Newest Member of Powered By eIQnetworks MSSP Partner Program Introduces New Value Added Services; Security Event Management, Log Management, Forensics Analysis, Compliance and Management Reporting with Network Security Analyzer
Acton, MA April 20, 2005 eIQnetworks, Inc. (www.eiqnetworks.com), a pioneer of comprehensive security and systems management solutions for the enterprise, today announced that Global Data Systems, Inc., a leading provider of Security and Network Solutions for Healthcare, Financial, and Government Industries, has joined the eIQs newly-launched Powered By eIQnetworks Advantage MSSP Partner Program and is leveraging Network Security Analyzer as the backbone to its comprehensive security event management and regulatory compliance services offering. GDS is using NSA to help their managed services customers deal with increasing intrusion and virus attacks, security breaches, and Sarbanes-Oxley, GLBA, HIPAA and FIMSA regulatory compliance needs.
Global Data Systems (GDS) provides managed security services for the small- to mid-sized business enterprise and recently has extended its expertise to serve health care organizations, commercial banks, regional banks and credit unions. This client-base is among the most highly-scrutinized by regulatory compliance mandates such as Sarbanes-Oxley, GLBA, and HIPAA. They are also most attractive and vulnerable to security threats and breaches. Partnering with eIQnetworks enables GDS to provide comprehensive, proactive and preemptive security and compliance management services with a cost-effective award-winning SEM solution Network Security Analyzer.
Its no longer enough to provide best-in-class network security products to manage our customers security requirements. Our customers need clear, concise and actionable information to help them, not just raise awareness of security breaches, but mitigate them and ultimately eliminate them, while meeting stringent regulatory compliance requirements, said Joe Young, president and chief executive officer, Global Data Systems. eIQ Advantage MSSP Partner Program provides us with a structured, consistent vehicle to broadly deliver a compelling, viable and valuable managed security service offering. With eIQ, were not simply alerting our customers of a problem, were able to present them with a comprehensive threat assessment complete with actionable information to better protect their enterprise assets, and deliver processes and tools to comply with regulatory compliances such as GLBA, Sarbanes-Oxley and HIPAA.
GDS mission represents our industrys biggest and most visible challenge; protecting peoples personal healthcare records and financial identity information while meeting the stringent requirements of federal compliance regulations, said Vijay Basani, chief executive officer of eIQnetworks. By closely partnering with eIQ, GDS is able to provide the high caliber, depth and breadth of managed security services to all of its customers, from the smallest neighborhood banks to the largest Fortune 500 companies in the industry.
