Authentium Joins Network Admission Control Program

WEST PALM BEACH, FL (PRWEB) April 1, 2005

Authentium, the leading developer and integrator of security application toolkits, announced today that its ESP service platform will now support the Network Admission Control (NAC) program, a Cisco-led industry initiative designed to use the network infrastructure to enforce end-point security policy compliance and prevent malicious attacks.

As part of its on-going strategy of supporting industry-wide efforts which bring the most value to customers, Authentium will license the Cisco Trust Agent, a key component of the NAC program and integrate it into future ESP service offerings, helping to enable network administrators to automatically deny access to end users or devices that are non-compliant with an organization’s security policies. The functionality will be available to any Authentium customers and partners who have NAC-enabled Cisco networking hardware in their environment.

The NAC program is a key component of the Cisco Self-Defending Network security strategy which helps customers identify, prevent, and adapt to security threats.

“Cisco is pleased to have Authentium participating in this collaborative industry program,” said Russell Rice, director of product marketing in the Security Technology Group at Cisco Systems, Inc. “The Authentium ESP security application service platform participation in the NAC program helps bring an integrated and collaborative approach to endpoint security. This collaboration within the NAC effort will provide IT organizations with a strong toolset for helping to defend against a variety of threats including malicious attacks, adware, system intrusion and spyware.”

Mr. Ray Dickenson, Senior Vice President of Product Management at Authentium, said the decision to participate in the NAC program with the ESP service platform was a natural move for the company.

“Over the past three years we have created an integrated security application vendor network that is second to none.” Mr. Dickenson stated. “We believe that our customers will further benefit from this new NAC integration as it’s a win win for everybody.”

Authentium’s ESP service-based platform includes multiple threat-mitigation and security policy compliance, including multiple offerings from leading antispyware, antivirus, content filtering, content integrity, and intrusion prevention companies. Developed over a period of five years, the ESP service platform is in daily use at many leading ISPs, including Comcast, Cox Communications, Bresnan Communications, and Metropolis.    

More information about the NAC program can be found at: http://www.cisco.com/go/nac

About Authentium

Based in West Palm Beach, Florida, Authentium develops core OS encapsulation, application defense, data interception, and data analysis technologies, and is the leading provider of security application toolkits to independent software vendors, appliance manufacturers, and Internet service providers. One of the fastest-growing privately-held companies in the security software industry, Authentium provides services to more than 26,200 enterprise, telecom, and education customers worldwide, including two of the three leading broadband ISPs in the United States. For more information about Authentium, please visit http://www.authentium.com.

Contact: Mr. Ray Dickenson, Authentium, Inc. Tel. +1 561 575 3200 rdickenson@authentium.com.

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