The security landscape is changing due to the increasing complexity of threats and changes to network architectures to support voice and mobility. This is causing the traditional firewall and VPN markets to shrink as customers seek alternative solutions to their problems. Compliance requirements continue to drive security spend and two key initiatives Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) and the Payment card Industry (PCI) standard are driving demand for Intrusion detection technology.
This paper examines the drivers for Unified Threat Management (UTM)
technology and provides advice on how evaluate the technology.




