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Scotts Valley, CA (August 21, 2007) – Catbird Security (www.catbird.com), provider of the industry’s only fully-hosted, Enterprise-class, managed security platform and developer of the new V-Agent™ virtual agent, has teamed with Kaseya (www.kaseya.com), a global provider of Managed Service Automation (MSA) software for IT solution providers and SecureMyCompany (www.securemycompany.com), a leading provider of hosted Managed Services software, to deliver the industry’s first integrated, fully-hosted enterprise-grade security offering for Managed Service Providers (MSPs). For the first time SecureMyCompany’s MSP Partners will be able to deliver Enterprise-class security with zero capital investment, no onsite installation and no network disruption.
Security is the fastest-growing area for MSPs, driven by compliance pressure and the mounting theft of confidential information. By virtue of both its complexity and the constantly-evolving threat landscape, security is an ideal service for MSP hosting. “In June, the FBI reported Operation Botroast found over 1 million infected machines. Despite the best firewalls and anti-malware, customers continue to see increases in malicious activity such as Pharming attacks and rogue network device intrusions” says Tamar Newberger, Vice President of Marketing at Catbird. “MSPs are looking for an easy and cost-effective way to protect their customers from these sophisticated attacks, without the headache and expense of cobbling together numerous point solutions. Catbird is the industry’s only fully-hosted, bullet-proof, real-deal security.”
In choosing Catbird as its security partner, SecureMyCompany is now equipped to offer a hosted managed security service to its MSP customers, “Corporate customers are telling our MSPs that they are ready for additional defenses beyond firewall and anti-virus to thwart Internet attacks and internal network threats,” stated Frank Hughes, SecureMyCompany Vice President. “The integration of Catbird with SecureMyCompany’s Kaseya IT managed services platform represents a fundamental shift in the managed security paradigm by delivering enterprise-level security to every company, including SMBs.”
Catbird’s Enterprise-class security addresses advanced threats by delivering a cost-effective, Managed Security Platform, with over 20 different security elements including IPS, Vulnerability Scans, Windows Credentialed scans and Network Access Control (NAC) with WiFi monitoring. Catbird recently announced the innovative V-Agent™, a VMware™ Certified Appliance designed to extend comprehensive network security to VMware hosts and reduce overall deployment costs.