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Sana Security Tapped by Intensity Computers for Identity Theft Protection; PC Manufacturer Will Use Primary Response SafeConnect to Block Malicious Attacks.


SAN MATEO San Mateo (săn mətā`ō), city (1990 pop. 85,486), San Mateo co., W Calif., on San Francisco Bay; inc. 1894. It is a commercial and retail center with some high-technology manufacturing. San Mateo, Spanish for St. , Calif. -- Sana Security, Inc., a security software company, today announced that Intensity Computers, a Canada-based custom personal computer assembly shop specializing in security best practices, has chosen Primary Response SafeConnect to provide instant and constant protection against malicious programs without relying on signatures and scanning. Intensity Computer's custom PCs are built with best-in-class components, extending the durability and lifespan of each system far beyond mass merchandise, assembly line computers. To enforce a security strategy that matches the life of the PCs, Intensity Computers is adding Sana's anti-malware solution, to safeguard against data and identity theft threats.

"The Internet is littered with nasty programs that are difficult to identify and remove before it's too late," said Al Lamontagne, founder, Intensity Computers. "Primary Response SafeConnect enhances the user's experience by transparently protecting their system, automatically removing malicious software, minimizing support requirements and making their Internet experience safer and more satisfying."

With over 10,000 deployments and a growing customer base, Sana's strategic alliances with organizations around the world are helping to expand its global reach to secure sensitive data and the identities of end-users and enterprises throughout the world. Sana's Primary Response SafeConnect provides clients with a combination of broad threat protection, behavioral heuristics heu·ris·tic  
adj.
1. Of or relating to a usually speculative formulation serving as a guide in the investigation or solution of a problem:
 and ease-of-use for addressing the rise of malicious Internet-based attacks.

"Identity theft has become a formidable issue among those who conduct online transactions for both business and personal use," said Timothy Eades, senior vice president of sales and marketing, Sana Security. "Stealthy stealth·y  
adj. stealth·i·er, stealth·i·est
Marked by or acting with quiet, caution, and secrecy intended to avoid notice. See Synonyms at secret.
 rootkits account for more than 20 percent of all malicious programs removed from Microsoft Windows See Windows.

(operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then.
 machines, and 88 percent of computers connected to the Internet are infected in·fect  
tr.v. in·fect·ed, in·fect·ing, in·fects
1. To contaminate with a pathogenic microorganism or agent.

2. To communicate a pathogen or disease to.

3. To invade and produce infection in.
 with spyware Software that sends information about your Web surfing habits to its Web site. Often quickly installed in your computer in combination with a free download you selected from the Web, spyware transmits information in the background as you move around the Web. . Intensity Computers is a great example of how manufacturers can integrate Primary Response SafeConnect to erode Erode (ĕrōd`), city (1991 urban agglomeration pop. 361,755), Tamil Nadu state, S India, on the Kaveri River. The city is located in a cotton-growing region, and its industries include cotton ginning and the manufacture of transport equipment.  the fearful posture we've come to accept as part of the Internet experience. Malicious code has recognizable behavior patterns and our behavior analysis model stops the attack before it begins, well before signature-based solutions have time to identify the attack and release a patch."

In March of 2006, Sana Labs detected an "in-the-wild" rootkit, dubbed dub 1  
tr.v. dubbed, dub·bing, dubs
1. To tap lightly on the shoulder by way of conferring knighthood.

2. To honor with a new title or description.

3.
 the Hearse worm, which was discovered to be stealing upwards of 40,000 pieces of personal and financial information and sending it to a Russian server. Sana Security's detection capabilities enabled SafeConnect users in the field to identify and remove the threat before any traditional anti-virus vendor and disable To turn off; deactivate. See disabled.  the rootkit. The progressive, stealthy worm exploited thousands of computer users, with the exception of Sana's customers deploying its anti-malware solution.

At the core of Primary Response SafeConnect is Sana Security's latest technology, Active Malware Defense Technology v2.0 (Active MDT MDT
abbr.
Mountain Daylight Time


MDT (in the US and Canada) Mountain Daylight Time

MDT n abbr (US) (= mountain daylight time) →
). Unlike reactive solutions, Primary Response SafeConnect is the first commercially available anti-malware software using behavior heuristics to instantly detect and completely remove malware before it can harm PCs. Malicious software components, including kernel level rootkit attacks, are quarantined quar·an·tine  
n.
1.
a. A period of time during which a vehicle, person, or material suspected of carrying a contagious disease is detained at a port of entry under enforced isolation to prevent disease from entering a country.
 and eliminated to prevent reinstallation upon reboot To reload the operating system, which restarts the computer. See boot.

(operating system) reboot - (From boot) A boot with the implication that the computer has not been down for long, or that the boot is a bounce intended to clear some state of wedgitude.

See warm boot.
. PCs are protected with always-on, proactive protection for immunity against known and unknown threats which disrupt business continuity and exploit online identities and information.

About Sana Security

Sana Security creates award-winning security software that is autonomous, aware of environment change, adaptive to new threats and active in preventing attacks before they do harm.

Sana Security's anti-malware software is designed to provide immunity against threats, both known and unknown. Unlike reactive, legacy solutions that require updates, signatures and scanning, Sana's products offer enterprises, small businesses and consumers instant and constant protection against threats, increasingly complex attacks, data compromise and identity theft.

Sana Security, together with its research organization Sana Labs, is headquartered in Silicon Valley, California with offices in global business and technology centers. For more information, visit www.sanasecurity.com or contact the company by phone at 650.292.7100.

(C)2006 Sana Security, Inc. All rights reserved. Sana Security, Primary Response and the Sana Security and Primary Response logos are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Sana Security, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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