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| Skybox Security Announces Introduction of Skybox 4000 Appliance |
 Posted by SecExtra on March 11th, 2010
Skybox Security, the leader in automated security risk and compliance management, today announced availability of the Skybox 4000 appliance, combining the award-winning Skybox View software platform with a pre-installed and hardened server.
The release of Skybox 4000 provides enterprise customers with an alternative method of deploying Skybox security risk and compliance management solutions on a reliable, branded hardware platform that further reduces the total cost of ownership.
The Skybox View platform collects, normalizes, and analyzes information from firewalls, network devices, vulnerability scanners, and threat feeds. This common platform is used by all enterprise-level Skybox applications, providing a centralized view of network and …
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| Hotel IT security: Free Guide |
Posted by SecExtra on March 09th, 2010
Recent security breaches at hotels such as Wyndhams Hotels and Radisson have seen guests’ data and credit card information exposed to hackers. A new guide – Securing IT for Hotels – released today by managed security firm Network Box gives guidelines for hotels to follow in order to protect their IT networks from attack, or criminal activity.
The guide, which is free to download from Network Box’s website, outlines some of the issues facing IT managers within hotels, such as access rights – both physical and virtual; preventing human error; securing guests’ data from being stolen both from within …
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| Check Point survey reveals that only 10% of laptop users protect their personal |
Posted by SecExtra on March 07th, 2010
Check Point has announced ZoneAlarm DataLock, a new data security solution designed specifically for consumers and small businesses with laptops and netbooks. The need for a mainstream data encryption solution is confirmed by Check Point’s survey conducted by Harris Interactive revealing that 56% of laptop users would be concerned about their personal data if the device was lost or stolen, yet only 10% use encryption to protect their files.
ZoneAlarm DataLock simply and automatically encrypts all hard drive content to protect private and confidential data, such as credit card numbers, social security information or financial documents, in the event of laptop …
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| GrIDsure appoints Andrew Henderson as Managing Director |
Posted by SecExtra on March 02nd, 2010
GrIDsure, the innovative alternative to PINs and passwords, today announced that it has appointed Andrew Henderson as Managing Director of the company. Andrew will be responsible for driving GrIDsure’s sales growth and will initially be concentrating on growing the company’s presence in the UK and France.
Andrew brings 14 years of commercial experience in the authentication market to the role of MD. Prior to joining GrIDsure he worked at Giesecke & Devrient for nine years, and also held positions at Gemplus and NBS Technologies. Andrew will be calling upon his significant vertical experience from the public sector, financial services and telecoms …
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| New Trade Association to Launch Certification Sheme |
Posted by SecExtra on February 27th, 2010
The PSSA is the new trade association for companies involved in the supply of equipment and services designed to provide the highest levels of physical protection for sites and their perimeters from terrorist or criminal attack that involves the use of extreme force or explosives.
Members of the association supply a wide range of high performance products including perimeter fences and walls, vehicle barriers and blockers, bollards, high security gates, security blinds together with other specialist equipment developed for this demanding sector of the security market. A range of expert consultancy services is also available from association members.
The association will be …
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