January 24, 2007 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — On-demand managed security services provider Perimeter eSecurity (perimeterusa.com) announced on Tuesday it will provide free vulnerability scans through March.
Perimeter says the free on-demand service starts with a complimentary scan of a company’s IT environment for thousands of potential vulnerabilities followed by a detailed report by a live security expert to help companies identify areas where they are most exposed. Recommendations are made based on security best practices and commonly accepted security principals.
Perimeter says companies who store confidential data such as social security numbers, account numbers and personal financial information, and who allow encrypted traffic between outside and inside systems, in particular should scan their networks regularly. For federally regulated businesses such as banks and healthcare providers, this can provide a paper trail that demonstrates efforts to protect customer data.
“Companies like these cannot afford to find out about holes in their network defense after the attack or after a regulator finds it,” says Clark Easterling, VP of marketing at Perimeter eSecurity. “It is better to proactively find it and fix it before anyone else does. This is insurance against a really big repair bill. Having a monthly assessment to detect and repair that leak before it causes a problem is well worth it.”
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