Over the near term there is clearly the opportunity to work with Microsoft to do to a better job of creating a more secure Windows experience for users around the world. John W. Thompson Read Quote
What we are seeing now is customers shifting their attention from security products like firewalls and intrusion sensors, to the policies that need to be in place, and the technologies that help them enforce policy compliance. John W. Thompson Read Quote
First, I do not think there is any silver bullet to solving the technology side of the security equation. John W. Thompson Read Quote
First, our focus on security is on the infrastructure itself. So it is all about how you protect the network, the device, and the application that is riding on the server. John W. Thompson Read Quote
We think the managed security services opportunity is enormous and so we have been an active participant and probably the largest firm in this space outside of an IBM or EDS, which does large outsourcing contracts. John W. Thompson Read Quote
So ensuring the integrity of the data and integrity and validity of the connection is a very important element in any company’s strategy that is moving towards a Web service paradigm. John W. Thompson Read Quote
Well we have a good working relationship with Microsoft at the development level. But let’s not kid ourselves, this is a company with enormous resources and talented people, and there is a certain pride that comes along with that for them and for us. John W. Thompson Read Quote
If you accept that security is a process, and if you can eliminate the human interaction or intervention in that process by automating more, that is a good thing. John W. Thompson Read Quote
The U.S. and Israel probably lead the way in terms of venture investment in technologies companies focused on the security paradigm. That is quite encouraging. John W. Thompson Read Quote
Right now we have a closure rate between discovery and exploitation of four to six months. We need to be more in the realm of seven to 10 days. That is an enormous challenge. John W. Thompson Read Quote