Strong End-Point Security Protects Corporate Networks from Unauthorized Users and Unhealthy Computers
RSA® CONFERENCE 2006/San Jose, CA— RSA Security Inc. (Nasdaq: RSAS) today announced that the company is demonstrating integration between RSA SecurID® two-factor authentication technology and Microsoft Network Access Protection (NAP) for Windows Vista and Windows Server “Longhorn.” Combining RSA SecurID two-factor authentication and Microsoft end-point security solutions enables network administrators to ensure that only authorized users, and only healthy computers, are able to access the corporate network. RSA SecurID technology and NAP integration will be demonstrated at the RSA Conference 2006 this week in San Jose, California in the Microsoft Partner Pavilion at the RSA Conference (booth #1115).
Businesses face significant and ongoing threats as unauthorized users attempt to compromise vital enterprise data, and unprotected computers leave the door open for viruses, worms and malicious software to infiltrate corporate networks. RSA SecurID technology enables organizations to establish a trusted identity before granting network access. Once an end-user is strongly authenticated, NAP ensures that the computer accessing the corporate network is healthy and poses no security risk. RSA SecurID technology and NAP integration enable organizations to increase their security and mitigate the risk posed by unauthorized users and unhealthy computers.
“As organizations strive to protect their systems from a multitude of security threats, it is critical that they leverage technology solutions that help prevent viruses and other threats from entering the enterprise via an individual user’s system,” said Mike Schutz, group product manager of the Windows Server Division at Microsoft Corp. “Microsoft Network Access Protection paired with RSA Security’s two-factor authentication technology provides a robust, comprehensive solution that helps preserve the integrity of enterprise networks.”
“By establishing trusted user identities, RSA Security is committed to providing customers with the ability to broadly leverage stronger authentication across their organizations,” said Karl Wirth, director of product management at RSA Security. “The combination of RSA SecurID technology and Microsoft Network Access Protection solutions will provide businesses with the peace-of-mind that network access is granted only to authorized users via healthy computers.”
RSA SecurID two-factor authentication technology is the world’s most widely-deployed strong authentication solution, leveraged by enterprises worldwide to ensure the trusted identity of remote access and wireless LAN users, as well as staff charged with managing critical business infrastructure (e.g., routers) and applications (e.g., human resources and finance systems). NAP is a policy enforcement platform built into the Microsoft Windows Vista and Windows Server “Longhorn” operating systems that allows you to better protect network assets from unhealthy computers by enforcing compliance with network health policies.
More information on this and other RSA Security announcements related to RSA Conference 2006 may be found at http://www.rsasecurity.com/rsaconference/.
About RSA Security Inc.
RSA Security Inc. is the expert in protecting online identities and digital assets. The inventor of core security technologies for the Internet, the Company leads the way in strong authentication and encryption, bringing trust to millions of user identities and the transactions that they perform. RSA Security’s portfolio of award-winning identity & access management solutions helps businesses to establish who’s who online – and what they can do.
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