Enterprises overpay for antivirus software

Security software often loses its effectiveness as new threats emerge, while prices stay high, says Gartner analyst

Enterprises continue to pay too much for security software -- while the software vendors aren't doing enough research to keep up with fast-changing threats on the Internet, a Gartner analyst said Monday.

Security vendors are maintaining high profit margins on firewalls and antivirus software, products which are commodities these days, said Neil MacDonald, a research vice president at Gartner, during a presentation at the company's IT Security Summit in London. ... Go to source