NetworkWorld - Security: Risk and Reward: How to be an effective security buyer

By Andreas M. Antonopoulos
May 2, 2011

In previous columns I have repeatedly emphasized the importance of interoperability and the danger of security fragmentation. Security is so fragmented that it is often hard to discern between hype and reality.

Large security vendors try to draw you into a single-vendor closed integration package. Small vendors try to sell you the latest magic bullet, presenting what should be a feature as a whole new industry. Inevitably, you are left to cobble together disparate systems in order to get the depth of defense and layering of controls that you need.

Here are some quick tips on how to be an effective "buyer" of security:

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