RSA Conference 2008

Secure Computing Formalizes TrustedSource Licensing Deal

| Apr 8, 2008 | Enterprise Security | Show Update

| Analyst: Charlotte Dunlap

Current Perspective: Positive Vendor Importance: Moderate Market Impact: Moderate

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Event Summary

April 8, 2008 – Secure Computing unveiled TrustedSource Alliance, a new partner program that makes TrustedSource, available to partners for integration into, or interoperability with their products and solutions. The alliance benefits end-user customers of all participating companies by adding an important advanced layer of protection based upon the reputation system’s ability to track, in real-time, the trustworthiness of global IP addresses, domains, Web sites, message content and images. TrustedSource Alliance members include Brightfilter, Cymtec Systems, F5, Foundry Networks, InternetSafety.com, MarkMonitor, Riverbed Technology and Webroot.

Analytical Summary

• Current Perspective: Positive on Secure Computing’s announcement of the TrustedSource Alliance, a move that formalizes the licensing program of its popular reputation service. The new program highlights the success Secure Computing has had in providing the service to partners as a way of eliminating spam and protecting against malware and generally improving bandwidth performance.

• Vendor Importance: Moderate to Secure Computing’s announcement of the program, which we consider a formalization of its previous licensing arrangements, first established with F5 in 2006. Partners are able to add value to their infrastructure or security offerings, and Secure Computing’s reputation service is enhanced through a broader variety of data moving into its environment.

• Market Impact: Moderate on the secure messaging market segment, because Secure Computing and archrival IronPort have most aggressively marketed the value of their reputation services over the last couple years. Since IronPort is now tied to the Cisco brand, Secure Computing’s service is that much more valuable to potential infrastructure vendors.

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