Web security.Covelight Systems Inc., a provider of solutions that ensure business policy and regulatory compliance, has released Percept percept /per·cept/ (per´sept?) the object perceived; the mental image of an object in space perceived by the senses. per·cept n. 1. The object of perception. 2. 2.0, a new version of software for its flagship product A primary product of a company, which is typically why the company was founded and/or what made it well known. For example, MS-DOS, Windows and the Microsoft Office suite have been flagship products of Microsoft. CorelDRAW is a flagship product of Corel Corporation. that significantly enhances protection of Web-enabled information assets. New enhancements include incident detection and notification, based on Percept threat-event correlation, detection and tracking of sensitive information access and executive-level reporting capabilities. Percept is a security appliance Security appliances protect computer networks from unwanted data traffic, intruders, email spam, enforce policies, and may also be used to create and manage VPNs. There are a number of types of security appliances. from Cary, N.C.-based Covelight that polices critical Web-enabled applications with full-time usage surveillance to protect the integrity, privacy and confidentiality of enterprise information assets from abuse and misuse by the trusted "insider." The company says Percept "monitors, learns and records the actions of application users and provides real-time detection and notification of usage policy and security control violations and suspicious activity--all supported by an extensive forensic audit trail. "In turn, those actions deliver "the independent, actionable intelligence Having the necessary information immediately available in order to deal with the situation at hand. With regard to call centers, it refers to agents having customer history and related product data available on screen before the call is taken. required to mitigate theft, fraud and abuse, and to hold authenticated au·then·ti·cate tr.v. au·then·ti·cat·ed, au·then·ti·cat·ing, au·then·ti·cates To establish the authenticity of; prove genuine: a specialist who authenticated the antique samovar. users accountable." As Covelight points out, corporate financial data, sales forecasts Sales forecast A key input to a firm's financial planning process. External sales forecasts are based on historical experience, statistical analysis, and consideration of various macroeconomic factors. , entrusted customer data, operational reports and other trade secrets have been 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. in data centers and are now accessible to a large number of users via Web-based technologies, subjecting them to abuse and misuse by the users of critical applications. This "enterprise Web user community" consists of employees, trusted partners, suppliers and contractors--all of whom have valid user credentials. "With the vast majority of theft and fraud stemming from insider abuse, it is quickly becoming necessary to focus IT security resources beyond the perimeter and onto the actual users of the applications," said Jon Oltsik, senior analyst with Enterprise Strategy Group. "Enterprises grappling with this problem really haven't had access to any tools to help them cope. [Now,] Covelight is offering an innovative solution for the proactive enterprise concerned about the insider threat." Web: www.covelight/com |
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