“I love it when enterprises put their money where their mouth is. This is really going to lay it on the line,” said Pete Lindstrom, research director at Spire Security, an industry research firm.
The content behind the hyperbole: It is common in the security space for vendors to make significant claims, like "zero day" protection. Making a guarantee will force the vendor to step up and prove that its solution actually works as advertised. The fine print of any agreement will serve (must serve) to highlight the specific constraints of its product. It is refreshing to know that nothing can be hidden.