Report Date: May 2011 The growing malware threat continues to drive the SWG market. Solutions for detecting malware vary widely in sophistication, ranging from basic signature-based to advanced heuristics-based analyses. The market is still dominated by on-premises solutions, but cloud services are growing rapidly. The Web 2.0 phenomenon and associated malware threats continue to drive the SWG market. Large and small enterprises now understand that they need perimeter-based anti-malware protection, and many organizations seek more granular policy controls for dealing with social networking. The market has responded with a range of options that broadly fits into two categories: on-premises equipment and cloud-based services (also known as "SWG-as-a-service"). Each category includes diverse technology options. The vendors in the Magic Quadrant represent a broad spectrum of choices in this rapidly evolving market
Mentions: Cisco, Blue Coat Systems, Websense, McAfee, Zscaler, Actiance, Symatec, Trend Micro, Barracuda Networks, Sophos, ContentKeeper Technologies, Webroot, Sangfor, SafeNet, Cymphonix, Optenet, Phantom Technologies, Clearswift, CA Technologies, St. Bernard Software, Red Condor, EdgeWave, Palo Alto Networks
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