SekChek Marks 10-Year Anniversary Providing Unique Security Assessment Tools SekChek s Security Benchmarking Solution, with Over 25 Million Security Measures, Now Available Directly from SekChek

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Released on: 26, June 2007
, Author: Patty Buchanan
, Audience: Computers related

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Charlotte, N.C. June 25, 2007 SekChek InformationProtection Services (IPS), providers of automated computer security assessments,celebrates a decade of industry-leading innovation and excellence in securityauditing this year.

For the past 10 years, public companies have relied upon SekChek securityevaluations conducted by their IT auditing firms. We d like these users to know thatsince 2005, SekChek IPS has offered a direct service, whereby these companies canutilize SekChek tools directly from www.sekchek.com, said Andrew Chodelski, vicepresident of global marketing for SekChek IPS. Our new direct-to-customer servicehas evolved amid changes in regulatory disclosure rules and an increased need forcompliance and security tools.

In 10 years of providing security assessments via major auditing firms Deloitte inparticular SekChek IPS has compiled a unique and extensive database of summarizedperformance statistics. As a result, its clients can benchmark the results of theirown security audits against their industry peers, by platform and size of system,based on number of users. Finally, CIOs and compliance executives have anindependent, objective, real-life basis against which to validate and compare theirreported IT security weaknesses and vulnerabilities. This unique context offers moreinformed and effective decisions about addressing IT security improvements.

The SekChek proprietary database contains derived statistical averages compiled fromcomputer reviews in 95 countries across 22 industries. These statistics, which aresanitized to remove any traces of their corporate origins, represent over 50,000security reviews, incorporating over 25 million security measurements. This is anexceptionally valuable set of data intelligence with which to compare anorganization s own security and compliance practices, added Chodelski.

In recognition of its 10-year anniversary, SekChek IPS is offering up to a 50% ratereduction for SekChek reviews of standalone Windows servers: to analyze securitypolicies and accounts local to individual servers (not domain-wide security). Formore information about this special promotion, which is effective until the end of2007, contact SekChek IPS at (888) 725-7859 or marketing@sekchek.com.

About SekChek IPSSekChek Information Protection Services (SekChek IPS) provides automated hostsystem auditing and security assessment tools for IT departments, auditors,compliance and corporate governance departments. SekChek reviews, available 24/7 viathe company website, are available on a per-use basis or via a multiuse discountsubscription. No software licensing fees are required. Visit www.sekchek.com formore information.


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