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Q1 Labs is a global company, providing next-generation security intelligence products. The QRadar Security Intelligence Platform is the company's core product, and it integrates previously disparate functions -- including SIEM, risk management, log management, network behavior analytics and security event management.

Q1 Labs competitors include ArcSight, RSA (EMC), LogLogic, and Symantec.

History
Q1 Labs was started as a research venture by Chris Newton, who in 1999 began developing "an x-ray of the internet" out of facilities at the University of New Brunswick. From 1999-2001, Newton worked with two colleagues, Sandy Bird and Dwight Spencer on their first product, which was developed with the goal of being able to tell the university the effects Napster and other peer-to-peer applications were having on its network. In late 2001, after incorporating Q1 Labs, the team launched qVision, a network activity monitoring tool.

In 2004, the company renamed qVision and launched "QRadar" as part of a suite of products designed to provide log management, SIEM and network monitoring capabilities. Today, Q1 Labs is partners with both the University of New Brunswick and the Government of Canada through the Information Security Center of Excellence, and the Centre for Secure Information Technologies (CSIT) in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Currently, there are over 1700 customers using the QRadar Security Intelligence Platform.

Industry Acronyms
Security Information and Event Management - is a combination of two product categories SIM (security information management) and SEM (security event management). SIEM technology provides real-time analysis of security alerts generated by network hardware and applications, enabling companies to organize their log data and respond to attacks more quickly.

Security Information Management- (SIM) log management and compliance reporting

Security Event Management- (SEM) real-time monitoring and incident management for security-related events from networks, security devices, systems and applications.

Security Intelligence - Security Intelligence (SI) is the real-time collection, normalization, and analysis of the data generated by users, applications and infrastructure that impacts the IT security and risk posture of an enterprise. The goal of Security Intelligence is to provide actionable and comprehensive insight that reduces risk and operational effort for any size organization.

Industry Acknowledgments

 * Named a Leader in the Gartner SIEM Magic Quadrant for 2011, 2010<ThroughWave, "", July,2011 , and 2009
 * Received an 'Excellent' rating from Gartner for product viability in the 2011 "Critical Capabilities for Security Information and Event Management Technology" report
 * Honored with 5 Star Rating and Channel Chief Award by CRN in 2011 and 2010
 * Named 2010 Industry Innovator in SIEM by SC Magazine