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WirelessDevNet.com Press Release
RSA and EMC Expand Information-Centric Approach To Security
LONDON, -- RSA CONFERENCE EUROPE 2007 -- RSA, The
Security Division of EMC (NYSE: EMC), today announced an expansion of its
solutions designed to make information security a reality for organizations
worldwide, and to help them solve their most sensitive and complex security
challenges.
Key to this expansion are RSA's moves to provide organizations with a
comprehensive and effective means of recognizing, assessing and mitigating
the risks that information is exposed to throughout its lifecycle -- no
matter where it moves, who accesses it or how it is used. Armed with a
holistic view of risk related to information across the enterprise -- and a
complete picture of the ever-changing nature of information's value and
associated threats -- organizations can more aggressively address business
challenges, and explore new markets, partnerships, business models and
innovations with greater confidence.
RSA's announcements at RSA(R) Conference Europe include an extended
technical partnership with Symbian -- along with the availability of the
RSA SecurID(R) Software Token 2.2 for Symbian OS(TM) and UIQ. This will
help enable businesspeople using smartphones based on UIQ and Symbian OS to
leverage their devices to access protected corporate information securely,
eliminating the need to carry a separate, stand-alone authenticator. RSA
also unveiled the findings of a new Datamonitor study conducted amongst
European financial services organizations. The research demonstrates how
these organizations are addressing the challenges associated with managing
information, and the risks information is exposed to as it flows throughout
the enterprise.
"RSA's drive to re-focus information security onto the information
itself -- via a continuous and holistic view of information risk throughout
the lifecycle -- is resonating with our customers and partners," said Art
Coviello, EVP, EMC Corporation and President of RSA, The Security Division
of EMC. "This speaks to the market's recognition that information security
is an information management problem, and one that needs to be approached
not just strategically but culturally within organizations. Addressed in
this way, security can provide the platform for innovation and other,
dynamic new business behaviors -- and help organizations achieve their full
potential."
RSA's information-centric approach matches the desire it is seeing from
customers to get out of the reactive phase when it comes to information
security. Protecting information is one of the core elements of EMC's
information infrastructure strategy, and RSA's charter -- to bind security
directly to information and the people who need it -- supports the strategy
through the delivery of end-to-end protection.
Traditional approaches -- which focus on network and perimeter security
to reduce risk to critical business information -- can open the door to
other forms of information risk that have the potential to undermine key
business initiatives. Using a combination of RSA and EMC technologies, new
services, best practices and a strategic partner ecosystem, RSA's
comprehensive information risk management solution is designed to enable
businesses to place controls where they are needed across the entire
information lifecycle, helping to ensure that information is always an
asset and never a liability.
"Information security is becoming a fundamental component in the design
of business systems and processes. A holistic approach is required that
addresses the needs of information availability, accessibility,
authenticity, integrity and protection from misuse," said Graham
Titterington, Principal Analyst at Ovum. "This can only be achieved by
designing them in to our systems and processes. Security is no longer a
bolt-on extra."
Today's Announcements
RSA is today making the following announcements on how it is continuing
to build out the information-centric security strategy -- and facilitate
business acceleration through a focus on secure data and a holistic
approach to managing information risk; please see the individual press
releases for more detail:
RSA-Datamonitor Research reveals Information Risk Management is high on
the EMEA banking agenda -- but progress remains slow
Findings from RSA's European Information Risk Management survey,
conducted by Datamonitor, demonstrate that banks are keenly aware of the
importance of managing information risk at a strategic level. However, in
practice, there is still much confusion around how to best to address the
issue on a holistic and practical basis.
The research was designed to gain insight into how banks currently
address information risk in a climate where high profile security breaches
occur on a weekly basis -- and in an environment where robust data
protection is critical to maintaining customer loyalty and business
reputation. Two-thirds of respondents surveyed said that it is important to
approach Information Risk Management at an enterprise level; however, much
progress remains to be made as only 32% indicated that they have already
addressed the initial stage of removing silos for managing information
security.
RSA Delivers Authentication Choice to More Smartphone Users
The release of RSA SecurID(R) Software Token 2.2 for Symbian OS(TM) and
UIQ further broadens the reach of RSA SecurID two-factor authentication;
RSA also offers mobile software authenticators for RIM(R) BlackBerry(TM),
Windows Mobile(R) 5 and 6, Java(TM) Micro Edition and Palm(R) devices. The
ability to use more mobile devices as authenticators allows enterprise IT
managers to strengthen security while maximizing smartphone investments and
making authentication simple and convenient for users.
Germany's quirin bank Selects RSA's Strong Authentication to Protect
Sensitive Customer Data and Accelerate its Business
Berlin-based quirin bank has selected and deployed the RSA SecurID(R)
two- factor authentication solution for thousands of the bank's private and
institutional investors, as well as for its financial advisors. Customized
two-factor authentication tokens -- featuring the quirin bank logo -- have
been fully integrated with quirin's web portal for customers and staff,
with both systems supplied by the bank's technology partner ITREXS.
More information on RSA's announcements and related initiatives may be
found online at http://www.rsa.com/rsaconferenceeurope2007. In addition, RSA's
information-centric security solutions will be featured in Booth #1 at RSA
Conference Europe 2007, October 22-24, 2007, at ExCel London in the United
Kingdom.
About RSA
RSA, The Security Division of EMC, is the premier provider of security
solutions for business acceleration, helping the world's leading
organizations succeed by solving their most complex and sensitive security
challenges. RSA's information-centric approach to security guards the
integrity and confidentiality of information throughout its lifecycle -- no
matter where it moves, who accesses it or how it is used.
RSA offers industry-leading solutions in identity assurance & access
control, encryption & key management, compliance & security information
management and fraud protection. These solutions bring trust to millions of
user identities, the transactions that they perform, and the data that is
generated. For more information, please visit http://www.RSA.com and http://www.EMC.com.
RSA and SecurID are either registered trademarks and/or trademarks of
RSA Security Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries. EMC is a registered
trademark of EMC Corporation. RIM is a registered trademark of Research In
Motion Limited. BlackBerry is a trademark of Research In Motion Limited.
Windows Mobile is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the
United States and other countries." Java is a trademark or registered
trademark of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States and other
countries. Palm is among the trademarks or registered trademarks owned by
or licensed to Palm, Inc. All other products and/or services mentioned are
trademarks of their respective companies.
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