As the IT environment evolves, the threat environment evolves along with it by targeting and exploiting potential security vulnerabilities. IDC's Security Services research examines the sophisticated and complex security threats impacting the enterprise and provides in-depth insight and intelligence around the importance of a robust security architecture. Enterprises need to take a holistic and proactive approach to effectively protect their organizations by taking advanced steps to evaluate their risk, track their security posture, comply with government and industry regulations, and implement appropriate security solutions. This program covers the full life cycle of a security services engagement to form a synergistic solution for dealing with the most challenging internal and regulatory compliance issues.

This service covers the following segments of the security services and identity management market:

• Consulting services
• Implementation services
• Managed security services
• Hosted security services
• Identity and access management services
• Education and training services

Throughout the year, this service will address the following topics:

• Security services market forecast and segmentation forecast
• Security services competitive analysis
• Governance risk and compliance trends analysis
• Selling security services in the channel
• Security services market trends and opportunities
• United States-managed security services forecast and analysis
• Consolidation of managed security services as large security vendors and service providers acquire independents
• Security and support services trends
• IT security transformation services

Our research addresses the following issues that are critical to your success:

1. What are the key trends emerging within the security services market?
2. What are the current and forecast sizes of the overall security services market?
3. Which area within security services is likely to grow in the near future?
4. What are the opportunities for identity services and products?
5. What are the requirements to gain share in these markets?
6. Is identity management the key to cost reduction, administrative efficiency, and greater security within regulated environments?

IDC's Security Services and Identity Management research analyzes the strategies, market positions, and future directions of major vendors in the security products market. A representative list of these vendors may include:

Accenture, Aladdin Knowledge Systems, Alcatel-Lucent, AT&T, BMC, British Telecom (Counterpane), Bearing Point, CA, Capgemini, Cisco, Covisint, CSC, Deloitte & Touche, EDS, EMC (RSA), Entrust, Ernst & Young, Evidian, Fujitsu, Gemalto, HP, IBM, Lockheed Martin, McAfee, MessageLabs, Microsoft, Novell, Oracle, Postini (acquired by Google), PricewaterhouseCoopers, Qualys, SafeNet, SAIC, Savvis, Secure Computing, SonicWALL, Sun Microsystems, Symantec, TrendMicro, Trustwave, VeriSign, Verizon Business (CyberTrust), Webroot, and Websense (SurfControl)

Throughout the year, this service will offer insight into the latest trends impacting the market. Potential studies include:

These studies provide ongoing forecast and analysis coverage for the security services market, including consulting services, implementation services, managed security services, hosted security services, identity and access management services, and education and training.

These studies examine the overall security market and include software, hardware, and services perspectives. This research defines, sizes, forecasts, and compares all sectors of the security market. It also provides market shares for the top vendors.

This annual survey details the forces driving the adoption of security solutions, the experience/detection of various security breaches, budgets, and the use of/demand for security solutions.

This document provides ongoing forecast and analysis coverage for the managed security services market, including CPE-based Firewall management, IDS/IPS management, and identity and access management services.

These studies uncover end-user implementation strategies for security technologies, the challenges encountered, and results.

These documents provide real-world examples of vendors and the issues they face as well as outline the companies' current and future product offerings.

IDC offers a complete market intelligence solution customized to meet your business requirements. The array of products and services available to you includes:

• The opportunity to have your specific questions answered through personal interaction with industry experts who cover the topics and markets in your service
• Around-the-clock access to our market intelligence on idc.com, IDC's personalized Web experience
• A view of the market's future with 12 months of continuous intelligence about its direction and the reasons behind it, along with actionable advice for taking advantage of existing and emerging opportunities
• Special client discount pricing on purchases of research from other services
• Complimentary admission to IDC's annual Directions conference, where you'll hear our latest forecasts and network with IDC analysts and other industry professionals
• Complimentary invitations to monthly executive telebriefings, interactive forums designed to provide you with insights about research and strategies directly from IDC analysts

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