“One year ago next week, the infamous Melissa macrovirus wreaked
unprecedented havoc on corporate and consumer e-mail systems
worldwide, setting the stage for a long list of troublesome viruses
and worms that followed, and prompting a shift by major anti-virus
vendors toward managed services.”
“”I think it’s unrealistic to think end-users today are
going to be able to keep up with all the threats and
vulnerabilities that can occur at their perimeter. Managed services
is the only way they can deal with it,” said Matthew Kovar, an
analyst at the Yankee Group, in Boston. “We are seeing a plethora
of vendors coming along the lines of offering security services. It
makes sense.””
“Among the anti-virus vendors getting into the outsourcing game
include the McAfee division of Network Associates Inc. (NAI),
Symantec, and Internet Security Systems.”