Cyberoam Launches Endpoint Data Protection

Cyberoam, the vendor of Identity-based Unified Threat Management Solutions, announced the launch of its Endpoint Data Protection suite to secure corporate data and manage IT assets. This suite extends Cyberoam’s security protection from the gateway to the endpoint, reinforcing its presence as a complete security provider.

The extensive use of removable storage devices and file sharing applications makes endpoints the most vulnerable areas with research statistics showing more than 50% data loss incidents originating at endpoints. The average total cost of a corporate data breach stands at $6.3 million and lost business accounts for 65% of breach costs, according to a study by the Ponemon Institute. Endpoint data protection is thus increasingly being recognized as the critical immediate step in cutting data losses and delivering immediate ROI.


Cyberoam’s Endpoint Data Protection suite fills the gap for a dedicated endpoint security solution with available solutions being highly priced and targeted at the enterprise segment. Supporting up to 3000 users, Cyberoam meets the data protection requirements of SMB and enterprise segments.

Says Tushar Sighat, Vice-President – Operations, Cyberoam, “Blended threats do not distinguish between the gateway and the endpoint to gain entry. With the launch of the endpoint data protection suite, Cyberoam will secure organizations at the gateway and the desktop, offering a single, complete security cover for organizations.”

Cyberoam’s Endpoint Data Protection suite consists of four modules - Data Protection and Encryption, Device Management, Application Control and Asset Management. With its policy-driven data protection and asset management, the suite delivers Identity and group-based policy control as well as activity logging to provide comprehensive control and visibility of data transfer over removable devices; applications; chat applications such as Skype, MSN and more; network sharing and printers.

Speaking about opening of new opportunities for channel partners, Sighat says, “Cyberoam is the first in India to offer Data Protection and Asset Management in a single solution, meeting customer demand for a comprehensive, easy-to-manage solution. Our endpoint solution opens a whole new opportunity for channel partners for revenue generation and expanding the customer base. In fact, a poll of our global partners revealed that 59% wanted endpoint data protection including asset management from Cyberoam in their portfolio.”

Even as Cyberoam offers comprehensive control with role-based access to removable devices and applications, its real benefits come in the form of high granularity in defining customizable whitelists and blacklists. User identity-based control over file handling, granular controls over data transfer based on user, group, time, file name, type, size, location, extending its controls outside the network in addition to creation of shadow copies ensures that Cyberoam delivers effective data security. Encryption and decryption controls of the file or removable device prevent data leakage either through loss of device or malicious transfer of data to unauthorized endpoints.

The Asset Management module for Windows enables organizations to take automated hardware and software inventory in addition to automating patch management, handling bug fixes across the network irrespective of the geographic location, allowing organizations to meet security compliance requirements.To Purchase Cyberoam Products visit http://www.cyberoamworks.com

Cyberoam Appoints Techplus As Its New Distributor For Australia

Cyberoam, the industry leading identity-based Unified Threat Management (UTM) range of appliances from Elitecore Technologies, today announced the appointment of Techplus as its new distributor for Australia.

Techplus is a veteran distributor of IT Solutions with offices based in Sydney & Melbourne and is known for offering selected, best of breed products that are ahead of the changing nature of security threats in enterprises. Known for high profitability and extensive customer support, Techplus is all set to promote Cyberoam UTM through its widespread channel network in the region.

Cyberoam, with its patent pending Identity based technology, is one of the fastest growing network security vendors across the globe. It is the only IT security UTM Vendor that enables enterprises to get complete visibility into their user activities in the network. The partnership with TechPlus will enable Cyberoam to reach out to a wider section of its target audience among the existing UTM channel of TechPlus.

Commenting on the partnership, Mr. Alkesh Soneji, Country Manager, Cyberoam said, “More and more organizations in Australia are moving towards identity based network security. Cyberoam, being the only UTM player giving identity based security in true sense, is getting tremendous response. It was the right time for us to expand our distribution network. Techplus brings the expertise and experience required for the distribution of UTM Solutions. This tie-up will be a win- win situation for both of us and customers at large.”

Excited with the tie-up, “Techplus has always believed in carrying few but next generation products in its portfolio. We have been serving vendors and resellers since 1991. Cyberoam is one such vendor who has the perfect blend of unique product range and great support, which is required for partner's profitability and customer's satisfaction. With Cyberoam in our portfolio, we are able to provide more value to our partners' business and customer's security”

Cyberoam is completely a channel oriented company. Its strong R&D is backed by innovative marketing, sales and support initiatives like targeted road shows, training & education, certification programmes and 24x7 Support. Cyberoam has its presence in 70+ countries and is the recipient of 2008 Asia Pacific Frost & Sullivan Emerging Network Security Vendor of the Year Award.To Purchase Cyberoam Products visit http://www.cyberoamworks.com

Cyberoam-Utm Appoints Aca-Pacific As Distributor For Singapore

Cyberoam, the industry leading identity-based Unified Threat Management (UTM) range of appliances from Elitecore Technologies, today announced the appointment of ACA-Pacific as an authorized distributor for Singapore.

ACA Pacific Technology is an established IT Marketing and Value-Added Distribution Company since 1986. Serving the Asia-Pacific region for more than 20 years, their forte is in selecting and integrating the “Best-of-Breed” software and hardware to meet changing business dynamics.

Cyberoam, with its patent pending Identity based technology, is one of the fastest growing network security vendors across the globe. It is the only IT security UTM Vendor that enables enterprises to get complete visibility into their user activities in the network. Cyberoam UTM has a range of appliances that suit requirements of SOHO, SMEs & Large Enterprises.

Commenting on the partnership, Mr. Harish Chib, VP New Business Development, Cyberoam said, “ACA Pacific fits extremely well into our distribution strategy and will complement our support to customers in Singapore. Some of our local partners are increasingly asking for better, faster and more responsive support. By appointing a distributor of this caliber we are ensuring that their sales and logistical requirements will be met.”

Excited with the tie-up, Mr. Mark Gill, Managing Director of ACA Pacific Technology (S) Pte Ltd, said “We are truly excited to be appointed a Cyberoam Distributor. Cyberoam is rapidly gaining market share in the APAC region and we have always been instrumental in bringing established vendors to the market. Cyberoam, with its granularity in tackling the threats due to its identity based technology, is having an edge over other security solutions. We are confident that our channel partners will be really excited once they see the things this small appliance can do! “

Cyberoam is completely a channel oriented company. Its strong R&D is backed by innovative marketing, sales and support initiatives like targeted road shows, training & education, certification programmes and 24x7 Support. Cyberoam has its presence in 70+ countries and is the recipient of 2008 Asia Pacific Frost & Sullivan Emerging Network Security Vendor of the Year Award.To Purchase Cyberoam Products visit http://www.cyberoamworks.com

Spammers Attack Sourceforge Wiki Revealing Vulnerabilities Faced By User Content

Cyberoam, a division of Elitecore Technologies and the innovator of identity-based Unified Threat Management (UTM) solutions, today announced the Q3 2009 Internet threats trend report, prepared in collaboration with its partner, Commtouch. Among the top stories, Sourceforge.net, a popular download site for open source software, saw a search engine spam attack in its wiki subdomain, with keywords and inbound links leading to a specific pornography site.

The above incident could have as easily involved a malware hosting site, which puts the consumers of user generated content such as wikis at huge risk from threats where spammers hide inappropriate content deep inside the site URL while simultaneously using reputable domains/subdomains for getting a higher page rank.


Says Abhilash Sonwane, VP, Product Management, Cyberoam, “The proliferation of open source user generated content such as wikis has created new opportunities for spammers. Since, these projects run on collaboration and trust among a community, search engine bombers can misuse the open environment to fill up wiki-like pages with their own marketing promotional links and use reputed domains/subdomains to rank their page higher. The presence of malware hosting sites only aggravates the problem.”

Also, in the report, the current financial crisis and the debate around health care reform in the US have made Americans an easier target for 419 scammers. One of the more creative examples seen by Cyberoam was in an ironical message that appeared to be from the “F.B.I.” explaining to the recipient that he or she has been targeted for a 419 scam and they have recourse to quick retrieval of funds. Another email touted bogus low-cost health insurance coverage for recipients with a working unsubscribe link for deception.

Another major highlight of the report was regarding higher-than-average spam levels which shot up to an astonishingly high 97% in July. Pharmacy spam continues to be at top spot where spammers are using innovative ways to bypass content and human filters, such as masquerading their spam through Facebook messages. There was also an outbreak of Google Spreadsheet spam, where a pharmaceutical spammer used Google Spreadsheets for URL redirection, seeing that such applications are typically trusted by anti-spam filters.

For the 2nd quarter in a row, Cyberoam saw spikes in email-borne viruses not caught by major anti-virus engines. Out of these, two particular viruses Mal-Bredo A and Mal-Behav 340 saw distribution of over 10,000 distinct variants. Sites in the “Health and Medicine” and “Sex Education” category topped the list of sites manipulated by phishing schemes. Brazil continues to remain the zombie hotspot accounting for nearly 19.7% of global zombie activity.

Cyberoam uses the Commtouch RPDTM technology to analyze large volumes of Internet traffic in real-time. Unlike traditional spam filters, it does not rely on email content, so it is able to detect spam in any language and in every message format (including images, HTML, etc.), non-English characters, single and double byte, etc. Its language and content agnostic nature enables it to provide effective spam blocking capabilities. Cyberoam incorporates this technology within its unique identity-based UTM appliances, which deploy user identity-based functionality across all of its features. A departure from traditional IP address-dependent solutions, Cyberoam determines precisely who is doing what in the network, providing IT managers with stronger policy control and clearer visibility of activity.To Purchase Cyberoam Products visit http://www.cyberoamworks.com

Imation Reports Q3 2009 Financial Results

Imation Corp. today released financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2009. All financial information included in this press release reflects the continuing operations of the Company’s businesses for all periods presented unless otherwise indicated.

Key points for Q3 include the following:

* Revenue of $401.3 million was down 15.7 percent compared with Q3 2008 revenue of $475.9 million.
* Operating income of $1.7 million and diluted loss per share of $0.01 in Q3 2009 compared with operating loss of $11.0 million and diluted loss per share of $0.20 in Q3 2008. Operating income includes restructuring and related charges in Q3 2009 and Q3 2008 of $7.5 million, or $0.15 per diluted share, and $16.3 million, or $0.27 per diluted share, respectively (see table entitled Reconciliation of GAAP to Adjusted Non-GAAP Results below).
* Total cash and cash equivalents were $111.0 million at September 30, 2009 compared with $96.6 million at December 31, 2008.
* The wind down of the Global Data Media (GDM) joint venture was completed and the GDM current and historic results have been reclassified into discontinued operations.

Commenting on the results, Imation Vice Chairman and CEO Frank Russomanno said, “We are encouraged by our solid results in Q3 as we continue to improve our profitability and cash flows in a difficult economic environment.”

“In our storage business, the rate of decline in our optical revenue moderated from recent quarters and we continued to deliver strong gross margins reflecting the success of our brand consolidation strategy. Our magnetic tape business continued to be under pressure, with revenue declines in the same range as recent quarters. We are pleased with the momentum we are beginning to see in our removable hard drive business, including our selection by major OEMs to supply RDX drives and media for their server products. Our electronics and accessories business has steadily improved this year and we continued to see margin improvement in Q3. As expected, revenues are down in this business, reflecting the challenging retail environment as well as our more selective approach to this category.”

“We continue to see the benefits of the actions we have taken, especially our aggressive cost reduction efforts. In addition, as a result of our previously disclosed settlement with Philips we lowered legal costs. During the quarter we strengthened our financial position by generating $21.8 million of cash with cash ending the quarter at $111 million. We achieved these results despite an initial outflow of $20 million associated with the $53 million legal settlement with Philips.”

“We are encouraged by the results of the actions we have taken thus far, but clearly we have more work to do. As we move into Q4 and beyond, we remain focused on transforming the company and improving our profitability and working capital efficiency in order to drive cash generation across our businesses,” Russomanno concluded To Purchase Imation Odyssey Products Visit http://www.odysseybackup.com

eEye Announces Retina CS

Taking advantage of the latest in rich Internet application development tools and feedback from thousands of customers, eEye Digital Security (www.eeye.com), today announced Retina® CS Compliance and Security, a powerful security and vulnerability management solution for small to mid-size enterprises and which security pros will find intuitive and easy to master. This next-generation Retina version packs the power of eEye’s vulnerability management technology into a richer, more attractive and user-centric package.

With a single, Web-based security console that manages all vulnerability and endpoint protection requirements, Retina CS boasts simplified navigation and a newly designed Web 2.0 interface that offers smart filters, quick access to key functions, instant column reordering, sorting, on-the-fly report creation and fast screen transitions that make for a true next-generation user experience. (Full product details: http://www.eeye.com/Products/Retina/CS.aspx)

Traditionally, vulnerability identification has been performed with network-vulnerability assessment scanners, and protection has been managed by endpoint protection platforms coupled with host-based anti-virus solutions. Alternatively, Retina CS from eEye alters this paradigm by providing all three functions within a single console and user interface that easily deploys security agents enlisted to identify, protect and fix vulnerabilities and repair mis-configurations.

"We’ve spent significant time compiling our SME customers’ most pressing concerns relating to their most urgent security problems,” said eEye CEO Kamal Arafeh. “An intensive effort was invested to satisfy a host of administrative requirements; the pay-off is that Retina CS has fulfilled our customer wish list for a kind of ‘express interface’ that superbly gets the job done with no redundancy or wasted effort. For example, need a PCI report for your external servers? Select the report, and Retina CS takes care of launching the scan utilizing preconfigured scan templates.”

Aimed at simplifying the complex task of assessing and managing security environments, Retina CS builds on eEye's award-winning suite of products that include the powerful and sophisticated Retina Network Security Scanner and the company’s Endpoint Protection solution, Blink. Designed to fit the needs of small to mid-sized organizations (SMB/SME), Retina CS provides a vastly improved and unified management console that combines simplified workflows with advanced custom reporting into one seamless experience.

• Simplified User Experience - We've listened to our customers and created a streamlined interface that allows for easy navigation so that complex tasks can be completed quickly and efficiently.

• Customizable Reporting - Whether the task calls for modifying an existing report or creating a new one, Retina CS makes it easy with drag & drop report sections and customizable filters.

• Rich Internet Application - Drag & drop, easy column reordering and sorting, interactive charts and graphs, smooth screen transitions.

• Cross Platform Browser Support - Retina CS can be accessed from any browser that supports Adobe Flash player.

• Improved Scalability and Performance - enhanced performance and improved scalability allows reports to generate faster while supporting more agents.

• Results-driven Architecture - Nobody wants to run vulnerability scans; rather, the goal of these scans is to assess the network and provide reports on those results. Retina CS keeps that in mind by utilizing powerful workflow.

"We designed Retina CS as a workflow-oriented solution to help customers meet regulatory and security compliance requirements while also giving them the ability to manage security from almost any Web browser or platform," said Arafeh. "The solution provides a single point of visibility into the entire vulnerability management process and enables quick identification, protection, and remediation of vulnerabilities. With these comprehensive threat and remediation benefits, Retina CS represents the next-generation of vulnerability management solutions." To Purchase eEye Products visit http://www.wideeyesecurity.com

IT Constraints, Virtual Environments Demand Hosted Services

Ipswitch File Transfer division, a developer of comprehensive secure and managed file transfer solutions, today introduces MOVEit DMZ Hosted Services to provide a Software as a Service (SaaS)-based managed file transfer solution.

“In this economy, it’s increasingly common for companies to invest less in the physical infrastructure or IT staff it takes to administer and maintain on-premises software, such as a secure managed file transfer solution,” said Jonathan Lampe, vice president, Research & Development. “The answer: create a simulated IT department using cloud computing, virtualization, SaaS, and hosted services,” said Lampe.

MOVEit DMZ Hosted Services offers both shared and dedicated hosted subscription plans, providing:

* Flexibility in budgeting and lower up-front costs
* Deployment in a matter of hours; IT administrators never have to touch the software
* Less taxing on IT resources with no underlying infrastructure to assemble or maintain
* 100% network uptime keeps infrastructure up and running, worry-free
* State of the art secure data facility that’s SaaS 70 type II and PCI DSS compliantTo Purchase Ipswitch Products Visit http://www.ipswitchworks.com