Network Associates, Inc, the leading provider of intrusion prevention solutions, announced recently that global research firm, Gartner, Inc., has placed the company in the leader quadrant in its 'Magic Quadrant for Intrusion Detection Systems, 2H03'. The research, which examined the security infrastructure products and services of leading vendors in the intrusion detection and prevention marketplace, gave Network Associates top scores, both on 'Completeness of Vision' and 'Ability to Execute for Security Infrastructure'.
Gartner's Magic Quadrant on IDS represents the performance and capability of leading global IDS vendors and is based on a company's viability, services and support, features and functionality, and overall technology offerings.
According to Gartner, vendors listed in the leader quadrant are good performers, have a clear vision of market direction and are actively building competencies to sustain their leadership position in the market.
"Our position in the leader quadrant for Gartner's highly-esteemed Magic Quadrant confirms Network Associates commitment to delivering world-class intrusion prevention solutions that proactively blocks security attacks for customers," said Parveen Jain, executive vice president of McAfee marketing and strategy at Network Associates. "Our comprehensive intrusion prevention technologies far exceed those of our competitors by blocking attacks at both the system and network levels. Customers are continuing to rapidly deploy our McAfee intrusion prevention solutions because of our industry-leading technology and expertise in the security market."
Commenting on the impact of Gartner's findings on the company's operations in the Middle East, Patrick Hayati, Regional Director, Network Associates, Middle East, stated "Being placed at the top of Gartner's Magic Quadrant
validates the fact that the company is effectively meeting the challenge of providing cutting-edge security solutions to meet customers' changing needs. Recent virus attacks such as the Sasser worm infestation have highlighted that the protection offered by traditional IDS is not enough any longer. Incumbent IDS technology will have to develop in-line blocking capabilities in order to migrate to intrusion prevention, which can actively prevent attacks before they infest systems."
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