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Cymphonix Releases
Video Featuring Leading Security Expert Peter Firstbrook, Analysis of the
Growing Secure Web Gateway Market
Rapid Adoption
of Secure Web Gateways across All Industries, Best Practices When Choosing a
Secure Web Gateway Highlighted
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LAKE CITY, August 4, 2010 - Cymphonix®, a leader in Secure Web Gateway
solutions, today released a state of the Secure Web Gateway video featuring
Gartner analyst Peter Firstbrook, available immediately at www.cymphonix.com/secure-and-control.html. In the video, Mr.
Firstbrook provides key evaluation criteria for selecting a Secure Web Gateway
provider, and Brent Nixon, CEO for Cymphonix, offers an overview of the
enhanced visibility that the Cymphonix Network Composer® provides
for converged internet connections in a wide variety of organizations.
"The
early adopters of Secure Web Gateway technology were in industries most
concerned about security at the time such as financial institutions, pharmaceuticals
and high tech," said Mr. Firstbrook, Research Director with Gartner,
responsible for all topics related to the endpoint security, Secure Web Gateway
and secure e-mail gateway markets. "Today, the Secure Web Gateway is definitely
a mainstream technology. From a Gartner best practice viewpoint, we recommend
all organizations look at a Secure Web Gateway. Every organization on the
planet is now concerned about security within their environment and for most,
their desktop defenses are probably not cutting it."
Hitachi
Consulting's recently completed multi-continent installation of the Cymphonix
Secure Web Gateway solution is also featured in the video. Michael Shisko,
Director of Information Technology at Hitachi Consulting, reveals details
behind the deployment of four Cymphonix EX Series Network Composers®
and the EC Series Network ConductorTM for Hitachi Consulting's global network of
more than 1,800 employees to manage bandwidth challenges, define Internet
policies at a granular level that protect their users and support the global
network in an easy-to-manage, cost-efficient package.
"Any organization with an Internet
connection has users accessing content, applications and websites that are
exposed to Web-based threats," said Mr. Nixon. "We're pleased to dialogue with
Gartner in analyzing these real threats, while also discussing the benefits and
best approaches to deploying a comprehensive Secure Web Gateway solution across
an organization. When companies can't see and monitor all of their Internet
traffic, it becomes very difficult for them to manage threats and they often
rely upon the outdated ‘block and allow' approach that doesn't maximize the
Internet resource for productivity."
In the video, Mr. Firstbrook discusses four
top criteria that organizations should consider when implementing a Secure Web
Gateway: 1. Security Capabilities: "You want to look for a solution that
provides a cocktail approach that not only detects known threats, but also
unknown and zero-day threats." 2. Outbound Traffic Detection: "A solution that
detects outbound traffic can indicate if there is malware already inside of
your organization." 3. Dynamic Classification: "Another major consideration is
fine grain control over the content that is in the sites; otherwise you will
have problems with social media and other evolving media content." 4. Enterprise
Capabilities: "Lastly, we look for all of the enterprise capabilities that you
would expect from an enterprise solution, including roles-based administration,
very fine-grain scalable reporting, dashboards that give you actionable
reporting and object-based policy."
"At Hitachi Consulting, we looked at our
network challenges as three smaller, more manageable projects, which were
visibility, WAN optimization and Secure Web Gateway," said Mr. Shisko. "We
looked at both point solutions and integrated solutions, trying to balance
complexity with performance. The most significant benefit in deploying a Secure
Web Gateway is what is not happening
on the network and what is not being
introduced to the network."
Mr.
Firstbrook recommends that companies look for a single point Secure Web Gateway
solution. "The current problem with existing solutions today is there are
multiple point products from multiple vendors-so we've got anti-virus software,
URL filtering software, proxy server, maybe a proxy appliance - all from
different vendors. There are huge cost savings to managing a single point
solution, which allows you to view dashboard information across functions, and
implement policy in the same interface that you are reporting on."
About Cymphonix
Cymphonix
Corporation uses award-winning Secure Web Gateway technology to help
organizations cut the time, effort and cost of controlling converged Internet
traffic. By providing unmatched visibility and control, Cymphonix can shape,
filter, manage and report on network connections for one site or 100+ sites.
For more information go to www.cymphonix.com.
About Hitachi
Consulting Corporation
As Hitachi, Ltd.'s (NYSE: HIT) global
consulting company, with operations in the United States, Europe and Asia,
Hitachi Consulting is a recognized leader in delivering proven business and IT
strategies and solutions to Global 2000 companies across many industries. With a
balanced view of strategy, people, process and technology, we work with
companies to understand their unique business needs, and to develop and
implement practical business strategies and technology solutions. From business
strategy development through application deployment, our consultants are
committed to helping clients quickly realize measurable business value and
achieve sustainable ROI.
Hitachi Consulting's client base includes
25 percent of the Global 100 as well as many leading mid-market companies. We
offer a client-focused, collaborative approach and transfer knowledge
throughout each engagement. For more information, visit www.hitachiconsulting.com.
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