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Trusted Computer Solutions Introduces Security Blanket Enterprise Edition to Lock Down Linux Operating Systems
Security Blanket Enterprise Edition Allows Web-based Centralized Management of Linux Servers from a Single Administrator’s Console
Herndon, VA – April 22, 2008 – Trusted Computer Solutions, Inc. (TCS), a leader in building security applications that run on the Linux operating system, today announced the general availability of Security Blanket 2.0 Enterprise Edition, an automated system lock down and security management tool for Linux operating systems. This enterprise solution enables systems administrators to automatically configure and enhance the security of their Linux operating platforms by simplifying the “hardening” process that must be undertaken on a regular basis to meet security compliance requirements.
With the release of the Enterprise Edition, users now have the ability to manage all local and remote Linux servers from a centralized management console. Administrators have access to the console via a Web-based interface which is ideal for organizations that need to remotely manage their enterprise-wide Linux servers. Security Blanket Enterprise supports Red Hat Enterprise Linux versions 4 and 5, CentOS versions 4 and 5, and Oracle Enterprise Linux, versions 4 and 5 and runs on SELinux, enforcing the default targeted policy provided with the operating system.
“Prior to the availability of Security Blanket Enterprise Edition, the product was a standalone solution that was installed on each server that required lockdown; offering a great solution for organizations that have a small number of Linux servers,” said Ed Hammersla, Chief Operating Officer for Trusted Computer Solutions. “For organizations with larger numbers of Linux servers, it is sometimes impractical to manage each server individually. The Enterprise version enables administrators to easily group Linux servers, associate a lockdown profile with a group of servers, scan all servers within a group to determine compliancy, and configure the server operating systems to the lockdown level of the chosen profile.”
Security Blanket Enterprise supports the same industry-standard best practices for hardening Linux that exist in the standalone version. Included are the security guidelines recommended by the Center for Internet Security (CIS), the Defense Information Security Agency (DISA) Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs), and select guidelines from the SANS Institute’s defined risks associated with Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP (LAMP). Now system administrators can functionally group servers, select one of these industry lockdown profiles or build their own custom profile, assess the state of the servers against the profile, and then automatically configure the operating systems to meet those profile based guidelines. This can all be done from the convenience of a central console.
“According to a recent Forrester online survey of security managers, they are all over the map when it comes to meeting their server operating system (OS) security goals…What separates successful server OS security managers who meet their goals from the rest? Monitoring and configuration tools and consistent, well-defined security processes.” Forrester added, “Although server hardening is a well-established practice, only [45 percent] of interviewees harden all of their servers and [26 percent] left some Internet-facing servers unhardened. Why? Perhaps because they feel they can't spare the time - today, [53 percent] of systems administrators harden their servers manually." (“The State of Server Operating System Security 2007”, Forrester Research, June 2007 by Jennifer Albornoz Mulligan with Laura Koetzle and Simon Yates)
Pricing and Availability
Security Blanket Enterprise Edition starts at $3,000 for a console that supports up to 100 servers. Server licenses start at $198 per server. For more information visit: http://www.TrustedCS.com/securityblanket.
About Trusted Computer Solutions
Founded in 1994, Trusted Computer Solutions (TCS) provides commercial and government organizations with solutions for securely sharing and protecting critical information assets. TCS has deep experience in developing solutions to support the Linux community. The company’s flagship commercial product, Security Blanket provides Linux users with an automated software tool that allows users to easily lock down an installed Linux operating system and periodically check the security state of an installed system. TCS has over fourteen years of experience in building security solutions that meet the most stringent security conformance requirements as mandated by the Federal government. TCS is headquartered in Herndon, Va., with offices in Urbana, Ill. and San Antonio, Tx. For more information on Trusted Computer Solutions, visit www.TrustedCS.com.
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