerequisite for any vendor to be successful in the SMB market — but it’s not all that’s required. The other major ingredient is great partners. And for partners to succeed with great technology, they must be provided with the programs, ...
  8. When to Fire a New Hire 2/24/2009
    Why would anyone in their right mind want to fire someone they recently hired? Smart sales managers, that’s who. What would make them want to do such a thing? Non- or poor performance, that’s what. Judging non-performance is easy to figure out but exactly how do you gauge poor performance? Do You Have a ...
  9. Looking To Keep Profits Flowing In 2009? Focus On SMB Security In The Down Economy 2/13/2009
    The truth is that every business needs basic security, declining economy or not. This becomes especially crucial for a small business, given that a breach will not always be as easily absorbed as with an enterprise-level organization with more capital and more available credit. In fact, implementing investment...
  10. Tap Into New Technologies to Improve Efficiency and Add Value 2/13/2009
    In today's competitive landscape, VARs and dealers are challenged to find new revenue streams. Fortunately, there is a market ripe for the picking - retail. As some retail products become more commoditized, VARs can find new, higher-margin solutions to offer these customers that will truly transform the way they do...