Security Yearbook 2024 A History and Directory of the IT Security Industry

“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 Security Yearbook 2024. It is vital reading for enterprise IT leaders looking to establish the best-in-world IT security capabilities of the future.”
—Jay Chaudhry, CEO and founder of Zscaler

“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.”
—Gil Shwed, CEO and founder of Check Point Software

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.”
—Kevin Magee, CSO of Microsoft Canada

Security Yearbook 2024 is the fifth 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 3,700+ vendors of security products. The Directory has been updated to reflect the change in headcount at each vendor during 2023.

A fascinating history of the cybersecurity industry as well as an up-to-date collection of leading cybersecurity vendors from around the globe

In the newly revised 2024 edition of Security Yearbook: A History and Directory of the IT Security Industry, 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 2024, 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.

You'll also find:

• Discussions of substantial IT security failures that had an impact on the industry, and on society as a whole
• Major mergers and acquisitions, company failures and closures, and funding events in the cybersecurity sector
• Significant developments in open-source projects with an impact on cybersecurity practitioners around the world

Perfect for security architects, CISOs, freelance cybersecurity professionals, and other technical specialists, Security Yearbook 2024 is also a must-read resource for the managers, executives, and directors responsible for guiding and leading the efforts of technology professionals.

New entrants to the field will want to read Security Yearbook 2024 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 29-year career.