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LANDesk delivers industry-leading secure user management suite

With secure user management suite, LANDesk is the only vendor to enable complete user management from a single console, for one price

LONDON: LANDesk Software, a global leader in integrated systems, asset management, endpoint security, end-to-end mobility, virtualisation management and user-oriented IT service management, today announced LANDesk Secure User Management Suite. This industry-first solution set is aimed at helping IT professionals gain control of a mixed environment of users, devices and platforms, regardless of location, through a single console and low cost IT infrastructure.

: KEIRA ANDERSON; InfoSecurity; Posted On Saturday, 03 November 2012 08:22

Version 9.2 with application filter: gateprotect next-generation firewall available with immediate effect

Hamburg: gateprotect AG Germany is now offering Version 9.2 of its next-generation firewall solution with an extended set of features. This is the first time that an application filter has been integrated in addition to the latest security and network features. The Hamburg-based specialist in IT security now offers its customers a sustainable solution to cope with changing conditions and future challenges in IT security and data protection, along with its usual reliable performance, security and stability.

This upgrade is gateprotect's response to the fact that these days companies must follow an entirely different approach to managing security risks in IT networks. "Unlike just a few years ago, it is no longer sufficient today to filter data on the basis of ports and protocols and to block individual pages", says Stephan Ziegler, CTO at gateprotect, when explaining the need for an application filter.

: THOMAS SCHULTZE; InfoSecurity; Posted On Saturday, 03 November 2012 08:14

SureCloud adds Third Party Assurance Capability to Collaborative Compliance Platform

SaaS solution enables enterprise organisations to automate and more efficiently manage compliance audits on external suppliers

London, UK: SureCloud, a supplier of IT Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) solutions, recently announced the immediate availability of Compliance Manager as part of its SaaS-based Collaborative Compliance Platform™. Compliance Manager offers a practical and proven alternative to the currently available IT GRC options. It is designed for organisations that need to implement a number of IT GRC processes within a short time frame and at a reasonable price.

: PAUL SHLACKMAN; InfoSecurity; Posted On Saturday, 03 November 2012 08:06

BSIA updates helpful guide to effective access control

The British Security Industry Association (BSIA) has recently updated one of its guides to access control systems, Vigilance can report.

The guide, ‘A Specifiers Guide to Access Control Systems’, aims to raise awareness to specifiers and potential purchasers about the contributions and benefits that access control systems can give to a premises. Properly designed and installed access control systems are known to be very effective forms of security, allowing for integration with other security systems to enhance the protection of employees, buildings and assets. The earlier versions of the guide had already been welcomed by a range of readers.