AXENT Teams With Y2K Cyber Assurance National Information Center to Report Computer Security Breaches During Year 2000 Rollover.Business/Technology Editors ROCKVILLE, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 30, 1999 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, today announced its participation in the Y2K See Y2K problem and Y2K compliant. Y2K - Year 2000 Cyber Assurance National Information Center (NIC (1) (Network Interface Card) See network adapter. See also InterNIC. (2) (New Internet Computer) An earlier Linux-based computer from The New Internet Computer Company (NICC), Palo Alto, CA. ). The Center is one of more than 10 NICs organized by the private sector to provide information to the President's Council on the Year 2000 Conversion Information Coordination Center, which is the nerve center for the Federal Government's monitoring and reporting on system operations during the Year 2000 rollover A graphic element in an application or on a Web page that changes its color or shape when the pointer is moved (rolled) over it. See JavaScript rollover. See also n-key rollover. . Coming together to form the Cyber Assurance NIC team are volunteers including AXENT(R) and other organizations from the technology sector as well as the MITRE Corporation (body) MITRE Corporation - A US federally funded R&D center, spun off in 1958 from the MIT Lincoln Laboratory (also an FFRDC). MITRE is a non-profit corporation chartered to do R&D in the public interest. , Veridian, IOPS IOPS Input/Output Per Second IOPS Input/Output Operations Per Second (server performance measurement) IOPS International Organization of Pension Supervisors IOPS Information Operations Planning System IOPS Internet Official Protocol Standards .ORG, the SANS Institute The SANS Institute (SysAdmin, Audit, Networking, and Security) is a trade name owned by the for-profit Escal Institute of Advanced Technologies. SANS provides computer security training, professional certification, and a research archive. , and SEMATECH SEMATECH Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology . AXENT is participating as a primary point of contact for the Cyber Assurance NIC concerning potential information security issues that may arise from the Y2K rollover. AXENT will maintain an open communication channel with the NIC to report any major trends that emerge within its customer base, including Fortune 1000 companies and governments worldwide. AXENT will provide regular updates on the activity its customers are experiencing, whether the activity involves Y2K problems, increased hacker activity, or any unforeseen difficulty. The NIC will also provide AXENT with regular updates of information gathered from other participants in the Y2K rollover efforts. "This Y2K rollover is a critical window for everyone, as the potential for unauthorized access skyrockets due to system problems," said Bill Franklin, vice president of services for AXENT. "As our customers' trusted security partner, we are providing free 24-hour customer support staffing for critical issues during the Y2K rollover. This service, plus our involvement in the NIC, ensures we're do everything possible to help our customers and other security professionals through this crunch." About AXENT(R) 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 and user administration for the entire enterprise. Headquartered in Rockville, MD, AXENT's customer-proven information security solutions are used by Fortune 1000 companies and governments worldwide. Contact AXENT via e-mail at info@axent.com, or visit AXENT's World Wide Web site at http://www.axent.com. AXENT, AXENT Technologies, the AXENT logo and Lifecycle Security are trademarks or registered trademarks, in the United States and certain other countries, of AXENT Technologies, Inc. or its subsidiaries. Other product names and trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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