AT&T Recognized as a 'Leader' in Managed Security Services Report by Independent Research Firm

DALLAS, April 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- As Chief Security Officers and Chief Information Officers look for new ways to address security and operational challenges, they are increasingly working with Managed Security Service Providers (MSSP) such as AT&T* as trusted advisors. Today, AT&T was named a "Leader" in managed security services in the March 2012 Forrester Wave™ report published by Forrester Research, Inc.(1)

According to Forrester, AT&T demonstrates breadth and depth of its managed security services which include both network-based and premises-based solutions. Forrester evaluated AT&T against 60 criteria within the following categories:

• Strength of current offering including value proposition, customer satisfaction, delivery capabilities, cloud and hosted services, infrastructure and perimeter, value-added service, content and application security, and staff dedicated to MSS.
• Strength of MSS strategy, specifically focused on innovation and thought leadership, and company growth plans.
• Market presence including overall presence in the marketplace, North American market presence, and overall and MSS-specific financials.

Forrester also identified the size of the AT&T network, which carries over 27 petabytes of data on the average business day, as a strong positive.

Through its Security Operations Center, AT&T has insight into network activity 24x7x365, and provides a preventative approach to help identify, detect, and seek to repel attacks and intrusions before they impact customer networks.

"We are pleased that Forrester has recognized AT&T as having one of the largest customer bases in the region," said Bill O'Hern, VP AT&T Labs and Product Development. "...and our focus on threat detection backed by a strong network infrastructure and an aggressive threat intelligence program as key differentiators in the market."

AT&T's cloud-based approach to security delivers some of today's most powerful weapons to combat cybersecurity attacks. The AT&T network security weapons include AT&T's scalable, reliable global IP network, security experts who have in-depth, hands-on experience, and the innovation and research of AT&T Labs.

(1) "The Forrester Wave™: Managed Security Services, North America, Q1 2012", Forrester Research, March 2012.

*AT&T products and services are provided or offered by subsidiaries and affiliates of AT&T Inc. under the AT&T brand and not by AT&T Inc.

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