In a little over 1 month since the Beta of our next major ASG Version has been available, hundreds of downloads have occurred and thousands of comments have been posted in the V8 Beta Forum .
Anti-Virus Scanner Announcement for Older ASG Versions
Astaro Security Gateway has dual, separate Anti-Virus Engines from different providers for all installations using Web or Mail Security.
When you aren’t all in one place – Securing your distributed workforce
The workplace is changing. It was once the norm for a small or medium sized organization, or even a larger enterprise, to operate out of only one building. Even global organizations tended to have a single headquarters with perhaps one or two other buildings in the continents in which the organization operated
Astaro introduces three new products
This morning, Astaro announced three new products that will be available in 2010. Each product will allow organizations to connect their network while remaining confident in its security and ensuring access to information. Also in development is version 8 of the Astaro Security Gateway
Massachusetts’ MA 201 CMR 17.00
Massachusetts' MA 201 CMR 17.00 data protection regulations go into effect on Monday, March 1, and that is a huge step forward for the protection of personal information. Breach disclosure laws are old news, but 201 CMR 17.00 is different, it prescribes data protection specifics, and it is not limited to those in Massachusetts: “201 CMR 17.01 (2) Scope The provisions of this regulation apply to all persons that own or license personal information about a resident of the Commonwealth.” Yes, all persons (which includes companies and organizations), regardless of where they are located, are covered if they: “Owns or licenses, receives stores, maintains, processes, or otherwise has access to personal information in connection with the provision of goods or services or in connection with employment.” This is a big deal, for two key reasons. First, it is leading the way in state regulation of the protection of data
Up2date 7.503 Released
We are in the process of delivering Up2Date 7.503 to our installations. It will appear soon for installation via your WebAdmin.
Bank Sues Customer Over Intrusion That Led to Theft
Brian Krebs is reporting that Texas bank PlainsCapital is suing Hillary Machinery, a customer of PlainsCapital. This is significant because to this point it is common for customers to bring suit against a bank over lax security, but this is a rare case of a bank bringing suit against a customer. Details can be found at Krebs' blog.
New Zero-Day exploit – Astaro blocks that!
Dan Goodwin recently reported that a new Internet Explorer exploit has been released into the wild .
Astaro featured on MSPTV
On January 15th, Business Solutions magazine hosted a webinar featuring Jim Roddy, Business Solutions, president and Gennifer Biggs, security storage and managed services editor. The webinar, titled: ” Products To Leverage For Your Own Economic Recovery “, discussed pitfalls to avoid in the economic recovery, product financing support for IT companies ramping up for the recovery and basic business advice for 2010. The webinar featured a guest speaker, Astaro partner Dean Wescott, CMO of Kincaid Network Solutions.
You wouldn’t buy a car without test driving it first – would you?
As we get closer and closer to the end of 2009 businesses are beginning to reevaluate their security products. When evaluating products most companies have a clear picture of the features they want. So they look for products that offer those features.