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Compliance-burdened CIOs turning to security management tools

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Compliance concerns and worries of security breaches are driving midmarket IT departments to security information and event management (SIEM) products in growing numbers, analysts at Gartner Inc. say.

And as the market for those network watchdog products heats up, small vendors are trying to hold their ground against industry heavyweights that see cash in what is still a relatively new product field.

SIEM products, sometimes known as security event management or security information management products, seek to track network activity and alert administrators to potential security threats. That goes beyond Web browsing activity and could mean catching user login failures or identifying malware as it's installed on a company computer, among other security threats.

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