{"product_id":"security-yearbook-2025-isbn-9781394334865","title":"Security Yearbook 2025","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA fascinating history of the cybersecurity industry as well as an up-to-date collection of leading cybersecurity vendors from around the globe\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the newly revised 2025 edition of \u003ci\u003eSecurity Yearbook: A History and Directory of the IT Security Industry,\u003c\/i\u003e celebrated author and information security expert Richard Stiennon delivers the latest complete desk reference for the entire cybersecurity industry. In the book, you'll find a comprehensive directory of cybersecurity vendors, updated for 2025, complete with headquarters location, category, sub-category, number of employees, and growth trends. The author has also included an insightful and concise history of important and relevant sub-sectors of the cybersecurity industry, including Distributed Denial-of-Service defense, network security, endpoint detection, identity and access management, data security, and governance risk compliance. Case studies and stories of key personalities supplement the history, showcasing the stories of significant characters who had their hands in landscape-altering events in the field. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou'll also find: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscussions of substantial IT security failures that had an impact on the industry, and on society as a whole\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMajor mergers and acquisitions, company failures and closures, and funding events in the cybersecurity sector\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSignificant developments in open-source projects with an impact on cybersecurity practitioners around the world\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003ePerfect for security architects, CISOs, freelance cybersecurity professionals, and other technical specialists, \u003ci\u003eSecurity Yearbook 2025\u003c\/i\u003e is also a must-read resource for the managers, executives, and directors responsible for guiding and leading the efforts of technology professionals. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNew entrants to the field will want to read \u003ci\u003eSecurity Yearbook 2025\u003c\/i\u003e cover-to-cover to understand how we got to where we are today. Students will enjoy Stiennon's breezy style as they learn everything the author has gleaned in his 30-year career. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 2024 in Review 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Introduction 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Getting to Know the IT Security Industry 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 A Brief History of the IT Security Industry 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 The History of Network Security 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 DDoS Defense 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Endpoint Protection from AV to EDR 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Identity and Access Management 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Data Security 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Governance, Risk, and Compliance 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Managed Security Services 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Open- Source Security 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Fast 50 Under 50 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 The 2025 Cyber 150 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Failures 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 In Memoriam 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 2024 Mergers and Acquisitions 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 2024 Funding 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Significant Cyber Incidents in 2024 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Research Methodology 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Directory A– Z 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Directory by Country 305\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Directory by Category 413\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRICHARD STIENNON\u003c\/b\u003e played his own part in the IT security industry starting in 1995 at Netrex, one of the first MSSPs. He was a Manager of Technical Risk Services at PwC before being drafted into Gartner in 2000 to cover the network security industry. He left Gartner in 2004 to join Webroot Software as VP of Threat Research. He has also had roles as Chief Marketing Officer at Fortinet, and Chief Strategy Officer at data erasure company, Blancco Technology Group. He is an aerospace engineer (University of Michigan, 1982) turned historian (King’s College, London, 2014). He is Chief Research Analyst at IT-Harvest, a SaaS solution for tracking the entire cybersecurity industry.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The history of the IT security industry is one of necessitated evolution: A new threat arises, IT responds. Driven by mobile, cloud, and remote-work megashifts, the new IT security model breaks this reactive cycle. The new IT security is adaptive, agile, cloud-based, and built on Zero Trust principles: Limit the opportunity for attack and minimize the potential for damage...because you can’t steal what you can’t see. Richard Stiennon has chronicled this revolution in \u003ci\u003eSecurity Yearbook\u003c\/i\u003e. It is vital reading for enterprise IT leaders looking to establish the best-in-world IT security capabilities of the future.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Jay Chaudhry,\u003c\/b\u003e CEO and founder of Zscaler \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Our future depends on the strength of our cyber infrastructure. Stiennon’s experience and contribution to this industry makes him the best person to tell its story and his voice is the best one to help guide us into the future.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Gil Shwed,\u003c\/b\u003e Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors and founder of Check Point Software \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Cybersecurity is not just an industry, but a community of dedicated guardians of the digital world. Our common purpose and shared mission have created a vibrant culture, storied history, and boundless future, marked by noteworthy events and distinguished by remarkable individuals, fascinating companies, and captivating stories. Through his yearbook series, Richard Stiennon masterfully weaves together valuable industry research and sentimental reflection to encapsulate all that defines us, in a style that only he can deliver.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Kevin Magee,\u003c\/b\u003e Global Director of Cybersecurity for Microsoft for Startups \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSecurity Yearbook 2025 is the sixth edition in an annual series. It is the story of the people, companies, and events that comprise the history of the IT security industry. In this edition you will discover the early history of Symantec, Network Associates, Borderware, Check Point Software, Netwitness, Tenable, Sourcefire, Quick Heal, Trend Micro and dozens of other companies that contributed to the growth of an industry that is comprised of 4,000+ vendors of security products. 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