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Secure Computing launches health check.


Secure Computing For the general concept, see .

Secure Computing Corporation, or SCC, is a public company (NASDAQ: SCUR) that develops and sells computer security products, such as:
  • Firewalls including Sidewinder, SnapGear and CyberGuard TSP
 Corp. an enterprise gateway security company, have announced the launch of Domain Health Check, a free web service that provides users with a behavior-based view of the messaging and web reputation of their domains. This is a first-of-its-kind service, providing users with a free report about the security of their domain as seen and correlated from thousands of points around the globe. In today's ever-changing security landscape, where attacks routinely use compromised computers A computer that has a virus, Trojan or other malevolent program. See botnet.  as hosts and mobile workforce computers can easily become 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.
 outside the office, it is important for corporate IT departments to regularly monitor and track the behavior of systems within their networks. Users can access the Domain Health Check at www.securecomputing.com/domain_check_.cfm

Those who request a Domain Health Check from Secure Computing will receive a report that provides a snapshot (1) A saved copy of memory including the contents of all memory bytes, hardware registers and status indicators. It is periodically taken in order to restore the system in the event of failure.

(2) A saved copy of a file before it is updated.
 of their domain's security reputation as it pertains to web and email traffic. Reputation scores are calculated based on behavior data captured in real-time by Secure Computing's TrustedSource reputation service. Like a credit score, a reputation score indicates whether a site is in good standing, or if it may have been compromised and is being used in nefarious ways. As part of the report, participants will receive remediation tips that serve as a starting point Noun 1. starting point - earliest limiting point
terminus a quo

commencement, get-go, offset, outset, showtime, starting time, beginning, start, kickoff, first - the time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got an early start"; "she knew from the
 for further action.

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Title Annotation:Security News and Products
Publication:Database and Network Journal
Date:Jun 1, 2007
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