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Releasing a service that IT insiders say addresses a prevalent problem for the Internet space, a Montreal-based managed Internet security services provider today announced that the newest version of its flagship product has been certified by ICSA Labs.
Officials at Radialpoint say their so-called “Security Services version 7,” or “RPS,” has passed tests and earned a designation of anti-virus desktop/server detection.
Specifically, the solution monitors files and scans e-mail messages and attachments, automatically detecting and removing viruses to protect the user.
According to Marty Algire, vice president of products at Radialpoint, the certification marks technical assurance for the company’s Internet security product.
“As a company responsible for protecting and caring for customers of some of the world’s leading ISPs, the certification formalizes our confidence that we are delivering our customers one of the most secure anti-virus products available,” Algire said.
The certification means that a product detects all malware in the test environment without any false positives.
IT insiders say that such safeguards are becoming increasingly important as more and more everyday services are migrating to the Web.
TMCnet’s own guest columnist, Kevin G. Coleman, a Certified Management Consultant and Strategic Advisor with the Technolytics Institute, wrote here this week about how the Internet has evolved as a weapon with the nation’s dependence on its technologies.
According to Coleman, the United States and the world is unprepared for the disruption that will occur if a substantial cyber attack is launched against the information infrastructure that powers the global economy.
“This is not just my opinion – it is the opinion of other high-profile experts in the military, intelligence and private sector,” Coleman writes. “Efforts to fortify the information infrastructure used by the general public and businesses around the world are minimal at best. In this tough economic environment, convincing businesses to invest in security measures to protect corporate computers and networks for something that really has not happened and they believe only ‘might’ happen is next to impossible.”
As TMCnet reported, one Santa Clara, California-based Web site security provider said this week that 82 percent of Web sites have had at least one security issue, with 63 percent still having issues of high, critical or urgent severity.
Officials at WhiteHat Security say in their “Web site Security Statistics Report” – available for download here – that vulnerability time-to-fix metrics are slowly improving, but continue to show significant room for improvement, typically requiring weeks to months to achieve resolution.
According to Jeremiah Grossman, founder and chief technology officer at WhiteHat, Web security is a moving target.
“So, enterprises need timely information about the latest attack trends, how they can best defend their Web sites, and visibility into their vulnerability life-cycle,” Grossman said. “We hope this report continues to be a beneficial tool for actionable information today’s enterprises can use to stay on top of evolving Web site security challenges.”
Here’s a look at the WhiteHat’s chart showing the top-10 security issue classes, sorted by likelihood:
According to Andrew Hayter, anti-malcode program manager at ICSA Labs, the Radialpoint Internet Security Suite met ICSA Labs’ rigorous testing criteria.
“This is critical, as our anti-malcode certification program provides businesses and consumers alike with up-to-date and valuable information that can help them select the right anti-virus products and vendors for their specific needs,” Hayter said.
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