TruSecure rolls out risk-assessment services
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RESTON, VA. - TruSecure last week detailed round-the-clock risk-assessment services to help enterprise customers and ISPs combat computer viruses, hackers and inappropriate network use, and ensure a high level of security practices.
With the risk-assessment service, TruSecure makes security staff available around the clock. The staff strives to ensure that each corporation carries out good security practices, such as patching any newly discovered security holes in Web and operating system software, or adopting strong passwords.
Under a fixed-price subscription plan that starts at $75,000 per year, TruSecure first conducts a security audit to assess vulnerabilities in an organization's server and desktop environment using risk-assessment tools from security vendors such as Internet Security Systems in addition to TruSecure's own. Several assessments are done each quarter, and the data is stored in an Oracle-based database available to corporate security managers via a Web browser.
"We now have 40 employees, backed up by our labs, that are dedicated to this program," said Peter Horst, senior vice president and chief marketing officer at TruSecure, formerly known as the International Computer Security Association.
With about 100 employees, TruSecure also operates the Carlisle, Pa., ICSA Labs, where research and product testing on antivirus software, firewalls and IP Security-based products is conducted.
Fiserv uses the TruSecure risk-assessment services to protect its huge mixed network of Windows NT and Unix servers. "Our auditors ask us to do security analyses periodically, and TruSecure gives us an extra set of eyes to help do that," said Jeff Brewer, Fiserv lead security analyst.
TruSecure, which makes regular visits to Fiserv in addition to running remote scans, is quick at responding to inquiries as well as sending out alerts when new vulnerabilities are discovered, Brewer said.
Pfizer selected TruSecure over ISS and other providers of security services. While Pfizer is reluctant to discuss how the competitive bidding process played out, Brewer said Pfizer now regards TruSecure as its "think tank" on security issues.
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