Challenges in Security Strategies for Businesses: Insights From NAI

Businesses are still not ready to take an enterprise approach to security, according to leading vendor Network Associates (NAI). Despite consolidation in the market - including the $975m buy-out of security firm Axent by anti-virus specialist Symantec last week - NAI . . . Businesses are still not ready to take an enterprise approach to security, according to leading vendor Network Associates (NAI). Despite consolidation in the market - including the $975m buy-out of security firm Axent by anti-virus specialist Symantec last week - NAI claims customers are still divided in their strategy for ecommerce security.

Symantec's acquisition will enable the combined company to develop comprehensive security products, combining lucrative anti-virus software with firewall, encryption and VPN (virtual private network) technology.

But NAI anti-virus business development manager, Rob Eatwell, claims customers rejected a similar approach by NAI after its acquisition of Dr Solomon's in 1998. "The security market has not yet matured to the same extent as the anti-virus market," he said.

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