Frost & Sullivan Awards Secunia's Successful Research Methodology

Frost & Sullivan (News - Alert) has recognized Secunia with the 2011 North American Frost & Sullivan Award for Market Penetration Leadership based on its recent analysis of the vulnerability research market.

Directly derived from Secunia's (News - Alert) vulnerability intelligence source, the Secunia Vulnerability Intelligence Manager (VIM) helps Secunia to cement its position in the market. Allowing for pre-emptive alerting on software, even pre-patch, the Secunia VIM optimizes security processes to ensure that all assets on an organization's network are protected from vulnerabilities. This ensures that organizations can take corrective actions and close the window of exploitation.

"Secunia's knowledge of the vulnerability landscape and the ways in which it affects applications used by organizations every day greatly contributes to its continued success in the vulnerability research market. The company bases its research on internal decisions, prevalence of software, and applications that are commonly attacked. This key competitive differentiator enables Secunia to understand what intelligence and applications customers are most interested in," commented Frost & Sullivan Research Analyst Richard Martinez.

Designed to help organizations of all sizes eliminate vulnerabilities in their networks, Secunia's product portfolio comprises of vulnerability intelligence, scanning & patch management, and binary analysis, the company stated in a press release.

Cybercriminals have been targeting these applications with alarming frequency as users are more likely to be lax in updating their third-party programs and apps. Secunia's extensive research and focus on this new threat has made various companies aware of the threat they face.

Recently, Frost & Sullivan surveyed the hosted unified communications (UC) and IP telephony market and revealed that it acknowledged Cypress Communications (News - Alert) for its C4 IP service offering. Cypress Communications was offered the 2011 North American Frost & Sullivan Award for Product Differentiation Excellence of the Year. Cypress’ C4 IP service is a valuable solution for businesses that require cost-effective, flexible solutions as it provides a comprehensive set of VoIP and UC capabilities.

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