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Blended security threats on the rise, IBM says
Feb. 12, 2008
Malware was up in 2007, but reported software vulnerabilities down, while the United States has the dubious achievement of leading as the primary hosting source for criminal, pornographic and socially deviant content on ...
IBM’s security stance: underrated or overambitious?
Dec. 05, 2007
IBM isn't known as a security company — even though it bought Internet Security Systems a year ago — but claims it's trying to become a dominant player in the network security market. Will Big Blue succeed?
IBM’s ISS announces virtual e-mail security appliance
Aug. 01, 2007
IBM's ISS releases a virtualized version of its e-mail security appliance, designed to cut down on hardware costs and management headaches.
Review: AV's place is not in the all-in-one security box
Nov. 12, 2007
There is no real agreement about whether antivirus software is required in or even a good idea for an enterprise-class firewall.
Review: 'All-in-one' firewalls fall short
Nov. 12, 2007
In this Clear Choice Test, we set out to determine whether we could find a UTM firewall that could scale up successfully in performance, feature set and manageability.
Review: IBM/ISS Proventia MX5010 Multi-Function Security Gateway
Nov. 12, 2007
The Proventia MX5010 is an amazingly fast IPS that outclassed the competition when it came to detecting the attacks we threw at it. Unfortunately, that world-class IPS is housed in a firewall and sporting management ...
IBM to spend $1.5 billion to improve computer security
Nov. 01, 2007
IBM will spend $1.5 billion developing computer security products in 2008, a sum that could double the company's previous spending.
Storm worm strikes back at security pros
Oct. 24, 2007
The Storm worm is fighting back against security researchers that seek to destroy it and has them running scared, Interop New York show attendees heard Tuesday.
Old worm Slammer threatens again
Aug. 24, 2007
An old worm known as Slammer, which originated back in January 2003, is still going strong according to Gunter Ollmann, director of security strategy at IBM's Internet Security Systems.
IBM to bury BlackIce security product by next year
Aug. 03, 2007
IBM will stop selling the BlackIce PC Protection security suite, a product that came under its wing after buying Internet Security Systems a year ago for $1.3 billion.
Organized, financially driven online criminals a main corporate threat, IBM security exec ..
Jul. 03, 2007
Web 2.0, Internet technologies pose a security threat to businesses and consumers as motivation for cyber crime shifts from notoriety to financial gain.
Review: A closer look at UTM hardware architecture
Nov. 12, 2007
This test showed that UTM firewalls come in all speeds, shapes and sizes.
ISS profile
Overview
2005 NW200 rank: 101
2004 NW200 rank: 111
Revenue
| Total '05 revenue (in $M) |
|
330 |
| '04-'05 revenue change |
|
14% |
| '01-'05 CAGR revenue |
|
10% |
Profit
| Profit or loss (in $M) |
|
39 |
| Change from '04 |
|
46 |
| As percentage of revenue 12 |
|
12 |
| CAGR, '01-'05 |
|
- |
Employees
| Number of employees |
|
1200 |
| '04 - '05 change |
|
0
|
| Revenue per employee |
|
274833 |
Misc.
| Mkt Cap as of 3/19/05 ($M) |
|
1110 |
| Cash/investments ($M) |
|
|
| Year inc. |
|
1994 |
| Fiscal year ends |
|
Dec |
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