|
|
| Top 10 IT Security Companies |
March 18, 2008 |
|
IT Security has become a much more proactive industry, unlike 10 years ago when it was much more reactive. The problems facing IT security professionals are increasingly diverse (such as worms, security violations, spyware and spam), as each new technology brings a new set of security risks to mitigate. Consumer and corporate data portability, social networking, wikis and all-in-one devices each blur the line between personal and corporate data, shared and private information.
With 15 companies that make up the IT Security category, the distribution in terms of primary focus area within the Branham Top 250 categories is fairly even: six software, four professional services, three hardware and infrastructure and two xSP companies. The combined 2007 fiscal year revenues for all players in this sub-category are $328.16 million. The Top 10 firms exhibited combined year-over-year growth of 33.21 per cent.
Within the Top 10 security companies, five companies are new to the category this year. Memory Experts regains first place on the list at $70 million, a 40 per cent growth in revenues compared to 12 months ago. Five companies, including three of the five returning security companies, experienced year-over-year growth of more than 40 per cent. Notably, Absolute Software, which focuses primarily on IT security, exhibited the highest growth from 2006 of the Top 10 security companies at 72.24 per cent. Graycon Group was able to claim the final spot at $17.2 million.
 The 2007 edition of Symantec’s Pulse of IT Security in Canada reveals that 82 per cent of respondents think IT security is important, while 34 per cent are more concerned with IT security compared to 12 months ago. Other findings from the study reveal that the top three investment plans include intrusion detection, anti-virus and firewall investments, while 68 per cent of respondents revealed they spend less than 10 per cent of total IT dollars on security.
Last year's list
Back to Table of Contents
|
|
|
| Top Lists |
Top 3 Smartest Canadian Cities in 2008
- Edmonton
- Fredericton
- Vancouver
from the Intelligent Community Forum's Smart 21 shortlist
more about this list>>
more lists>> |
| Special Supplements |
Green Technology - The rise of green technology.
Data Management - information sharing and data lifecycles.
eHealth - New technology is changing the face of healthcare in Canada.
Outsourcing - Read about how outsourcing can enhance your company's bottom line.
eLearning - Canada’s smartest businesses are applying new technologies to employee training.
eTravel - Learn how new technologies are helping hotels provide service.
Fast Cities - Technology is changing urban environments with updated options from voting to paying for parking.
Security - Converged security takes a holistic approach to safeguarding your company.
Technology - at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games.
UK Trade & Investment - helps businesses prosper in the UK market.
Unified Communications - VoIP, human communication, converged networks, and more.
VoIP - Discover how Canadian companies are harnessing the power of VoIP. |
| Top 300 Issue |
 
|
| Gadget of the Week (Canadian) |
|
Play music, use Linux, save power
Bowers & Wilkins Zeppelin iPod dock
It’s pricey at US$599 but if you need big sound and a great-looking home for your iPod then take a look at the Zeppelin.
more>>
|
| Gadget of the Week (Japanese) |
Sounds of Japan
Why record just the visual when you can capture the sounds as well.
more>> |
| Backblog RSS feed |
Click to subscribe  |
|
sponsored by 
