Optiv Security Named a “Major Player” in the IDC MarketScape for Canadian Security Services Providers
April 04 2018 - 11:05AM
Business Wire
-- Security Services Integrator Recognized for
Investment in Local Market as well as Breadth of Services and
Extensive Technology Partnerships --
Optiv Security, the world’s leading security solutions
integrator, today announced that it has been named a Major Player
in the IDC MarketScape: Canadian Security Services 2018 Vendor
Assessment. The recognition marks Optiv’s first inclusion in this
IDC MarketScape. Optiv was named a Major Player because of the
company’s investment in local market growth; its breadth of
consulting, operations and technology services; and its more-than
350 vendor partnerships and alliances.
Optiv’s focus is on reducing security complexity and chaos by
taking a different perspective: leveraging intellectual property
and data analytics to drive automation and orchestration to
significantly optimize clients’ security programs while increasing
efficacy. This innovative approach has been fueling Optiv’s growth,
and has resulted in Optiv being positioned in the IDC MarketScape
report.
“The security services market continues to grow in Canada, as
organizations struggle with managing complex infrastructures and
finding qualified security personnel and budget to implement a
proper in-house security solution,” said Kevin Lonergan, an analyst
with the Infrastructure Solutions Group at IDC Canada and co-author
of the report. “According to IDC analysis and buyer perception,
Optiv is an IDC MarketScape Major Player in the security services
market in Canada.”
In 2016, Optiv began making significant investments to expand
its local cyber security capabilities to support the specific needs
of Canadian-based companies. Last year, Optiv greatly accelerated
its investment in Canada with its acquisition of Conexsys, a
Toronto-based security solutions provider. The acquisition doubled
Optiv's Canadian staff allowing the company to serve private and
public entities in the country with more local resources.
“The traditional approach to cyber security involves focusing
first on identifying specific threats and then reacting with
technology procurement. That approach is not working. It has left
organizations with bloated and expensive infrastructures that are
impossible to manage, while in fact creating vulnerabilities, gaps
in security programs, and barriers to execution that increase
enterprise risk,” said Cheryl McGrath, Optiv’s vice president and
general manager for Canada. “Our ‘inside-out’ approach enables
clients to build a sustainable, risk-centric foundation for
implementing proactive and measurable security programs. We start
with core requirements of every enterprise – business strategy and
risk mitigation – and build outwards from there. Recognition in the
IDC MarketScape as a Major Player in our first appearance on the
Canadian security services report underscores the effectiveness of
our unique inside-out approach to cyber security in the Canadian
marketplace.”
IDC MarketScape:IDC MarketScape vendor analysis model is
designed to provide an overview of the competitive fitness of ICT
(information and communications technology) suppliers in a given
market. The research methodology utilizes a rigorous scoring
methodology based on both qualitative and quantitative criteria
that results in a single graphical illustration of each vendor’s
position within a given market. IDC MarketScape provides a clear
framework in which the product and service offerings, capabilities
and strategies, and current and future market success factors of IT
and telecommunications vendors can be meaningfully compared. The
framework also provides technology buyers with a 360-degree
assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of current and
prospective vendors.
For more information about Optiv, please visit:
www.optiv.com.
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About Optiv SecurityOptiv helps clients plan, build and
run successful cyber security programs that achieve business
objectives through our depth and breadth of cyber security
offerings, extensive capabilities and proven expertise in cyber
security strategy, managed security services, incident response,
risk and compliance, security consulting, training and support,
integration and architecture services, and security technology.
Optiv maintains premium partnerships with more than 350 of the
leading security technology manufacturers. For more information,
visit www.optiv.com.
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Optiv SecurityJason Cook,
816-701-3374Jason.cook@optiv.comorSusan Vaillancourt,
603-459-8906susan.vaillancourt@optiv.com
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