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Lumension Integration For Enterprise Security |
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Written by Adam Gosling
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Friday, 14 December 2007 |
In partnership with Lumension Security Alcatel-Lucent plans to beef up its Omni
Access Laptop
Guardian to improve enterprise security for mobile devices adding
over-the-air patch management to the mobile monitoring and management
platform.
The companies say the addition of PatchLink Update provides comprehensive security for
mobile assets, protection against zero-day threats and helps enforce policy
compliance for remote and mobile workers by facilitating on-demand remediation
of laptops anywhere, anytime, even when the computer is turned off.
Lumension's
PatchLink Update uses a 3G data card to pre-cache
critical patches during off-hours, while the upcoming
integration of Lumension's Sanctuary Application and Device Control will
allow expanded security for the OmniAccess 3500 by offering access to policy
management and reporting for protection from data leakage and installation of
unauthorised applications.
Securing mobile assets is
a top concern for enterprises, said Dor Skuler, general manager of Enterprise mobile
security at Alcatel-Lucent. "With the addition of Lumension's
PatchLink Update to the OmniAccess 3500 Nonstop Laptop Guardian, we are
revolutionising the way businesses enforce polices, protect and recover stolen
devices, and deliver patches and security upgrades to an increasingly mobile
workforce. Teaming up with a market leader such as Lumension will help us
stay ahead of the curve by providing business critical security solutions to
the enterprise."
The
OmniAccess 3500 Nonstop Laptop Guardian is a revolutionary security and
management system developed to monitor, manage and locate a mobile computers
and if necessary, to eliminate access to data if the mobile computer is lost or
stolen. By 2009, the global mobile workforce is expected to grow by more than
20 percent, with 878 million people working remotely, according to a study by
IDC. Additionally, according to a May 2007 report published by the
National Vulnerability Database, 24 new vulnerabilities are identified every
day, more than half of which are considered dangerous enough to warrant
immediate remediation by IT departments.
"Laptops
are notoriously difficult to manage and secure once they are disconnected from
the corporate network. The harm in that is there are a lot of security
risks associated with that unknown asset which could potentially jeopardize the
current state of security within the enterprise when it connects back onto the
network," said Rich Hlavka, senior vice president of business development
at Lumension Security. "Through this partnership, Lumension is
extending its powerful remediation capabilities to empower the enterprise and
its mobile workforce to proactively manage risk and keep digital assets
protected at all times. We are also planning to add Sanctuary endpoint
security solution for comprehensive IT policy enforcement to safeguard the
confidentiality, integrity and availability of data and
information."
Lumension
Security is the new name for PatchLink, renamed in September to reflect the addition of SecureWave.
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