Secure Computing Stumbles

Contrary to all my predictions about the proxy returning to the spotlight as the focus of security for the enterprise, Secure Computing seems to be having problems selling their web security solutions, according to the Motley Fool article linked above.

According to the article growth for Secure has slowed from an anticipated 20% down to a mere 2%. Motley Fool goes on to suggest the economy is to blame for Secure's woes, but then corrects itself by indicating other security vendors (proxy, anti-virus and other), don't seem to have a problem with the economy. That said, is web security still where the focus needs to be for the IT administrator?

In my opinion, undoubtedly. There's still way too many threats on the web, with more being reported everyday. When reputable web sites like the New York Times and the United Nations are being infiltrated with malware, there's no telling which site is truly safe to browse.

You certainly don't want to be the IT administrator who has no response, when asked, "what did you do to prevent that latest outbreak from a web site's drive-by malware download?". Be proactive, and at the very least be able to show you've put some web security in place in your corporate proxy.