AUTHENTIUM WARNS INTERNET ATTACKS MAY INTENSIFY

Authentium, one of the leading security software developers in the United States, and developer of the Command range of security software products, announced today that the recent network security problems blamed on the release of the MiMail, Blaster, and SoBig worms may intensify in the coming weeks.

WEST PALM BEACH, Florida (PRWEB) August 25, 2003 -- Authentium, one of the leading security software developers in the United States, and developer of the Command range of security software products, announced today that the recent network security problems blamed on the release of the MiMail, Blaster, and SoBig worms may intensify in the coming weeks.    

Yesterday, Microsoft released several critical patches for security flaws", stated John Sharp, Chairman and CEO of Authentium. Unfortunately, many companies are still using manual patching processes, and the time needed to manually apply these patches across an organization is much greater than the time needed by a hacker to create a devastating worm like SoBig. Because of this situation, we are predicting there will be a dramatic increase in worm activity in the coming weeks."

Authentium sells a range of multi-platform network security products, including client, server and gateway-based antivirus solutions for Linux, Unix, Solaris, IBM, and Novell platforms, in addition to Microsofts popular Windows operating system. Most significantly, the company recently released the first integrated auto-patching and antivirus product.

Authentiums integrated patch management and antivirus solution is both proactive, and reactive", said Pete Nielsen, Authentiums Chief Operating Officer. It provides a multi-layered defense against malicious code & hacking. By combining the ability to rapidly correct vulnerabilities across the network with our powerful antivirus scanning capabilities, we can significantly improve network security."

Cindi Zeller, Authentiums VP of Sales, added We are receiving calls on a daily basis from companies, including companies that run large data centers, that have lost literally millions of dollars over the past few weeks. I predict that unless the people that are perpetrating these attacks are caught, and the required patches are quickly applied, organizations will continue to suffer lost productivity and incur significant recovery expenses."    

Authentium develops and markets a comprehensive range of authentication and data security solutions for networked computing environments. Customers include leading ISPs, major education institutions, government agencies, and Fortune 500 companies.