AXENT Partners With Digex to Provide Managed Security Services.ROCKVILLE, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 9, 1999-- Award-Winning ESM (1) (Enterprise Storage Management) Managing the online, nearline and offline storage within a large organization. It includes analysis of storage requirements as well as making routine copies of files and databases for backup, archiving, disaster recovery, and NetRecon Solutions Selected to Enhance Digex's Security Scan A test of a network's vulnerabilities. A security scan does not attempt to break into the network illegally; rather it tries to find areas of vulnerability. A security scan uses a variety of automated software tools, typically performing hundreds of routine tests and checks. and Vulnerability Assessment A Department of Defense, command, or unit-level evaluation (assessment) to determine the vulnerability of a terrorist attack against an installation, unit, exercise, port, ship, residence, facility, or other site. Services, Enabling Highest Level of Protection AXENT Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :AXNT), one of the world's leading e-security solution providers for e-business, announced today that they have partnered with Digex, Inc. (NASDAQ:DIGX), the leader in managed Web and application hosting, to provide clients with AXENT's market leading NetRecon(TM) 3.0 and Enterprise Security Manager(TM)(ESM) solutions. This unique e-security offering complements the existing Digex security products to provide both external and internal vulnerability assessment capabilities that help ensure clients' Web sites are safe. As companies rely more and more on the Internet as a critical business tool, the rapid expansion of e-commerce and Web site complexity has required the Web and application hosting market to ensure their customers' e-business initiatives are secured. "Choosing AXENT, the e-security market leader, enables us to offer our clients market leading e-security solutions as they move their business functions to the Internet," said Pam Fusco, security officer at Digex. "As a result, clients can launch e-business initiatives with confidence, allowing them to engage in new transaction based applications on the Internet." This partnership is the first step in an AXENT(TM) initiative to enable application service providers (ASPs) to augment the security of their applications. Specific rental pricing for all of the AXENT e-security solutions will be available in Q1 2000. "AXENT is committed to providing security solutions to ASPs, and unlike other security providers, does not compete with its partners for managed services An umbrella term for third-party monitoring and maintaining of computers, networks and software. The actual equipment may be inhouse or at the third-party's facilities, but the "managed" implies an ongoing effort; for example, making sure the equipment is running at a certain quality ," said Greg Coticchia, vice president of marketing for AXENT. "AXENT provides complementary managed security services Security services are state institutions for the provision of intelligence, primarily of a strategic nature, but also including protective security intelligence. Examples include the Security Service (MI5) and the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) in the United Kingdom, and the to enable the ASP industry to use AXENT offerings to better serve their customers." Digex(R) is the first in the Web and application hosting industry to offer AXENT's unique external and internal vulnerability assessment solutions to ensure that customers' e-business initiatives are secured. E-businesses are increasingly more susceptible to malicious and intentional damage to their corporate assets. The Digex Security Scan and Vulnerability Assessment Services dramatically minimize security risks by protecting client assets with a reoccuring view into the vulnerability of the their sites and providing corrective action A corrective action is a change implemented to address a weakness identified in a management system. Normally corrective actions are instigated in response to a customer complaint, abnormal levels if internal nonconformity, nonconformities identified during an internal audit or . With AXENT's award-winning ESM and NetRecon, Digex offers a distinct solution for e-business clients and serves as a value service for ASPs. AXENT aggressively addresses important aspects of e-security, helping clients balance the need to protect information with the ability to enable e-business. Integrated products and expert services let customers assess, protect, enable and manage business processes and information assets, providing a comprehensive, trusted approach to security - vital to the success of all ASPs. "With AXENT's full line of e-security solutions, ASPs and ASP enablers such as Digex will be able to provide their customers with leading e-security solutions," said Erich Baumgartner, vice president of worldwide channels at AXENT. "As companies rapidly move their businesses online, providing a secure means for e-commerce is essential to maintaining business advantage, by allowing organizations to confidently open networks to partners, vendors and employees to increase efficiency, provide better service, and realize new revenue streams." About ESM and NetRecon 3.0 According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. International Data Corporation (IDC), AXENT is the undisputed worldwide market leader for intrusion detection See IDS and IPS. and assessment (IDnA) software. AXENT captured 40 percent of the rapidly growing IDnA market --more than the combined market share of both its nearest competitors. According to the same IDC study ESM has 68 percent market share for the host-based vulnerability assessment market. ESM's groundbreaking technology reaches out to assess the security for every critical enterprise system, including most major operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. and key enterprise applications. ESM is the number one security assessment solution on the market, and has received many accolades, including recognition in PC Magazine, PCWeek, an "Editor's Choice" award in Network Computing Storing and/or running applications in servers in a network. See cloud computing and network computer. , and most recently, a "Best Buy" from SECURE Computing Magazine Secure Computing Magazine is a computer magazine emphasising security. . NetRecon 3.0 is a network vulnerability assessment tool that discovers, analyzes and reports holes in network security. It is the only solution providing root cause analysis, with its patent pending progressive scanning technology, a unique path analysis feature to illustrate the exact sequence of steps taken to uncover vulnerability. Unlike other tools on the market, path analysis offers a systematic understanding of the causes of vulnerabilities, not just symptoms of problems. This quickly discovers the root cause of high-risk vulnerabilities for immediate correction, without the need for extensive report analysis. About Digex Digex (NASDAQ:DIGX) is a leading provider of Web and application hosting services for some of the world's leading companies that rely on the Internet as a critical business tool. Digex also offers value-added enterprises and professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. , including performance and security testing Security Testing: (The) Process to determine that an IS (Information System) protects data and maintains functionality as intended. The six basic security concepts that need to be covered by security testing are: confidentiality, integrity, authentication, authorisation, , monitoring, reporting and networking services. Digex customers, from mainstream corporations to Internet-based businesses, leverage Digex's services to deploy secure, scaleable, high performance business solutions, including electronic retailing, online banking, online procurement and customer self-service applications. Additional information on Digex is available at http://www.digex.com. About AXENT(TM) AXENT Technologies, Inc., a global leader in information security, provides e-security solutions that maximize our customers' business advantage. AXENT delivers integrated products and expert services to assess, protect, enable and manage business processes and information assets. Through its unique Lifecycle Security(TM) methodology combined with Smart Security Architecture, AXENT delivers the "right" level of security for customers. Award-winning solutions offer assessment and policy compliance, firewall, intrusion detection, authentication, VPN (Virtual Private Network) A private network that is configured within a public network (a carrier's network or the Internet) in order to take advantage of the economies of scale and management facilities of large networks. , Web-access, single sign-on An identification system that lets users log into multiple Web sites on the Internet with one username and password. Single sign-on systems are also used within an enterprise, enabling users to access all authorized resources in the local network using the same username and password. and user administration for the entire enterprise. Headquartered in Rockville, MD, AXENT's customer-proven information security solutions are used by 45 of the Fortune 50 and governments worldwide. Contact AXENT via e-mail at info@axent.com, or visit AXENT's World Wide Web site at www.axent.com. AXENT, AXENT Technologies, Lifecycle Security, the AXENT logo, Enterprise Security Manager, and NetRecon are trademarks or registered trademarks, in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and certain other countries, of AXENT Technologies, Inc. or its subsidiaries. Digex is a registered trademark of Digex, Inc. All other product names and trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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