Videos: Proofpoint's Gary Steele on SaaS and Security Sector M&A, Dave Crilley on Security-as-a-Service in the Channel

A couple of recent video interviews featuring Proofpoint execs hit the web recently:

Proofpoint CEO Gary Steele talks with SC Magazine reporter Angela Moscaritolo about recent merger and acquisition activity in the IT security space. Gary talks about the need for security vendors to make their solutions available as SaaS – and the difficulty of building such functionality “from scratch” – as one of the key drivers. You can watch the full video here:

SC Magazine: Mergers and acquisitions: Interview with Gary Steele, CEO of Proofpoint

Proofpoint's director of channel marketing, Dave Crilley, discusses the value propositions for IT security solutions "in the cloud" and addresses some of the issues that the reseller channel faces in selling SaaS solutions in this interview with ChannelWeb's senior security editor, Stefanie Hoffman. You can watch the full video here:

CRN ChannelWeb: Proofpoint Clears The Air On Security-As-A-Service