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ForeScout CounterACT secures Patelco Credit Union against theft and fraud
According to the recently released 2009 Identity Theft Resource Center Breach Report, malicious attacks and insider threats are up 36.4 percent with 354 reported data security breaches last year, compared to 27 percent caused by accidental exposure or lost data.
ForeScout Technologies, Inc. has announced that CounterACT has been chosen by Patelco Credit Union to ward off malware attacks, insider fraud and assist with regulatory compliance.
Working with ForeScout, Patelco Credit Union was able to install CounterACT in a single day, providing immediate protection for 1,500 endpoints across its network.
Patelco is among the largest credit unions in the US, with over $3.6 billion in assets and 290,000 members. As with many financial institutions across America, Patelco is under constant pressure to keep up with emerging threats and the ever-changing regulatory landscape.
Like many of ForeScout’s customers, Patelco maintains a large Cisco-switched environment. With over 40... [ more ]
VECTA ACS integrates with Mirasys video surveillance
Lynx Technologies' VECTA ACS package for access and alarm monitoring systems expands integration capabilities with driver for Mirasys video management system.
Mirasys develops and supplies the software that helps organizations manage the information captured by digital video and CCTV cameras. Combination of reliable access control managed by VECTA ACS and convenient Mirasys video management system allows customers to develop professional, high-quality integrated security system which covers all areas: access control, video surveillance, alarm and fire monitoring, and solves most sophisticated tasks.
VECTA ACS Mirasys driver allows using unlimited number of Mirasys cameras (cameras configured in Mirasys software) for online monitoring, video verification and placing cameras on graphic maps. Sophisticated masks and reactions module of VECTA ACS allows to link video with alarms or any other events.
Mirasys systems are widely used in the following sectors:
•Law enforcement
•B... [ more ]
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