Forrester Names Symplified a Leader in Cloud Identity, Access Management

- Alert) alternatives to on-premises monolithic IAM offerings. Leaders in this market offer SaaS application access control and will continue to have a positive impact by expanding strong authentication, provisioning and attestation capabilities,” analysts wrote in the report. “Symplified provides great access control to SaaS applications. It has its own IP-based solution, which is one of the longest-standing in the cloud IAM market.”

As on-premises IAM solutions mature, according to Forrester, cost savings will dictate which providers will lead the pack. In its evaluation of the six service providers in the cloud IAM category, Forrester touted Symplified for its architectural stability and protocol and endpoint support.

“(Symplified) offers good architectural stability through its Identity Router customer-premises equipment infrastructure, which can be deployed as a software or hardware appliance or as a cloud connector,” the report said. “Symplified offers broad protocol and endpoint support, and it partners with Symantec’s VIP service for strong authentication as well as CSC (News - Alert) for reseller and system integration.”

Symplified is a “pioneer” of cloud-based Single Sign-On (SSO) offering SAML-as-a-Service federation capability since 2006, according to Eric Olden, CEO of Symplified.

“We believe that being recognized as a Leader in Cloud IAM by Forrester further validates our position in the market,” Olden said. “Symplified is leading the way in making cloud SSO secure, simple and seamless – enabling enterprises to better navigate the challenges of Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) policies and the proliferation of both public and private cloud-based services and applications.”

Earlier this year, Symplified announced the availability of Symplified Structure, which allows service providers, telcos and cloud application hosting companies to integrate identity and access management (IAM) across their suite of cloud services, MSP News™ reported.

Symplified Structure is built on the company’s IAM platform and can be bundled or embedded into any service provider datacenter and private-label branded. The service can be delivered via the Symplified Trust Cloud that is hosted on the Amazon Web Services (News

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Trustwave Provides Security for the Cloud Named Leader in 2012 Forrester Report

By Kerry Doyle
Contributing Writer

Each major transition that IT has gone through over time has led to an increase in the need for efficient security. The major shifts have been things like mainframes to client-server networks and more recently to Web applications. Today, the cloud’s shared computing process presents another major change because it eliminates the security perimeter present in most on-premise computing systems, which has always protected enterprises.

Currently, there’s also a level of unrestricted access that introduces new opportunities for cyber-criminals—for example, smart device application downloading presents anytime/anywhere data access and social media collaboration. Each of these present new and significant security challenges. Now, there is a need to balance the benefits of the cloud and the consumerization of IT while minimizing the risks. To that end, Trustwave, a global provider of cloud-based compliance and information security solutions, announced it has been named a “Leader” in the March 2012 “Forrester (News - Alert) Wave: Managed Security Services: North America, Q1 2012” report.

According to Leo Cole, chief marketing officer at Trustwave, “We believe that recognition as a Leader in the Forrester Wave for Managed Security Services validates the innovation and work we have done to reduce the complexity of protecting data and help organizations focus on what they do best: running their business -- while we run their security. Unlike many managed security service providers who deliver just foundational security, we provide our customers with higher-value, unified managed security solutions spanning compliance, application, network and data security solutions -- enhanced by Trustwave SpiderLabs' threat intelligence.”

Companies need to be more proactive about security, such as identifying critical IT services that support sensitive data and understanding vulnerabilities of those systems. It’s more effective for enterprises to anticipate, close up, and protect vulnerabilities in advance than to rectify the problem after security has been breached.

Some of the vendor evaluation criteria for being included in the Forrester report included a complete suite of managed security services, a strong presence in North America, significant interest from Forrester customers and substantial annual managed security services revenues, among other requirements.

While there is executive awareness of necessary security and attacks related to cloud, social media, and mobile devices, cyber-criminals have found more surface vectors and increased opportunities for attacks. Closing those vulnerabilities is a key goal for Trustwave which has one of the industry's most comprehensive security portfolios. The company provides a unique approach with comprehensive solutions that include its TrustKeeper portal and other proprietary security solutions.

Edited by Jennifer Russell
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