Information Security Peril a High Anxiety Among Software Development and Outsourcing

(PRWEB) March 27, 2006

Further, companies distinguish a considerably higher security risk in working with offshore providers over those in the United States, due to a be short of faith in permissible and narrow surrounding influences in developing countries.

Answerer represented a huge variety of firm and company sizes, and eighty seven percent are new outsourcing or actively bearing in mind doing so. The survey was develop to provide imminent into perspectives on the enormity of information security risk peril in outsourcing relations, how companies vision the information security capabilities of seller, and the information security and database privacy dare that the outsourcing companies must address to build the trust and buoyancy of their buyers.

Information security is 1 of the high three most important factors in selecting an outsourcing partner, selected by fifty percent of standing, ahead of financial resistance, business reliability, and standing. In fact, eighty five percent of defendant said they may be helpful to pay ten percent to fifteen percent more to be safeguard of better security.

“The outsourcing and development industry is at a crossroads,” “As security business grow, the industry needs to develop security capabilities that bring back the faith of outsourcing client and offer them with the information they wanted to make better decisions.”

The survey indicates rising anxiety about cyber world crime, data theft of customer, and security issues for network. Approximately seventy percent of respondents reported reviewing their outsourcing plan in reaction to investigation of recent huge profile cyber world crime event. Half of all respondents are doubtful of the security claims by outsourcing venders. Thirty percent of respondents find security competency claims unendurable to verify, and twenty percent find vender security claims not believable.

Particularly, while 2/3 of companies judge the prospect of cyber threats “extremely important,” only thirty five percent sense that way about physical estrangement and normal disasters. In fact, companies are more anxiety about stealing or wrong use of outsourced database than they are about the danger of violence. Violence is viewed as a reasonable to important threat by forty eight percent of respondents, while ninety one were rather or extremely concerned about data staling or wrong use.

When question somebody about outsourcing vender situated offshore, respondents overpoweringly point to a superior concern over risks of security. 76% recognize a “fairly higher” or “often higher” security risk pressure with offshore venders.

Software outsourcing with operations in South America and Asia particularly challenge by the perceiving gap. Most survey respondents point to that requirement of security management need to be fulfilling in the agreements and contract governing outsourcing dealings, with nearly eighty percent reflection it as the significant management dare in outsourcing. On the other hand, the legal and narrow communications necessary to support the contracts is seen as missing in these key geographies.

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MostHost Announces Partnership with SaaS Internet Security Services Provider MXSweep

Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference, Los Angeles (PRWEB UK) 14 July 2011

MostHost, based in Cleveland, Ohio, and a provider of world class hosting solutions to corporate customers, today announced at Microsoft WPC the launch of MXSweep Internet Security & Compliance services as part of a major cloud services marketing campaign targeting the Mid-West market. MostHost is providing the MXSweep services through the Parallels Automation platform and will initially launch email archiving & security services as a value add service bundle to legal and financial customers who need to address email security & compliance laws and regulations.

With over 4,000 SME, corporate and public sector customers in 18 countries, MXSweep is a global provider of on-demand security services including email security, content control & business continuity, encryption, email & SharePoint archiving, web and mobile security. These services allow users to address internet security issues by stopping malware threats in the cloud and can be combined with encryption, archiving and mobile security services to protect and retain confidential data. These services allow customers to meet data privacy and retention rules driven by corporate governance and laws such as the Data Protection Act, FRCP, Basel 1, SOX, HIPAA, PCI and MiFID.

Darren McLaughlin, CEO at MostHost, commented we have identified internet security and compliance as key cloud services that we need to provide to our customers. MXSweep services are world class but are provided at SMB pricing. By being able to access the services through Parallels Automation we are able to bundle with our existing service offerings and create fantastic value add for our customers. MXSweep are working closely with us as part of our partnership agreement on our go to market plan and represent the type of innovative ISV we want to be in business with.

The US market represents an outstanding opportunity for MXSweep and we see our partnership with MostHost being a prime example of how to launch our services working with a forward thinking and ambitious cloud services partner said Aiden Callaly, VP Sales at MXSweep. MostHost have set out a very clear vision of their cloud service marketing strategy and we are pleased to work with Darren and the team to meet the requirements of their customers. Starting now with email archiving & security, we will also make the encryption, web and mobile security services available in various bundles on the Parallels platform to the MostHost customer base.

The partnership between MostHost and MXSweep exemplifies how ISVs and Hosters from around the world can work together through Parallels Automation and deliver new value add cloud services to customers who need them said John Zanni, Vice President of Service Provider Marketing and Alliances at Parallels,

For further information please contact sales(at)mosthost(dot)com or sales(at)mxsweep(dot)com.

About MostHost

MostHost is dedicated to providing world class web hosting services to businesses of all sizes. We are based in the Greater Cleveland, Ohio area with servers in Dallas, Texas and the nation’s capital, Washington D.C. Our strong partnerships with industry leaders allows us to offer responsive and respectful customer support. In addition to our top of the line customer support, we offer Parallels Sitebuilder, a powerful website publishing tool that allows novice website builders to create customized, attractive and professional websites in just a few clicks. Our Parallels Sitebuilder tool helps to eliminate costs of web designers and IT departments by simplifying site builds. If you don’t require a Sitebuilding tool, MostHost offers the convenience of one click installations of popular applications such as WordPress, Joomla, Magento, Persony Web Conferencing, PinnacleCart, MXSweep and others. For more information please visit http://www.mosthost.net.

About MXSweep

MXSweep is a global provider of SaaS Internet Security & Compliance services including email security, content control & business continuity, encryption, email & Sharepoint archiving, web and mobile security to SME, corporate and public sector customers. The cloud services are provided through partners such as distributors, value add resellers, hosting and telecom companies. We provide our services either directly to the partners or through the leading cloud provisioning platforms including Parallels, EMS Cortex and Jamcracker. MXSweep provides our partners with a unique commercial offering and a simple entry point into the fastest growing cloud services markets. We provide customers business critical internet security & compliance services requiring no upfront investment, including real time security against all cyber threats and meeting legal and compliance requirements in relation to data retention. For further information please visit http://www.mxsweep.com.

Press Contacts:

Naylla Kassam

Marketing Manager – MXSweep

Tel : +353 86 2269439

naylla.kassam(at)mxsweep(dot)com

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The End of Security Threats For WordPress Sites?

Fishkill, New York (Vocus) October 27, 2009

SecureLive LLC, a New York and Ohio based website security company recently launched SecurePress Pro, a patent-pending WordPress Security plug-in (widget) that installs an automated security shield into your WordPress site. But dont let the word plug-in throw you; the product is a full-blown WordPress security application. This plug-in (widget) enables the owner to physically see the hacker activity and also records vital hacker information through its slick dashboard. SecurePress Pro also boasts an 18-point user defined alerting system to keep you informed of all attack types and bots. There is even a SecurePress Free WordPress security version, although, it has some of the Pro features turned off.

WordPress powers major news sites, personal and business blog sites, e-Commerce sites – you name it. Just in January 2009 alone, 393,836 people signed up as new WordPress users accounting for another 372,519 new blogs. One would assume with this many users and the ongoing hacking attacks there would be a plethora of WordPress security applications. That is just not the case. There arent very many anti hacking plugins for WordPress to chose from at all. The current listing is comprised of isolated plug-ins that addresses a single security issue. Even if you install them all, you would still be vulnerable to attacks, even when combined they cannot cover every security hole. There is a better way.

With the introduction of SecurePress Pro, WordPress owners now have a clear choice in website protection. No more piece-meal security patches and plugins. The Free SecurePress widget installs enough features to get you started towards securing your site. The ability to see and record your attacks is an excellent starting point. The reports and statistics available in the dashboard help you to better understand the level and magnitude of these attacks. The free price tag is another good reason to download immediately and get started. After familiarizing yourself with the dashboard, you may want to upgrade to the full version to enable the vast blocking capabilities of SecurePress pro.

Here is a quick rundown on a handful of features in the Free version: (1) Map -plots the hacker on a global map using geo-tracking. The map can be drilled down to street level to reveal the approximate origination of the attack, (2) 2 Charts plot attacks by type used and country of origin, (3) Calendar Live calendar that records hacking attempts according to days/months/years complete with historical data, (4) Alerts -18 levels of user defined hacking alerts via email or SMS, plus a lot more. There are many more tools built into the dashboard, making it a must have security tool for any serious developer and WordPress owner. (See the SecurePress video)

SecurePress Pro puts more security control in the hands of the user than any other WordPress security tool explains Fred Sarhadi, marketing director for SecureLive LLC. We want people to download the Free version and experience the power of its tracking and alerting system. Once they have physically seen the hacker and attack activity on their own site for themselves, they will want to upgrade to the Pro version. The Pro version will turn on the blocking protection and remove the intruders and also block new ones from gaining access. This model works for us and it really works for the user.

The Free plug-in has extensive hacker visibility and tracking data, but does not include the advanced blocking features of the paid (Pro) version. The Free version lets you SEE and RECORD the hidden hackers trail in your site. Upgrading to the Pro version unleashes its blocking power. Blocking removes hackers and blocks them from gaining access. The developers hope to impress the WordPress community with this Free plug-in and hope users will want to upgrade. In either case, this application allows owners to see their own hacker activity, which up until now has been hidden. Power to the user!

Installing SecurePress Pro is probably the smartest thing a WordPress owner can do for their website. They will be alerted instantly of any hacking attempts and will also be able to automatically block and automatically report the attackers to the authorities (available with the Plus). This well thought out system will eventually reduce and eliminate repeat offenders from your site. Plenty of reasons to install this Free plug-in today and take the first step in safeguarding your data, files, hard work and reputation.

About the product:

SecurePress Pro WordPress security incorporates Software Bots, Artificial Intelligence Technology, Complete Covert Data Acquisition, Existing Global Hacking Knowledge-base, Live Human Intervention, SMART Real-Time Diagnostics and Automation to pack three separate systems into one for a complete rounded solution to today’s security threats against WordPress installations; blocking, alerting and agency reporting.

For additional information regarding this release, please contact Fred Sarhadi or visit http://www.SecureLive.net.

For Affiliate and reseller information visit SecureLive Affiliate Program

Contact:

Fred Sarhadi, Marketing / Sales

SecureLive LLC

(888) 300-4546

http://www.SecureLive.net

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Rochen Raises Bar on Security, Offers New Proactive Cyber Security Notification Service

Dallas, TX (PRWEB) November 29, 2010

Rochen Ltd., a specialist in performance driven and secure web hosting for Joomla!, Drupal and WordPress, is now offering a proactive vulnerability notification service, Rochen Alert, to its global clientele.

Rochen has partnered with SalvusAlerting.com in an OEM agreement.

Chris Adams, Founder & CEO of Rochen Ltd, said: “Rochen offers a fully proactively managed hosting platform optimized for popular scripts like Joomla!, Drupal and WordPress. We manage everything security related for our customers at the hosting platform layer. Our customers are responsible for managing their actual script installs though and it has often been difficult for them to keep track of when updates for their scripts are released and in particular third-party extensions or plug-ins for those scripts. This has all been made easier with today’s release of Rochen Alert.”

Since many cyber-attacks occur at the script level, maintaining a patched and up-to-date site is vital to proper security. Keeping up with the number of patches and updates can be a time consuming task. With Rochen Alert, subscribers are notified about any vulnerabilities quickly. For example, if a vulnerability were to be discovered with an obscure third-party extension for Joomla then Rochen Alert subscribers would be notified about the threat almost instantly along with a recommended course of action.

According to a recent cyber security industry study it was found that most of the attacks could be prevented by taking simple preventative actions. Tom Canavan, a cyber-security expert and CEO of SalvusAlerting.com, said: “With cyber-crime on the rise, we see the launch of Rochen Alert as an important step in reducing the number of successful attacks against websites.”

Rochen Alert is available exclusively to existing Rochen customers for $ 95.95 per year and subscribers can choose which security alerts they wish to receive. Learn more at http://www.rochenhost.com/other-services/rochen-alert

About Rochen Ltd.

Rochen is a specialist in “performance hosting”, providing premium business hosting, reseller hosting, virtualized computing and enterprise hosting solutions with a focus on Joomla, WordPress and Drupal. Rochen owns and manages their servers and does not simply lease hardware from a larger data center. Rochen uses the best quality Supermicro enterprise-grade hardware and performance tunes all of their servers to ensure sites are served fast and reliably. When ordering a plan from Rochen, customers can choose to either host on a US or UK server. Visit Rochen at http://www.rochen.com

About SalvusAlerting

SalvusAlerting.com is a leader in tracking of vulnerabilities and patching information, using a purpose built engine to gather, collate, identify and alert subscribers. SalvusAlerting is wholly owned by FactNgN, LLC of Dallas, TX Visit SalvusAlerting at http://www.salvusalerting.com

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6Scan Delivers Enterprise Level Website Security With Affordable TCO for SMBs

Tel Aviv, Israel (PRWEB) February 22, 2012

Today 6Scan is releasing the first in a series of products designed to give small and medium website owners an upper hand with hackers. 6Scan Protection Suite provides enterprise-level website security to these businesses at a Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) that fits with their budgets. The 6Scan Protection Suite is initially being delivered as a plugin for WordPress, but will soon be available for most industry leading platforms. 6Scans Protection Suite provides a total solution, from identification of threats to implementation of solutions, to keep websites free from hackers.

There has been an increased urgency by SMB website owners to find a cost effective solution to this problem due to an increase in website hacks. According to Ponemon and Symantec, while 50% of businesses believed they were immune to cyber-attack, in reality over 90% of businesses fell victim to a cyber-security breach at least once in the past 12 months.

6Scan Protection Suite provides these businesses with this protection. 6Scans Patrol scanner runs in the cloud and acts like a white-hat hacker, constantly scouring every page, form and script on your website for security vulnerabilities that a hacker could exploit.

Most website protection packages stop there, explained Yaron Tal, co-founder and CTO of 6Scan, leaving the website owner with the difficult task of fixing those vulnerabilities manually. Most times, website owners have to choose between bringing in expensive security consultants, and remaining vulnerable. Its a tough decision, and its why so many sites are left unprotected.

6Scans suite doesnt stop there. Its patent-pending 6Scan Bodyguard takes the vulnerabilities found by Patrol and automatically fixes them, proactively protecting the site against hackers.

6Scans suite provides comprehensive protection previously available only to enterprises with large budgets and staff, said Nitzan Miron, co-founder and CEO of 6Scan. We started 6Scan because we believe high-quality security should be available within the budget of every site, down to the smallest. 6Scans Patrol scanner is offered for free of charge to allow any website owner to assess their security. If Patrol finds vulnerabilities that need to be fixed, Bodyguard automatically fixes them for only $ 10/month.

6Scans alpha suite already protects over 2,500 websites. 6Scans Patrol found a staggering 70% of these sites to have vulnerabilities, with 40% having critical issues. All vulnerabilities were successfully fixed by the 6Scan Bodyguard, preventing any hacker activity on all the sites protected.

About 6Scan

6Scan is the world’s first website protection suite to offer automatic detection and fixing of security vulnerabilities. 6Scan’s technology combines both active and passive protection, providing levels of security previously unavailable to all but the most high-end (and high-budget) sites. The product is easy-to-use and designed for website owners with no technical or security knowledge, and its pricing is affordable even for small websites. For more information, please visit http://www.6scan.com or email info(at)6scan(dot)com.

Press Contact: Nitzan Miron, CEO, nitzan(at)6scan(dot)com, (818) 794-9679

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Hackers Hate MVIS Security Center the New WordPress Security Plugin

Vienna/Singapore (PRWEB) November 15, 2012

SEC Consult launches the beta phase of MVIS Security Center, an enterprise-grade security plugin for WordPress, the worlds most widely used content management system (CMS). WordPress attracts millions of users from around the world, and these users are facing increasing attacks from hackers. Even more alarming, these attacks occur on all types of websites, big or small which makes security an indispensable part of creating websites. The MVIS Security Center plugin proactively helps users secure their websites by locking them down to avoid potential attacks.

The problem is that not all WordPress administrators are well versed in securing their websites. Based on extensive know-how and experience with securing web applications, SEC Consult developed MVIS Security Center for WordPress to be a complete and simple solution, which helps administrators secure their websites in clear and manageable steps.

We put all the necessary information in one spot. That way, users know exactly what the problems are and how to fix them in order to protect their websites, said Stefan Streichsbier, the lead plugin developer.

Since 2011 over 400 unique vulnerabilities in WordPress and its ecosystem were publicly disclosed. Tracking and filtering these vulnerabilities is a full-time job. Additionally, WordPress vulnerabilities are favorite targets of attackers because they impact a large number of websites on the Internet. It is crucial that administrators closely monitor security vulnerability disclosures for WordPress and its components in order to patch them as soon as possible.

An additional layer of security can be obtained by subscribing to MVIS PROtection, which relieves users from the time-consuming task of following publicly disclosed vulnerabilities and identifying which ones really affect their websites. MVIS PROtection sends instant vulnerability e-mail alerts, based on the currently installed components of a users WordPress website.

This is great, especially when maintaining multiple WordPress sites. Now, I get all the relevant vulnerability alerts without needing to check manually for each installation, said Jeff Hawkins the president of Hawkins Consulting.

The plugin can be downloaded directly from WordPress and more information is available at (https://www.sec-consult.com/en/Portfolio/Services/MVIS-Security-Center.htm). During the beta phase, a three-month subscription to MVIS PROtection is available free of charge.

About SEC Consult

SEC Consult (http://www.sec-consult.com) is an international leader in application security services and consultancy. SEC Consults competence in improving the application security of enterprise applications supports major international banks and global software vendors. SEC Consult provides consultancy and specific, high-end services such as security quality gates, Secure Software as a Services (SSaaS) or Managed Vulnerability Information Services (MVIS) which help to protect their clients from toxic (i.e. heavily insecure) enterprise software. SEC Consults many years of experience with the remediation of application security problems in all types of software and systems allows them to help their customers to reduce their risk of application security vulnerabilities.

SEC Consult operates a blog (http://blog.sec-consult.com) detailing research and giving expert opinion on current information security topics.

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WP Pipeline: Review Examines Unique Management and Security Plugin

Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) November 27, 2012

“WP Pipeline has just been released, and webmasters around the world are excitedly installing this breakthrough software,” reports WealthSpringMarketing.com’s Tiffany Hendricks. “Considering that WordPress is the #1 blogging platform worldwide it only makes sense that this is a product that’s in high demand.”

The WP Pipeline software was developed by prominent internet marketing experts Tony Marriott and Ben Shaffer. Marriott and Shaffer recognized the need for a solution to the security issues inherent with WordPress and created WP Pipeline to help their fellow webmasters and blog owners to secure and protect their online assets.

Hendricks explains the need for WP Pipeline:

“WordPress is the go to de facto ‘go-to’ platform for anyone starting getting into the website game these days,” says Hendricks. “The reason is simple, it’s an amazingly versatile platform that also happens to be ‘newbie’ friendly. The problem is that WordPress can quickly become vulnerable to hacker attacks when plugins aren’t regularly updated and other security measures aren’t taken.”

WP Pipeline addresses these issues by offering users a range of security features including the ability to update all of one’s plugins, themes, and versions of WordPress across every blog a customer owns or manages for clients. Users can manage all their WordPress blogs from a central location and see automatically if any blogs are down or in need of updates.

In addition to WP Pipeline’s security features, the software also allows users to back up, and clone their blogs, create new blogs, and deploy multiple themes and plugins on all their blogs with a single mouse click.

“The amount of features included in WP Pipeline is staggering,” says Hendricks. “The organizational controls allow users to save hours upon hours of time doing blog maintenance. Those tasks are tedious, and if you have more than a handful of blogs it can really eat up your time. That said, I think that the WP Pipeline’s security capabilities make this plugin a must have for anyone using WordPress. After all, all it takes is one security breach to sink a website and stop an income stream from flowing.”

Those wishing to purchase WP Pipeline, or for more information, click here.

Tiffany Hendricks provides boutique marketing services to elite clients and reviews of the best internet marketing courses on her website WealthSpringMarketing.com. Those wishing to read Hendricks’ review of WP Pipeline can find it at the following web address: http://wealthspringmarketing.com/wp-pipeline-review-is-it-necessary/

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SiteGround CEO Interviewed About Security by Joomla Hosting Reviews

Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) December 19, 2012

Joomla Hosting Reviews (http://www.joomlahostingreviews.com) published their interview with SiteGround CEO, Tenko Nikolov about recent security procedures on their servers. Joomla Hosting Reviews asked Tenko about how SiteGround stays informed, security enhancements made, how they are implemented, and how they protect against compromised accounts.

According to Tenko, SiteGround stays on top of the latest security threats daily. He said, In order for us to stay on top of that constant security battle, we have a full team of system administrators that do their homework and read every single day about new threats and vulnerabilities.

Tenko said SiteGround continually improves and upgrades their servers so they are the most secure in the industry. He said, SiteGround is one of the pioneers in terms of security in a shared hosting environment. We were the first to implement a successful Chroot mechanism (also known as account isolation) to all our shared hosting servers.

When asked how are security fixes implemented Tenko replied, All security measures we do are done on a global level – meaning they are applied to each and every account we have. The customers don’t have to do anything in order to get the new and more secure environment.

SiteGround protects against compromises by keeping accounts isolated should events arise. Tenko said, … since were always proactive about such problems and try to think out-of-the box for a solution, we created our own virtual environment for every shared server. An environment much more secure than any other shared host had implemented before.

Joomla Hosting Reviews interviewed SiteGround about Joomla hosting earlier this year. Read about it here.

About Joomla Hosting Reviews — Joomla Hosting Reviews, established in 2005, is owned and managed by Intown Web Design of Atlanta, GA. The site was created as a place for Joomla Users to post reviews and learn about the best joomla hosting companies. They are not related in any way with the Official Joomla Project. It is a website that brings hosting, server information, and help to the Joomla community.

About Intown Web Design (http://www.intownwebdesign.com) — Located in Atlanta, Ga, they are a web design and development firm with a focus on creating functional websites for business. Clients range from startups to corporations traded on the NYSE. Founded in 2007, with a specialty in open source technologies including PHP, Joomla and WordPress. They have continued to expand their expertise into improving site performance, usability and search engine rankings.

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