Sophos and Utimaco products are already used to protect information – blocking malware created by criminals for financial gain and encrypting data to prevent information disclosure. Bringing these two core security measures together will enable you to manage today’s complex threats and comply with the increasing number of security regulations simply and effectively.

A successful merger will disruptively recalibrate vision for the 2009 Magic Quadrant

Imprivata extends OneSign's IDM capabilities via integration with IBM Tivoli Identity Manager

Imprivata recently announced that the appliance-based OneSign platform has achieved certified integration status with IBM Tivoli Identity Manager. This integration enables customers to benefit from the easy-to-use, easy-to-manage OneSign solution with integrated user provisioning from Tivoli Identity Manager for improved security and efficient management of user credentials from an employee's first day to last day.

An article we found useful penned by Forrester Research's Andras Cser that argues identity and access management (IAM) should remain a top priority regardless of the economic conditions.

His argument is that there are many cost savings that are demonstrable through IAM initiatives, in addition to the security, ease of use and management benefits.

An interesting take on a recent survey conducted by the Ponemon Institute on behalf of Symantec.  It would be fair to say that we share some of the author's cynicism, however it is a real issue - although with many varying degrees.  And yes, there are vendors we work with whose products can help counter these 'threats' (e.g. Imprivata, SanDisk)!

An interesting comment from the author; "One could also argue that laid-off employees aren't as big a threat as those who remain on the inside with access to data they can sneak off to black marketers offering cash for proprietary data one can only obtain if they're still on the inside."

Astaro Mail Gateway a Low-Cost Alternative

In order to drive market awareness, Astaro is introducing the product at 50 percent off through the "Better than Barracuda Promotion".

Stronger Endpoint Security, Impressive Simplicity, Better Business Model

Melbourne, 3rd of September 2008 – Teachers Credit Union has selected enterprise security specialist CoreSight for a key implementation of Imprivata’s OneSign authentication system. The deal is for 350 seats and includes Enterprise Single Sign-On, Authentication Management, Self-Service Password Reset and three OneSign Appliances.

TCU is one of Australia’s largest Credit Unions, with more than 155,000 Members and over 2.4 billion dollars in assets. Security of TCU’s data and systems is paramount but, due to the growing number of application-specific passwords, ensuring user access had become clumsy, time consuming and a drain on user productivity.

There was a compelling business case for a Single Sign-On solution, TCU's CIO Colin Thomas says.

SC Magazine UTM Group Test gives the Astaro Security Gateway 320 five-out-of-five stars and a “Recommended Rating” - reinforcing Astaro's leadership in Unified Threat Management.

Astaro Corporation, a leader in delivering unified threat management (UTM) security appliances and CoreSight partner, recently announced that the Astaro Security Gateway (ASG) 320 has received five-out-of-five stars in every category of the UTM group test, featured in the March 2008 edition of SC Magazine.  Categories highlighted in the review include features, performance, ease of use, documentation, support and value for money.

Jan Hichert, CEO and co-founder of Astaro, commented, "SC Magazine reviews are widely-respected as an independent benchmark of the capabilities of security products. We’ve worked hard to ensure that the ASG is the best UTM appliance available on the market and are delighted that SC Magazine has recognized our achievement."

Sophos Endpoint Security and Control 8.0 is now available! This new release includes standard NAC (network access control) functionality to identify and control managed and unmanaged computers as well as comprehensive endpoint protection - virus, HIPS, firewall, application control and anti-adware - all in a single licence. Get all the benefits of NAC without the cost of a complex deployment or additional software licence cost.

Sophos Endpoint Security and Control delivers the best proactive protection against viruses, malware and unwanted applications across a wide range of platforms.  Sophos are the first endpoint vendor to incorporate NAC, enabling you to keep all managed, unmanaged and guest computers on your network healthy with up-to-date protection.  One scan using Sophos' faster, lower impact agent will detect malware, adware, suspicious files and behavior, as well as unauthorised software.

Two key new features of version 8 are: 

CoreSight partners Quest Software recently highlighted their mobile messaging platform aspect for the Policy Authority for Unified Communications. 

This module provides message archiving for BlackBerry SMS and PIN-to-PIN text messaging for compliance to regulations governing electronic communications.  In addition, Policy Authority for Unified Communications also provides security, policy management, and archiving for the use of Microsoft® Office Communicator Mobile, IBM® Lotus® Sametime® Mobile and MindAlignT Mobile instant messaging on BlackBerry handhelds through the Enterprise Instant Messaging module (available separately).

CoreSight partner Imprivata Inc has been recently been named Best Security Solution for Healthcare at the prestigious 2008 SC Magazine Europe Awards for the second consecutive year.

Held alongside the Infosecurity Europe 2008 conference, the awards saw Imprivata’s OneSign granted this award for the results it is delivering to healthcare organisations across the UK and Europe.  These results include greater security, ease of management, and increased user productivity.  Imprivata - the converged identity and access management appliance company - also received an Honourable Commendation in the Best Identity Management Solution Category at the awards.