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Cybersecurity product categories, explained for the ASEAN channel

The 11 categories Suar Signal uses to organise security vendors. Each page explains what is sold under the label, which ASEAN regulations call for it, and which vendors and distributors carry it in each country.

29 vendors · 29 with ASEAN channel

Network Security & Firewall

Products that inspect and control traffic between networks.

13 vendors · 12 with ASEAN channel

SASE, SSE & Zero Trust

Cloud-delivered security for users and branches.

32 vendors · 31 with ASEAN channel

Endpoint & XDR

Software that protects laptops, servers, mobile devices and cloud workloads.

30 vendors · 28 with ASEAN channel

Identity & Privileged Access

Products that decide who can sign in and what they can do.

47 vendors · 41 with ASEAN channel

Security Operations (SIEM, NDR, Threat Intel)

The tools a security operations centre runs on.

23 vendors · 21 with ASEAN channel

Exposure & Vulnerability Management

Products that find and prioritise weaknesses before attackers do.

29 vendors · 23 with ASEAN channel

Application Security & Delivery

Products that protect and deliver applications.

9 vendors · 9 with ASEAN channel

Email Security

Products that stop phishing, business email compromise and malware arriving by email, and that train staff to recognise them.

26 vendors · 24 with ASEAN channel

Data Security & Cyber Resilience

Products that protect the data itself and bring it back after an attack.

11 vendors · 11 with ASEAN channel

OT & IoT Security

Products built for industrial control systems, building systems, medical devices and other equipment that cannot run a normal security agent.

3 vendors · 3 with ASEAN channel

DNS Security & DDI

DNS, DHCP and IP address management (DDI) platforms and the security services built on DNS.

A vendor is filed under its main product line, so a firewall vendor that also sells SASE appears under Network Security. Category pages describe product types in neutral terms and do not rank vendors. See the vendor directory for the A to Z list.