The Jericho Forum has published a Buyers' Guide for information security products and services, to coincide with the Infosecurity Europe 2011 show at Earls Court, London, April 19-21. 

The guide lists things to consider before talking to suppliers, such as the current business priorities, strategy and collaboration plans.

Quoting Paul Simmonds, co-founder and board member of the Jericho Forum, and lead editor on this Buyers' Guide - "It is not a definitive reference guide to buying security products, but is intended to give some key pointers about what to look at and some of the nasty questions to ask suppliers."