Trend Micro Adds Security to Windows Server 2012 Essentials
Cloud security specialist Trend Micro announced the integration of the company’s Worry-Free Business Security Services into the Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) Windows Server 2012 Essentials console, an offering aimed at SMBs.
The integrated solution is designed to protect users from a variety of cybercrime threats and can be deployed as a cloud hosted or on-premise platform.
Built for small businesses with limited IT resources, the Worry-Free Business Security Services offering is designed to protect data and safeguard PCs, laptops, servers and other Windows-based devices from viruses, spyware, spam and other Web-based threats.
Microsoft’s Windows Server 2012 Essentials, meanwhile, is designed for small businesses to help protect data with automated backup features and application support.
Trend Micro’s Worry-Free Business Security Services is powered by the company’s Smart Protection Network, a security infrastructure designed to stops threats in cyberspace or in the cloud, with constant Web monitoring. The Smart Protection Network gathers and analyzes threat data, viruses, and other malware through the cloud to minimize slow-downs by using less memory and disk space.
According to a report from independent market research company TechNavio, the virtualization security market is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of nearly 50 percent within the next three years.