Originally published on infosecurity.com, June 23, 2011.

APT – it’s perhaps the hottest new (and perhaps overused) acronym in security today. During this week’s Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit outside of Washington, distinguished Gartner analyst John Pescatore examined the true reality behind this type of threat and, more importantly, discussed some solutions to combat them.

 By Ericka Chickowskia on 4-25-2011

Sure, big security vendors like Symantec and McAfee may have name recognition and huge channel programs to back their product. But as with any large vendor those benefits come with baggage--bureaucracy, a lack of differentiation from hundreds of other channel partners and sometimes lower margins. If you're looking for alternatives to the big guys, here are some places to start.

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