Security Suite or Best of Breed?

When choosing an enterprise security solution for your organization is it better to choose an all encompassing security suite from one vendor or select the best software in each class even if it means using a number of different vendors?

Security software tends to come in modules with each module protecting against a specific type of threat. Different types of Internet threats include:

Organizations such as Symantec, Trend Micro, McAfee and others offer security suites that protect against a wide range of threats. By using a security suite from one vendor your organization:

There may be downsides, however, to limiting your security software to one vendor:

Network security audits help provide answers to questions such as "Should we purchase a security suite from one vendor or purchase security software modules from a number of different vendors?" Risk assessments identify an organization's assets, threats to the assets, vulnerabilities that exist as a result of the threats, and the resulting impact on the organization. The risk assessment helps prioritize risk areas so that the organization can make an informed decision when deciding between one vendor's security suite or electing best of breed software packages from a variety of vendors.

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