STARLINK UNVEILS VERTICAL SECURITY TREND MATRIX AT GITEX 2015

Mapping disruptive IT security domains to industries most impacted by cyberattacks

Monday, October 19, 2015: Dubai, UAE - StarLink, the region's trusted security-specialized "True" Value-Added-Distributor (VAD), today unveiled its new Vertical Security Trend Matrix at GITEX 2015.

The StarLink Vertical Security Trend Matrix provides Security leaders in the key verticals of Government, Telco, Oil & Gas and Banking, insight into how the latest IT Security trends cater to the respective industries, in order to address today's compliance and next-generation threat protection requirements.

 The top 5 IT Security trends are namely, Behavioral Analytics, Internet of Things, Cloud, Mobile and Incident Response.

"In an attempt to keep up with new and increasing threats to enterprise and government entities, traditional approaches to IT security have limited impact. Even though companies are dedicating more resources to IT security and risk, attacks and vulnerabilities are increasing in frequency and sophistication" said Avinash Advani, VP Business Strategy at StarLink. He added "So the solution to the problem is to evaluate and invest in next-generation IT security technologies, to keep up with the pace of innovation, and simultaneously with the evolution of cyber-threats."