This week TechTalk is focused on data security and information security, and we couldn’t have picked a better week. Every day you read another piece about a corporate data security breach. As more info moves into digital form and finds its way into databases, the opportunities to use that info as a business tool grows, but the risks of exposing that data to nasties increases.

So who’s hot in info security? Who are the players?

InfoSecurityProductsGuide named its picks for hot players in the security market this week. It includes old standbys like Novell, 3Com, PGP, PortAuthority, but also lots of up and comers like IPlocks.

Selected from an industry analysis of more than 500 prominent information security vendors, winners of this prestigious honor are chosen based upon a stern selection criteria of 4Ps. Nominees are evaluated on Products, People, Performance and Potential..

Check out the list

Here are a few choice picks:

IPLOCKS:

Ncircle:

nCircle is the leading provider of enterprise-class security risk and compliance management solutions. Global enterprises and government agencies rely on nCircle’s proactive security solutions to identify, measure, manage, and reduce security risk and automate compliance on their worldwide networks. nCircle has won numerous industry awards for growth, innovation and technology leadership and has been ranked among the top 100 best places to work in the San Francisco Bay Area. nCircle is headquartered in San Francisco, CA, with regional offices throughout the USA and in London, Toronto and Tokyo. Additional information about nCircle is available at http://www.ncircle.com

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