Forwarded From: phreak moi <hackereliteat_private> http://www.infoseek.com/Content?arn=PR4174-19981102&qt=%2Bhacker&sv=IS&lk=noframes&col=NX&kt=A&ak=news1486 Netect Expands World Class Anti-Hacker Security Team 10:44 a.m. Nov 02, 1998 Eastern CHICAGO, at CSI Conference, Nov. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Netect Inc., a leading provider of anti-hacker software solutions, today announced the addition of prominent security experts to its anti-hacker security team. The team members are represented by some of the industry's most well-known security talent including: Paul Cormier, former AltaVista executive; Adam Shostack, internationally recognized security expert; Paul Ashton, leading NT security guru; and Scott Blake, network and security expert. The team's charter is to proactively protect network users in the ongoing war against hackers. This announcement was made today at the 25th Annual Computer Security Conference and Exhibition. Netect's investment in its security team reinforces its commitment to defending network users against the latest security vulnerabilities. By researching, documenting and coding security checks, the team provides ongoing protection to Netect's customers. Last month the company announced HackerShield, an off-the-shelf, easy to use anti-hacker product that finds and closes security holes on servers. The hacker techniques and security checks detected by the team are stored in HackerShield's database of known security vulnerabilities. As the team uncovers new security vulnerabilities, HackerShield's digitally signed RapidFire UpdateO feature delivers them to users, protecting them against the latest security threats. "The ability to continually protect corporate networks from hacker attacks is a serious challenge for many system administrators. IS professionals need a security vendor that can keep up with the latest hacker techniques and provide timely protection against ongoing threats," said Steve Foote, vice president, research strategy/director, Hurwitz Consulting. "Netect offers two key elements for success: an anti-hacker security team, to constantly uncover vulnerabilities and follow current hacker trends, and digitally signed RapidFire Updates." The Anti Hacker Security Team Netect's security team combines a solid foundation in security with the ability to deliver timely customer driven solutions. Together the team represents more than 30 years of network security expertise. A partial list of team members include: -- As a Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of Netect, Paul Cormier has more than 10 years of experience in moving technology from concept through customer deployment, most recently as part of Digital's AltaVista Internet Group. His extensive experience includes the creation of Digital's first Internet software development organization, which resulted in the industry's first commercial NT firewall and VPN. Cormier also is recognized for his effort in managing the software development team which brought MIT's project Athena from research to a commercial software offering. -- Netect's Director of Technology, Adam Shostack is an internationally recognized security expert. Prior to joining Netect, Shostack advised leading financial, medical, security and networking companies on the implementation of security policies and risk management procedures. The author of several published papers on topics such as security, coding practices and cryptographic protocol failures, Shostack often speaks at leading security conferences and trade shows. -- A former systems and security consultant for a number of international financial institutions, Paul Ashton, Netect's senior security expert, brings extensive experience in the security arena to the team. Ashton has worked with numerous organizations to evaluate, design and test security solutions. Specifically he is credited for uncovering flaws in Microsoft's NT domain control implementation, Internet Explorer, Internet Information Server, and Sun Microsystem's Solaris and NIS+. -- As Netect's Director of Technical Services, Scott Blake lends his security knowledge and technical expertise to all aspects of his technical support responsibilities. He brings experience in systems administration, network engineering and security consulting. Responsible for information technology infrastructures for two companies, Blake designed and built LANs/WANs for many small and large organizations and performed security audits and security policy development efforts for several telecommunications, financial services and medical organizations. Blake is co-author of "Health Data Security in the Internet/Intranets Age" which appears in The 1998 Guide to Health Data Security. Netect Inc. Netect was established in 1996 with the mission of providing a secure computing environment where all users are protected against hackers breaching the confidentiality, integrity and availability of information. Privately held, Netect provides the mass technical audience with anti-hacker software aimed at reducing the risk of network intrusions from both internal and external sources. Netect is a member of the Microsoft Security Partner Program (Nasdaq: MSFT), the Sun Development Program (Nasdaq: SUNW) and Dell's Direct Effect Program (Nasdaq: DELL). Additional information about Netect is available at http://www.netect.com or call 1-888-2-NETECT. HackerShield and Anti-Hacker Suite are registered trademarks of Netect, Ltd. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. SOURCE Netect Inc. -o- Subscribe: mail majordomoat_private with "subscribe isn". Today's ISN Sponsor: Repent Security Incorporated [www.repsec.com]
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