Sentrigo's Database Security Solution Protects Academic Institutions against Breaches and Data Theft.Database Activity Monitoring and Intrusion Prevention See IPS and IDS. Leader Offers Resources for Institutions of Higher Education higher education Study beyond the level of secondary education. Institutions of higher education include not only colleges and universities but also professional schools in such fields as law, theology, medicine, business, music, and art. to Help Them Protect Sensitive Data and Comply with Regulatory Requirements Regulatory requirements are part of the process of drug discovery and drug development. Regulatory requirements describe what is necessary for a new drug to be approved for marketing in any particular country. WOBURN, Mass. -- Students across the country are enjoying summer break, but academic institutions aren't taking time off. A top priority for many, in the wake of numerous high-profile data breaches, is improving data security to protect students, faculty and alumni, as well as to comply with regulatory requirements aimed at keeping personally identifiable information In information security and privacy, personally identifiable information or personally identifying information (PII) is any piece of information which can potentially be used to uniquely identify, contact, or locate a single person. (PII See Pentium II. ) private. Sentrigo, an innovator in database security software, is offering those institutions a webinar on database security on July 24 and a technology classroom demonstration at Campus Technology 2008 (July 28-31, Boston, Mass.). Universities and colleges store electronic records on tens of thousands of students, applicants, staff and alumni. These databases oftentimes include not just personal information and academic records, but medical and financial data. Data breaches damage schools' reputations and also impose liability for the material costs of notification under database breach notification laws such as California SB 1386, with similar laws now in effect in over 40 states. Many U.S. colleges and universities have selected Sentrigo's Hedgehog hedgehog, Old World insectivorous mammal of the family Erinaceidae, related to moles and shrews. The spiny hedgehogs are found in Africa and Eurasia, except SE Asia. They have rounded bodies up to 13 in. [TM] database activity monitoring and intrusion prevention software to protect their sensitive data against misuse by insiders as well from external hackers. Hedgehog resides directly on the database server to monitor all activity and protect it in real time. It is a software-only solution that can be quickly downloaded, installed and configured, and then centrally monitored and managed. "Educational institutions have been a lucrative target for data theft in recent years," said Nathan Shuchami, chief executive officer at Sentrigo. "Some of the biggest names have suffered breaches, entailing substantial material costs and damage to their reputations. Hedgehog has made significant inroads inroads Noun, pl make inroads into to start affecting or reducing: my gambling has made great inroads into my savings inroads npl to make inroads into [+ into the education sector due to its non-intrusive approach and fast, easy deployment. We're proud that renowned academic institutions in the U.S. and abroad trust Hedgehog to safeguard their most sensitive information." Webinar Helps Institutions Learn How to Avoid Data Breaches Sentrigo's July 24 webinar is designed for university and college database and information security professionals who are responsible for securing personally identifiable information and detecting and preventing database attacks. The session will demonstrate how database attacks are perpetrated and how they can be stopped, and also discuss how institutions can: * Achieve complete visibility into user activity in the database * Detect and prevent suspicious database use in real time * Virtually patch databases against vulnerabilities, without DBMS (DataBase Management System) Software that controls the organization, storage, retrieval, security and integrity of data in a database. It accepts requests from the application and instructs the operating system to transfer the appropriate data. downtime The webinar will be held tomorrow, July 24, at 2:00 p.m. eastern time. To register, go to https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/463538700. Hands-On Technology Demonstration at Campus Technology Conference Sentrigo will also be available at the Campus Technology 2008 exhibition and conference to help IT professionals learn more about database security. Campus Technology will be held this year from July 28-31 at the Westin Boston Waterfront Hotel. Attendees are invited to get a firsthand first·hand adj. Received from the original source: firsthand information. first view of Hedgehog at Sentrigo's booth, #321. The company will also lead a technology classroom session, "Avoiding the Next Database Breach," on July 27 at 2:00 p.m. in the presentation theatre on the exhibit hall floor. About Sentrigo Sentrigo, Inc. is a recognized innovator in database security. The company's Hedgehog software provides full-visibility database activity monitoring and real-time protection Real-time protection, on-access scanning, background guard, resident shield, autoprotect, and other synonyms refer to the automatic protection provided by most antivirus, antispyware, and other antimalware programs, which is arguably their most important , and has been rapidly adopted by Fortune 1000 companies to defend mission-critical data against insider misuse as well as outsider intrusion. Enterprises across industry sectors are also using Sentrigo Hedgehog to accelerate compliance with regulatory requirements such as PCI DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard) Security procedures from the PCI Security Standards Council for merchants that accept credit cards online. , Sarbanes-Oxley and HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act of 1996, Public Law 104-191) Also known as the "Kennedy-Kassebaum Act," this U.S. law protects employees' health insurance coverage when they change or lose their jobs (Title I) and provides standards for patient health, . Sentrigo has won wide acclaim for its industry and technology leadership by publications such as Network World and SC Magazine. For additional information and to download Hedgehog for a free evaluation, visit www.sentrigo.com. Sentrigo, Sentrigo Hedgehog, Hedgehog IDentifier and the Sentrigo logo are trademarks of Sentrigo, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective holders. |
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