Booz Allen Hamilton Selects PatchLink to Protect Its Mobile Infrastructure and Ensure Compliance.Join Webinar On Fortune 500 Company's Deployment of Patch and Vulnerabilities Management Solution to Secure Remote Workforce SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Booz Allen Hamilton Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc., referred to as Booz Allen is one of the oldest strategy consulting firms in the world.[1] The firm formerly had two consulting divisions: WCB (Worldwide Commercial Business, also known as “The Commercial Side”) and WTB , a Fortune 500 leading global strategy and technology consulting firm Noun 1. consulting firm - a firm of experts providing professional advice to an organization for a fee consulting company business firm, firm, house - the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a , has selected PatchLink's industry leading solution, PatchLink Update[TM], to secure its growing mobile computing Using a computing device while in transit. Mobile computing implies wireless transmission, but wireless transmission does not necessarily imply mobile computing. Fixed wireless applications use satellites, radio systems and lasers to transmit between permanent objects such as buildings environment and meet compliance. With more than 18,000 employees on six continents Six Continents is a large retail PLC in UK which split into Six Continents Retail known as Mitchells and Butlers plc. The hotels and soft drinks business of Six Continents PLC is now known as InterContinental Hotels Group PLC. , Booz Allen Hamilton generates annual sales of more than $3.7 billion and has more than 115 offices worldwide. The organization's IT environment has grown to include more than 350 Windows OS servers and 18,000 workstations, 80 percent of which are laptops. Mobile users can access the Booz Allen Hamilton corporate network from client sites as well as interact with guest networks and applications. The increasing number of threats combined with the challenge of managing a growing mobile workforce led Booz Allen Hamilton to establish a strong endpoint security strategy. The company sought a solution to help it manage these mobile devices, while strengthening its guest access security policies by requiring guest devices to meet specific patch levels before gaining access to the network. EVENT DETAILS Title: "Securing the Mobile Enterprise -- A Booz Allen Case Allen Case (October 8, 1934 – August 25, 1986) was an American television actor most noted for the lead role of Deputy Clay McCord in The Deputy (1959-1961) opposite series regular Henry Fonda (who received top billing but appeared far less frequently). Study" Date: December 14, 2007 Time: 2:00 p.m. ET To register or for more information, click on the following link: http://SearchWindowsSecurity.bitpipe.com/detail/RES/1165611727_27.html ?src=wc_swsc_PatchLink_12_14_06&li=31025 (Due to its length, this URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. may need to be copied/pasted into your Internet browser's address field. Remove the extra space if one exists.) "With so many of our IT assets outside our offices, we were concerned there would be a breach that would impact the entire company," said Brian Oswald, senior desktop architect at Booz Allen Hamilton. "Our consultants were facing stringent security requirements to enter external client networks and while manual patching is a slow process to begin with, it is nearly impossible to manually patch laptops that you don't see for months at a time," added Oswald. Each month, the organization's IT operations department Operations department See: Back office. operations department See back office. faced a slow and cumbersome patching process that often left workstations and the IT network vulnerable. In addition, a team of up to 30 people were dedicated at certain times in the month to the manual patching process. Following a review of five solutions over a six month period, Booz Allen Hamilton selected PatchLink Update to replace the organization's manual patching process and provide a centralized 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. , automated patch management The installation of patches from a software vendor onto an organization's computers. Patching thousands of PCs and servers is a major issue. A patch should be applied to test machines first before deployment, and the testing environments must represent all the users' PCs with their unique system for its mobile infrastructure. PatchLink Update enables Booz Allen to handle mass security updates across the IT network, installs new software and patches, and removes decommissioned software with minimal interruption for each user. This innovative approach has allowed Booz Allen Hamilton to reach a high level of patch compliance, with 82 to 87 percent of laptops patched and up-to-date. With PatchLink Update, Booz Allen Hamilton's IT team can efficiently and effectively determine if laptops are patched and compliant as soon as they log onto the network. The automated process also allows the IT team to push out the latest patches remotely from any location. For laptop Same as laptop computer. laptop - portable computer users that do not access the corporate network for months at a time, the IT team provides remote network access, enabling users to receive automated patch updates 'on the road' or at the client site. This approach also ensures consultants meet the security requirements they need to access client networks. Company consultants armed with the latest patches and software can now enter a client's network without the fear of being locked out at any moment. "PatchLink Update has moved the organization from a reactive security approach to a proactive security strategy," said Oswald. "Before PatchLink, we couldn't keep up with vulnerability patching and software upgrades. Now, we have a comprehensive, automated vulnerability management solution that meets the needs of our mobile organization and I'm proud to say, we have not had any viruses since deploying PatchLink." Find out how Booz Allen uses PatchLink Update to protect thousands of its mobile endpoints while ensuring compliance against internal and industry regulations this Thursday, December 14, 2007. In this webinar, you will learn: * Balancing network In a hybrid set, hybrid coil, or resistance hybrid, balancing network is a circuit used to match, i.e., to balance, the impedance of a uniform transmission line, (e.g., a twisted metallic pair, coaxial cable, etc.) over a selected range of frequencies. security and user accessibility with a diverse (and demanding) mobile workforce * Using baseline policies to ensure minimum security requirements * Defining and implementing patch deployment strategies in a complex environment ABOUT PATCHLINK CORPORATION PatchLink[R] is the global leader for security patch A fix to a program that eliminates a vulnerability exploited by malicious hackers. See vulnerability and patch. and vulnerability management solutions, delivering comprehensive, multi-platform assessment and remediation for continuous protection across the enterprise. Offering the most comprehensive platform and application support, PatchLink maintains the largest tested and most up-to-date security patch repository, enabling organizations to accurately assess and remediate re·me·di·a·tion n. The act or process of correcting a fault or deficiency: remediation of a learning disability. re·me vulnerabilities based on established industry best practices. Currently protecting thousands of commercial and government organizations and millions of PCs and servers worldwide, PatchLink effectively eliminates vulnerability risks and enforces security and compliance policies while reducing overall IT costs. PatchLink is headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona Scottsdale (O'odham Vaṣai S-vaṣonĭ) is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States, adjacent to Phoenix. Scottsdale has become internationally recognized as a premier and posh tourist destination, while maintaining its own identity and culture as " and was founded in 1991 by Sean Moshir. 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