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PATCHLINK AND REDCANNON SECURITY JOIN FORCES TO OFFER UNMATCHED USB FLASH DRIVE SECURITY
Security Innovators Enable Advanced Device Management Functionality Beyond the Corporate Network
Herndon, VA and Fremont, CA., August 8, 2007—PatchLink, a global leader in security and vulnerability management, today announced a partnership with RedCannon Security, a trusted provider of centrally managed, secure mobile-access solutions for the enterprise, to provide organizations with a secure environment for USB device use within the corporate network and beyond. Together, PatchLink and RedCannon Security will empower organizations with best-of-breed protection against the severe threats of data leakage and malware introduction posed to the enterprise via USB devices.
By combining PatchLink’s Sanctuary® policy-based device and application control software with RedCannon's KeyPoint Alchemy® solution for device management, security-conscious organizations worldwide now have the industry’s most comprehensive security chain at their fingertips. The joint solution includes identity management, user authentication and endpoint policy enforcement for the mobile workforce. Administrators have the ability to set customized user access rights for device use at the workplace and encode, track and manage these devices remotely. With advanced functionalities, including data encryption, remote-access authentication and manageability, the partnership provides administrators with the highest level of control over access to enterprise data for comprehensive information leakage prevention.
Validated by standards bodies such as the Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) certification, PatchLink and RedCannon Security enable customers to equip their users with secured FIPS 140-2 encrypted devices and enforce, as well as audit security policies and, device use even outside the corporate network perimeter. A complete audit trail of all user activity ensures proof of compliance with a host of regulations, data breaches and privacy.
“Companies must gain control of mobile devices inside and outside of the firewall,” said John Jefferies, VP of Marketing, RedCannon Security. “The combined KeyPoint and/ Sanctuary solution delivers unprecedented levels of control precision in managing and securing flash drives. Further, with Sanctuary’s application control and KeyPoint’s remote-management, KeyPoint managed applications and key store organizations can implement strong authentication without implementing costly one-time password systems.”
“Security and IT professionals today are plagued by the prevalence of very small portable storage devices, which can be used to seize large amounts of sensitive company data within mere seconds,” said Rich Hlavka, senior vice president of business development for PatchLink. “It is our mission to provide customers with an impenetrable first line of defense against this type of data theft, as well as all known and unknown security threats. By partnering with the innovators at RedCannon Security, PatchLink is extending the scope of Sanctuary’s policy enforcement capabilities to provide our joint customers with a secure and trusted environment for their data anytime, anywhere.”
For more information on this joint solution, please email businessdevelopment@patchlink.comsales@securewave.com or info@RedCannon.com .
About PatchLink® Corporation
PatchLink, a global leader in vulnerability management solutions, provides the industry’s first comprehensive security platform for unified protection and control of all enterprise servers and endpoints. More than 5,000 organizations around the globe use PatchLink’s positive security model solutions to integrate management and administration, consolidate infrastructure, enforce enterprise-level policies, lower cost of ownership and reduce risk. PatchLink is headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona and was founded in 1991 by Sean Moshir.
About RedCannon Security
RedCannon Security is a trusted developer of centrally managed, secure mobile-access solutions for the enterprise. Its ultra-thin client instantly secures and sanitizes any point, anywhere. RedCannon extends security policies beyond the network perimeter, allowing policy enforcement to travel with the user. Its solutions support leading industry standards for encryption and authentication and enable secure remote access to enterprise applications, while leaving no trace of user activity on the host computer. Its award-winning product line includes KeyPoint Access, KeyPoint Armor, KeyPoint Vault, KeyPoint Manager and KeyPoint Alchemy. For more information, please visit www.redcannon.com.
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