Network Associates Inc. - myCIO.com Delivers World's First Complete Web-Based Vulnerability Assessment Application Service for E-Business

Network Associates Inc. - myCIO.com Delivers World's First Complete Web-Based Vulnerability Assessment Application Service for E-Business

New CyberCop ASaP Application Service Speeds Time of E-Business Security Audits from Months to Minutes

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Jan. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- myCIO.com, a new Network Associates Inc. (Nasdaq: NETA) business, today introduced CyberCop ASaP, the world's first 100 percent web-based vulnerability assessment and intrusion detection service. The CyberCop ASaP application service provides users with detailed vulnerability reports and proposed fixes to help customers secure their e-business applications and reduces the time required to conduct comprehensive security audits from months to minutes.

Despite the growing threat of security breaches and network vulnerabilities that threaten e-business, many companies neglect to properly secure the availability of their e-business due to lack of internal expertise and resources. Many companies consider the most effective network security measures to be cost prohibitive. By leveraging Network Associates' industry leading expertise and technology in a quick and simple managed service, the CyberCop ASaP service allows companies to focus on core business while reducing overhead costs associated with managing network security and availability.

"We're seeing a dramatic increase in the number of companies looking to managed services suppliers for security solutions," said Eric Hemmendinger, senior analyst for Aberdeen Group. "In order to reduce costs and avoid costly mistakes, IS decision makers are turning to Internet-based security service offerings from respected service providers, freeing up valuable IS resources for core application projects within the enterprise."

In addition to leveraging Network Associates' industry leading technology, the CyberCop ASaP service exceeds other hosted application offerings by including:

-- preset modular scanning -- performs more than 700 scans for specific groups of vulnerabilities on a daily, weekly or monthly basis, combining periodic exhaustive checks with day to day peace of mind.

-- automatic updates -- add new holes and hacks instantly to an industry-leading database of over seven hundred known vulnerabilities, ensuring solid protection throughout the corporate environment against newly discovered threats.

-- network-wide reporting -- clean, crisp reports list all vulnerabilities discovered, organized by severity, ease of exploitation and time required to secure devices for easy prioritization of next steps.

-- AutoFix capabilities -- along with detailed instructions on how to fix found vulnerabilities, the CyberCop ASaP application service can be configured to repair certain vulnerabilities on contact, enabling almost instant return on investment.

-- internal and firewall scanning -- VPN tunneling allows sophisticated custom scans to check more than just the "front door" of the corporate web server, giving the same level of scrutiny to internal corporate file servers and firewalls, allowing an entire corporate network to be checked for vulnerabilities.

"Businesses today cannot afford security attacks and breaches that manipulate their infrastructures, interrupting their critical business applications and causing downtime," said Zach Nelson, president and chief executive officer of myCIO.com. "The CyberCop ASaP service enables companies to focus on their own core competencies by protecting the entire infrastructure and alleviating concern about the security of their critical business applications. By reducing the time required to conduct a complete audit of a company's e-business environment, the CyberCop ASaP service is enabling our customers to focus on their core competencies with the knowledge that their company as well as its partners and customers are secure."

The CyberCop ASaP service is quick and easy to deploy. Once a customer initiates the service, myCIO.com experts conduct a remote security assessment in a matter of minutes to optimize services for the individual customer site. CyberCop ASaP software then monitors the e-business infrastructure for security vulnerabilities, providing instant updates and fixes whenever a security threat is detected, as well as summary reports on the resolution of each incident.

Backed by the Industry's Leading Research Organization

One of the industry's largest and most respected security research and support group backs the CyberCop ASaP service's unparalleled protection against security vulnerabilities. Researchers at NAI Labs, Network Associates' world-renowned research center, provides some of the world's most advanced security and anti-virus technology research and development. This dedicated team of experts behind the CyberCop ASaP service enables companies to operate continuously without interruption and allows network managers to focus on other business.

Pricing and Availability

The CyberCop AsaP application is available immediately. Pricing is based on a one-year subscription starting at under $500 for six scans.

myCIO.com is a Network Associates Inc. business specializing in providing managed network security and availability services for corporate e-business infrastructures. myCIO.com reduces the cost and complexity of managing e-business through its ASaP family of application services. These application services, built around the widely used network security and availability products, are available directly off the myCIO.com website and through a host of service provider partners. For more information, myCIO.com can be reached at http://www.mycio.com.

With headquarters in Santa Clara, Calif., Network Associates, Inc. is a leading supplier of security and availability solutions for e-business. Network Associates' four business units, PGP, providing firewall, intrusion detection and encryption products, Sniffer Technologies, with its protocol analyzer products, Magic Solutions, providing web-based service desk solutions, and McAfee, delivering world class anti-virus products, all produce best-of-breed solutions leveraging core technologies to provide the security and availability needed for e-business. Network Associates is also a majority owner of McAfee.com, one of the world's largest business to consumer application service provider. For more information, Network Associates can be reached at 972-308-9960 or on the Internet at http://www.networkassociates.com.

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