Brief History
UTM solutions emerged of the need to stem the increasing number of attacks on corporate information systems via hacking/cracking, viruses, worms - mostly an outcome of blended threats and insider threats. Also, newer attack techniques target the user as the weakest link in an enterprise, the repercussions of which are far more serious than imagined.
Data security and unauthorized employee access have become major business concerns for enterprises today. This is because malicious intent and the resultant loss of confidential data can lead to huge financial losses as well as corresponding legal liabilities. It needs to be mentioned that enterprises have only now begun to recognize the fact that user ignorance can lead to vital security being compromised out of their internal networks.
The main advantages of UTM solutions are simplicity, streamlined installation and use, and the ability to update all the security functions concurrently. So, not only are they a cost-effective purchase, but day-to-day network running costs are also considerably lower than other solutions.
The ultimate goal of a UTM is to provide a comprehensive set of security features in a single product managed through a single console. Integrated security solutions evolved as a logical way to tackle the increasingly complex blended internet threats impacting organizations.
The UTM market has shown dramatic growth recently with a 20.1% increase in 2009 following up a 32.2% increase in 2008, according to Frost and Sullivan.
Read more about this topic: Unified Threat Management
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