BindView Expands Internet Security Solution to Eliminate Network Vulnerabilities; Previews New Capabilities This Week at Insight '03 Customer Forum.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 13, 2003 Continuing its commitment to provide customers with advanced tools to secure their business-critical environments, BindView Corp. (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 : BVEW BVEW Binary View ) today announced availability for an enhanced release of bv-Control for Internet Security ''This article or section is being rewritten at Internet security is the process of protecting data and privacy of devices connected to internet from information robbery, hacking, malware infection and unwanted software. , a member of its Vulnerability Management portfolio that helps administrators prevent intruders from penetrating their organization's network. The new release provides improved performance for simultaneously scanning multiple systems and devices, as well as additional security checks for new vulnerabilities, and will be demonstrated at BindView's annual customer forum, Insight '03, being held in Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. , Oct. 15-17. Faced with an ever-increasing number of vulnerabilities, security administrators often struggle to keep up with the constant monitoring and configuration changes of their widely distributed Adj. 1. widely distributed - growing or occurring in many parts of the world; "a cosmopolitan herb"; "cosmopolitan in distribution" cosmopolitan bionomics, environmental science, ecology - the branch of biology concerned with the relations between organisms IT infrastructure. The exploitation of one vulnerable machine can result in severe damage, the loss of critical data and extensive downtime. An integral part of BindView's award-winning Vulnerability Management software suite, bv-Control for Internet Security acts much like a hacker by probing network devices, and scanning for security holes and vulnerabilities. The software scans every device connected to the network -- ranging from servers, desktops, workstations, firewalls, hubs, routers and more -- searching for potential problems and identifying possible at-risk devices. "In the past, organizations might take for granted that vulnerabilities present on non-critical systems would not be exploited and would not cripple their business-critical infrastructures," said BindView Senior Vice President of Worldwide Marketing Ron Rosenthal. "This year SQL SQL in full Structured Query Language. Computer programming language used for retrieving records or parts of records in databases and performing various calculations before displaying the results. Slammer A worm that caused a billion dollars worth of damage on the Internet on January 25, 2003. Slammer infected computers all over the Internet by generating random IP addresses and causing the computer's buffer to overflow with its own instructions that replicate itself and start the process and RPC (Remote Procedure Call) A programming interface that allows one program to use the services of another program in a remote machine. The calling program sends a message and data to the remote program, which is executed, and results are passed back to the calling Blaster served to dramatically alter the risk tolerance Risk Tolerance The degree of uncertainty that an investor can handle in regards to a negative change in the value of their portfolio. Notes: An investor's risk tolerance varies according to age, income requirements, financial goals, etc. for many companies around the world. A single device can be an open door to a hacker, and bv-Control for Internet Security helps customers ensure their systems are monitored and protected around the clock." BindView RAZOR on Guard The renowned and highly-regarded BindView RAZOR team of security experts develops security checks for bv-Control for Internet Security. With this solution, customers can access more than 600 security checks that are updated on a regularly scheduled basis. "Hackers can penetrate a new box in as little as 15 minutes, and some boxes are scanned for vulnerabilities up to 60 times a day," said Mark "Simple Nomad" Loveless, a member of the RAZOR team. "A single device can serve as a hacker's entry point, so even seemingly small holes can result in significant infrastructure damage." BindView customers are able to receive security checks that reflect new vulnerability threats via the company's RapidFire Updates(TM), also developed by the RAZOR team. These updates to known hacker techniques provide customers with the newest checks and fixes. Customers receive these updates via secure broadcast technology, which also automatically updates the software. About BindView BindView Corporation is a leading provider of proactive business policy, IT security and directory management software worldwide. BindView solutions and services enable customers to centralize cen·tral·ize v. cen·tral·ized, cen·tral·iz·ing, cen·tral·iz·es v.tr. 1. To draw into or toward a center; consolidate. 2. and automate policy compliance, 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. , directory administration and migration across the entire organization. With BindView insight at work(TM), customers benefit from reduced risk and improved operational efficiencies with a verifiable return on investment. More than 20 million licenses have shipped to 5,000 companies worldwide, spanning all major business segments and the public sector. Contact BindView via e-mail at info@bindview.com or visit BindView's World Wide Web Site at http://www.bindview.com. BindView can also be reached at 1-800-749-8439 or at 1-713-561-4000. |
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