Expanded information-centric security services enable customers to review
security policy, assess risk, discover and classify sensitive information,
develop security programs and assess storage security.
HOPKINTON, Mass., April 8, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- EMC (NYSE: EMC) today
announced five new information-centric security consulting services
leveraging solutions from RSA, The Security Division of EMC. These new
consulting services are designed to provide customers with the business
perspective, security expertise, and measurable results needed to
accelerate the adoption of sound information risk management strategies.
These new consulting services are also complemented by a wide range of
design and implementation services for RSA technology.
Information-centric security consulting services are delivered by a
growing security practice within EMC Consulting and leverage RSA's deep
security expertise and strong technology solutions. They help organizations
align information risk management goals to business objectives, protect
information assets, and ease the burden of regulatory compliance. The
result is a highly effective information-centric security infrastructure
that responds quickly to business changes with optimized policies,
procedures, metrics, and controls.
"Aberdeen's research has shown that companies with top performance are
about twice more likely than their counterparts to have invested in
identification and classification of information assets, as the groundwork
for establishing sound and consistent policies for protecting critical
data," notes Derek E. Brink, Vice President and Research Director for IT
Security, Aberdeen Group. "They are also about twice as likely to have a
clear association between their security controls and the complex
collection of regulations, standards, and best practices to which they
relate. Most companies, however, struggle to carry out these activities
solely with internal resources, which are almost fully allocated to routine
operations."
By utilizing a proven framework that leverages best practices,
methodologies, and industry standards, EMC information security consulting
services help customers identify, remediate, and manage information
security risks while increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of their
overall security program. As a result, customers can launch new business
initiatives that accelerate revenue and profit while minimizing risk.
"Security consulting services from EMC have provided significant value
in meeting our compliance objectives as well as helping our security
program respond to the needs of our business. We have been very pleased
with the EMC team, the process, and the results," said Daniel Barfield,
Senior Director of Information Systems and Technology at Actel Corporation.
Significantly Expanded Security Consulting Services Portfolio
EMC's new consulting services are designed to address a broad range of
its customers' information security challenges including alignment of
security to the business risk profile, and reduction of cost and complexity
in establishing a complete information security program.
-- Information Risk Assessment provides a systematic overview of
enterprise security capabilities and a roadmap for remediation by
assessing governance, policy, data protection, authentication, access,
and other security controls.
-- Information Security Policy Development helps ensure compliance with
internal and external mandates by defining and mapping policies to best
practices, business requirements, and appropriate regulations.
-- Information Security Program Development aligns an enterprise security
posture with business objectives and helps meet requirements for
regulatory compliance by providing guidance to improve the maturity of
security capabilities, policies, organization, and controls.
-- Data Loss Prevention RiskAdvisor provides automated discovery of
unprotected sensitive information along with remediation processes and
policy recommendations.
-- Assessment Service for Storage Security improves protection of
business-critical information by assessing security and prioritizing
remedial actions for enterprise storage infrastructures including
storage systems, storage switches, and management consoles.
-- Classification for Information Security is an existing service that
provides the basis for the implementation of appropriate security
controls by cataloging and identifying the value, sensitivity, and
protection requirements of critical business information.
The information-centric security consulting services are complemented
by design and implementation services for RSA's identity assurance & access
control, data loss prevention & encryption, compliance & security
information management, and fraud protection solutions.
"EDS clients understand the next generation of security capabilities
are grounded in the principle of enabling business performance," said Bryan
Palma, EDS Vice President Global Information Security. "EMC's expanded
services nicely complement EDS' integrated security solutions, allowing our
clients to take risks, not just minimize them. The strategic alliance
between EMC and EDS continues to strengthen, and EMC's services coupled
with RSA technology solutions play an integral role in the growth of our
global security practice."
"Our customers are looking for holistic security solutions that give
them command and control of their information. Based on a proven
information risk management strategy -- EMC's information-centric strategy
and security consulting services help customers use risk to evaluate
business initiatives, determine where security investment is necessary and
measure security contribution to business objectives," said Kim MacPherson,
Vice President of Information Security Consulting at EMC. "Armed with
effective information security programs, customers can move aggressively to
address business challenges and take the greatest amount of risk they are
willing to assume in order to accelerate their business."
More information on RSA's announcements and related initiatives may be
found online at http://www.rsa.com/rsaconference2008/. In addition, RSA's
information risk management solutions, services and partners will be
featured in Booths #1717 and 1817 at RSA Conference 2008, April 7-11, 2008,
at the Moscone Center in San Francisco.
About EMC
EMC Corporation (NYSE: EMC) is the world's leading developer and
provider of information infrastructure technology and solutions that enable
organizations of all sizes to transform the way they compete and create
value from their information. Information about EMC's products and services
can be found at http://www.EMC.com.
EMC is a registered trademark of EMC Corporation. RSA is a trademark of
RSA Security Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. All other
marks are trademarks of their respective companies.
This release contains "forward-looking statements" as defined under the
Federal Securities Laws. Actual results could differ materially from those
projected in the forward-looking statements as a result of certain risk
factors, including but not limited to: (i) adverse changes in general
economic or market conditions; (ii) delays or reductions in information
technology spending; (iii) risks associated with acquisitions and
investments, including the challenges and costs of integration,
restructuring and achieving anticipated synergies; (iv) competitive
factors, including but not limited to pricing pressures and new product
introductions; (v) the relative and varying rates of product price and
component cost declines and the volume and mixture of product and services
revenues; (vi) component and product quality and availability; (vii) the
transition to new products, the uncertainty of customer acceptance of new
product offerings and rapid technological and market change; (viii)
insufficient, excess or obsolete inventory; (ix) war or acts of terrorism;
(x) the ability to attract and retain highly qualified employees; (xi)
fluctuating currency exchange rates; and (xii) other one-time events and
other important factors disclosed previously and from time to time in EMC's
filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. EMC and RSA
disclaim any obligation to update any such forward-looking statements after
the date of this release.
SOURCE EMC Corporation
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CONTACT:
David Seuss of RSA, +1-617-388-7775,
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