It’s that time again when many security gurus stop to pause and reflect and what has been – and more importantly what is to come. Those security professionals who can correctly anticipate the impact of sweeping trends, will find themselves better positioned to deal with changes to their job function or duties and as a result will be in a much stronger position to proactively navigate their careers. Perhaps these three insights from Reuven Harrison, Tufin Technologies CTO, will help!

1)      We’ll get a glimpse of the ‘Internet of Things’ 

What does that mean? We’re on the cusp of technological advancements that sci-fi movie fans have so far only dreamed of!

 Swiss Financial Services infrastructure Powerhouse Enlists Tufin to Tackle its Biggest Firewall Management Challenge: Managing Application Connectivity

Ramat Gan, Israel, December, 2012 - Tufin Technologies, the market-leading provider of Security Policy Management solutions, today announced SIX as the first Tufin customer to deploy its new product, SecureApp, in a production environment. SecureApp enables SIX to deploy applications faster, improve availability and become even more secure.  

 Antivirus solutions in study unable to detect newly created viruses; security investment misaligned

Imperva Reports Antivirus Solutions Woefully Inadequate

Redwood Shores, Calif., December 2012 - Imperva, Inc. (NYSE:  IMPV), a pioneer and leader of a new category of business security solutions for critical applications and high-value data in the data center, today released its November Hacker Intelligence report “Assessing the Effectiveness of Antivirus Solutions,” which collected and analyzed more than 80 previously non-cataloged viruses against more than 40 antivirus solutions. Imperva found that less than 5% of anti-virus solutions in the study were able to initially detect previously non-cataloged viruses and that many solutions took up to a month or longer following the initial scan to update their signatures.

 San Mateo, Calif. - December, 2012 – AlienVault, the only open and collaborative Unified Security Management platform delivering built-in controls and full visibility, announced today that it has been selected as a winner of Red Herring’s 2012 Top 100 Global award, which is in recognition of the leading private companies from North America, Europe and Asia.

Red Herring’s Top 100 Global list has become a mark of distinction for identifying promising new companies and entrepreneurs. Red Herring editors were among the first to recognize that companies such as Facebook, Twitter, Google, Yahoo, Skype, Salesforce.com, YouTube, and eBay would change the way we live and work.