Not so long ago, major organisations would plug their security holes with an assortment of discrete products drawn from any number of vendors. But as the threats to corporate security have multiplied, the costs of maintaining such a fragmented security environment have ballooned out of control.

Today, security officers are crying out for low-cost, easy-to-maintain, integrated security platforms and are increasingly opting for products and applications with enhanced security built it. That change in demand is fuelling widespread consolidation in the sector, as the giants of IT jostle for larger slices of the expanding security pie.

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