Secure Computing Corporation (NASDAQ: SCUR), a leading enterprise
gateway security company, today unveiled its Cyber Security
Initiative, aimed at protecting critical networks, applications,
assets and data from both known and unknown attacks and attackers
without sacrificing availability. Secure Computing is used by the
world's most demanding customers to virtually eliminate risks from
cyber attacks, espionage or sabotage that may cause loss of life,
property, economic loss and disruption or create devastating
environmental disasters.
Secure Computing's Cyber Security Initiative:
Timed in conjunction with the fifth annual National Cyber
Security Awareness (NCSA) Month in October, Secure Computing's
Cyber Security Initiative kicks-off an intensive effort to provide
corporations with informative research, tools, technologies,
solutions and best practices vital for companies and federal
agencies evaluating -- or re-evaluating -- their approach to
critical infrastructure protection. Information related to this
initiative can be found on the Secure Computing Cyber Security
website at: http://www.securecomputing.com/cybersecurity/
Critical infrastructure comprises all computer systems that can
be targets of criminal threats, industrial espionage and/or
politically motivated sabotage such as the power grid, water
supply, railways, nuclear energy plants and more. Attacks on such
networks can cause loss of life, threaten public safety, impact
national security, or create economic upheaval or environmental
disaster. It is estimated that the destruction from a single wave
of cyber attacks on U.S. critical infrastructures can exceed $700
billion USD -- the equivalent of 50 major hurricanes hitting U.S.
soil at once.
"Even though businesses and government agencies know they need
to secure their networks, many don't have the in-house expertise or
time it takes to fully secure systems," explained Scott Montgomery,
vice president of Global Technical Strategy for Secure Computing.
"We want to elevate awareness so that they understand how to change
behavior to make security a high priority."
"Our customers are concerned about how the security issues they
read about in the media -- malware, phishing, pharming,
unauthorized access to servers, etc. -- can affect their critical
control networks," said Elan Winkler, director of Critical
Infrastructure Solutions for Secure Computing. "Cyber security
wasn't originally designed into these types of networks. Add to
that the new government regulations like NERC CIP, and we end up
with a lot of unknowns and uncertainty."
Key Recommendations:
1) Security isn't an Option. In the industries where security is
paramount and network-to-network interconnection is the norm,
security is not an option... it is a necessity.
2) Security can't jeopardize critical network functionality. With
a unique combination of high-speed application layer defenses,
reputation scores, geo-location control, and long history of no
patches or hacks, Secure Computing can defend critical networks
without jeopardizing their core functionality and availability
requirements.
3) Security must protect assets, access and information. Security
is needed to protect key aspects of the network: the control
system assets themselves and information about critical assets.
Secure Computing's extensive security portfolio enables us to
provide in-depth security for both areas.
Additionally, Montgomery recommends that current and prospective
customers should start with discovery. "Often, they don't know
exactly what they have, so a thorough audit by Secure Computing
helps determine what their landscape looks like. They also need to
be educated about where their security vulnerabilities are, and
where they need to look for holes. Once we have done that, we look
at how Secure Computing solutions will work with the systems they
have."
A major urban utility company servicing over 10 million
customers purchased Secure Computing's Secure Firewall (previously
known as Sidewinder) 14 years ago to protect their control network.
Secure Firewall performs excellently for this highly regulated
company. They have never had to issue a security patch and they
don't worry about bringing down the firewalls for maintenance more
than once or twice a year. An IT specialist at the company said,
"Just knowing that I have Secure Firewalls in place is what allows
me to sleep at night."
Secure Computing has been protecting critical infrastructure
networks for over 14 years in power, government, transportation,
water, energy, gas, petroleum, and chemical companies in more than
half of the U.S. states and 31 countries worldwide.
Access to Information and Resources (Available Now & Coming
Soon):
The Cyber Security and Critical Infrastructure Web site can be
found at http://www.securecomputing.com/cybersecurity/. It features
easy, one-stop access to Secure Computing's research in this area,
and other information and educational materials. It also provides a
directory of additional resources and expert opinions, including
white papers, case studies, CIP standards documentation, events and
more.
Additionally, Secure Computing will be releasing results of a
cyber security survey later in the month. The data and resulting
analysis will be published on the website mid-October.
About Secure Computing
Secure Computing Corporation (NASDAQ: SCUR), a leading provider
of enterprise gateway security, delivers a comprehensive set of
solutions that help customers protect their critical Web, email and
network assets. Over half the Fortune 50 and Fortune 500 are part
of our more than 22,000 global customers, supported by a worldwide
network of more than 2,000 partners. The company is headquartered
in San Jose, Calif., and has offices worldwide. For more
information, see http://www.securecomputing.com.
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