BigFix, Inc. CEO Answers Bush Administration Call for Mass Prevention Against Cyber Attacks.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers EMERYVILLE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 19, 2001 BigFix i-prevention solution offers an immediate and proactive response system to identify and close security vulnerabilities across the Internet Richard A. Clarke
Richard Alan Clarke[1] (born 1951) was a U.S. government employee for 30 years, 1973 - 2003. , Special Advisor for Cyberspace Coined by William Gibson in his 1984 novel "Neuromancer," it is a futuristic computer network that people use by plugging their minds into it! The term now refers to the Internet or to the online or digital world in general. See Internet and virtual reality. Contrast with meatspace. Security within the National Security Council, earlier this month called on software and hardware technology companies to provide effective technologies to protect the Internet from viruses and security incursions. Today, David Hindawi, Chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of BigFix, Inc., reports that his company has a global solution and issues the following response: "Mr. Clarke once used the phrase `electronic Pearl Harbor' to describe possible cyber (1) From "cybernetics," it is a prefix attached to everyday words to add a computer, electronic or online connotation. The term is similar to "virtual," but the latter is used more frequently. See virtual. attacks against the U.S. He has now urged technology companies to develop a better plan to protect the entire national technology infrastructure. This month, Mr. Clarke told software companies to become proactive about support, since posting fixes to a Web site fails to reach most computer users. We provide companies with the means to satisfy the Bush Administration's call for immediate and proactive user support." BigFix, Inc. has developed the industry's first truly automated technical support system giving companies an economical, fully automated support system that proactively provides patches and fixes to security holes, viruses and computer bugs, as Mr. Clarke seeks. BixFix, Inc. applauds the campaign to enlist companies in a national effort to keep user systems secure and prevent them from becoming unwitting tools in organized or merely opportunistic attacks. Hundreds of thousands of Internet users Internet user n → internauta m/f Internet user Internet n → internaute m/f are currently using the BigFix(R) i-prevention(TM) system to protect their PCs against security threats. As soon as a new attack is waged and a plug is posted, the BigFix system seeks and precisely finds all the users whose systems are exposed to the attack. Users plug the hole with a simple mouse click. Throughout the process, no information about users or their PCs is ever sent back to anyone, including BigFix, Inc. Mr. Clarke was appointed to his new post by President Bush in October and reports to both National Security Advisory Condoleezza Rice and newly appointed Homeland Security Noun 1. Homeland Security - the federal department that administers all matters relating to homeland security Department of Homeland Security executive department - a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States Director Tom Ridge Thomas Joseph Ridge (born August 27 1945 near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives (1983–1995), Governor of Pennsylvania (1995–2001), Assistant to the President for Homeland Security . He is responsible for developing and implementing a new national plan to guard the nation's telecommunications and information technology infrastructure against cyber attacks. Media and analysts are invited to call for an interview with Mr. Hindawi or for more information on how the BigFix i-prevention process directly addresses the administration's call for proactive user support and system fixes. About BigFix, Inc. BigFix, Inc. was founded in 1997 to deal with the looming crisis in technical support -- a world with a billion computing devices, running thousands of software products interacting with thousands of hardware products, producing an infinite number infinite number a number so large as to be uncountable. Represented by 8, frequently obtained by 'dividing' by zero. of conflicts that threaten to outstrip out·strip tr.v. out·stripped, out·strip·ping, out·strips 1. To leave behind; outrun. 2. To exceed or surpass: "Material development outstripped human development" the industry's ability to provide an acceptable level of customer service. The BigFix(R) i-prevention(TM) process -- patented, implemented and in use worldwide -- is a highly proactive technical support technology that is revolutionizing the industry by solving PC problems before they cause failures. Headquartered in Emeryville, California Emeryville is a small city located in Alameda County, California , in the United States. It is located in a corridor between the cities of Berkeley and Oakland, extending to the shore of San Francisco Bay. , BigFix is privately held and venture funded. Visit our website at www.bigfix.com. Note to Editors: BigFix(R) is a registered trademark and "Fix it before it fails(TM)," i-prevention(TM), Fixlet(R) message and the BigFix logo are trademarks of BigFix, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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