META Security Group and SecurePipe Join Forces to Combat Evolving Compliance and Security Threats

Companies combine offerings and stress interoperability between managed services providers

Bannockburn, IL and Charlotte, NC (PRWEB) March 4, 2004 --- META Security Group, Inc., a leading provider of information security products and consulting services, and SecurePipe, Inc., a leader in managed network security solutions today announced a strategic alliance to deliver integrated managed security solutions that enable organizations to affordably meet the network security compliance requirements of GLBA and HIPAA

Through the alliance, the companies will combine SecurePipes industry-leading Managed Network Security Services (MSSP) and META Security Group's Network/Regulatory Compliance Assessment capabilities along with their industry-leading Policy and Vulnerability Management solution, Command Center.

The alliance will provide customers with:

SecurePipe
*24x7 Managed Network Security: Firewalls, IPS, IDS, Managed Mail & SPAM, VPN, and Secure Authentication.
*Automated Vulnerability Assessment (Both internal and external)
*Americas Community Bankers (ACB) Endorsement   

META Security Group
*Security Design and Implementation Services
*Global Assessment capabilities
*Industry-leading Web-based Policy Management system
*PEN Testing & Incident Response
*Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) Preferred Services Provider status

"SecurePipe and META Security Group have pooled resources to shape the future of the managed security marketplace," said Mike Cerick, Vice President of META Security Group.

We share a common vision of working together to synchronize managed security services with policy management to ensure that our mutual customers attain required compliance."

Both companies have extensive in-depth knowledge of business processes in major vertical markets such as government, financial services, health care, utilities and commerce.

This joining of forces is the result of our unyielding focus on delivering world-class people, processes and technology to keep our customers' networks secure and always available," said Michael Kiefer, executive vice president of SecurePipe, Inc. META Security Group and SecurePipe share a common vision of protecting the networks of our clients."

About SecurePipe, Inc.
SecurePipe, Inc, founded in 1996, delivers the most comprehensive suite of 24X7 managed network security services to financial institutions and distributed enterprises. These offerings include managed firewall, intrusion detection system (IDS), virtual private networking (VPN), e-mail relay services (virus scanning and SPAM identification), firewall authentication for intranet services and remote vulnerability scan and assessments. No other MSSP offers a comparable breadth of services at such a competitive price.

About META Security Group
META Security Group, founded in 1998, headquartered in the Charlotte, N.C. area, and with research and development facilities in Herndon, Va., is a leading policy-based information security firm specializing in security program development, policy management solutions and managed security services. In addition to offering Command Center©, the industry's premier online security management tool, META Security Group provides consulting services from security experts in the areas of program review, vulnerability assessments, penetration and Web-based application testing, and security staff training.