What ISPs need to consider when it comes to Web filtering
As the evolving Web makes managing appropriate surfing and bandwidth use more difficult, it also introduces new security threats that filtering may be uniquely well suited to address. However, the Web content security role makes inaccurate site rating, poor coverage, and delayed rating of new URLs even more costly.
[iTnews, 25th March 2008]
Welcome to COMPUTERLINKS in Australia
COMPUTERLINKS Network Security Systems is a new full-service distributor of IT networking and security solutions in Australia, bringing world-leading brands and new opportunities to local channel partners. Our company is backed by the financial and technical resources, expertise and 20 years of experience of our parent – the leading European security distributor.
Application acceleration with built-in security
Blue Coat and COMPUTERLINKS have extended their partnership across 4 continents and 16 countries to include Australia. Blue Coat represents a tremendous business opportunity for resellers through market leadership, growth and a unique solution for application acceleration which includes security, visibility and control.
Best platform for best-of-breed security applications
COMPUTERLINKS is pleased to announce a distribution agreement in Australia with Crossbeam Systems. Crossbeam`s C-Series and X-Series appliances offer high performance, high availability and easy platform maintenance for running applications from Check Point, Trend Micro, Websense and other leading security vendors. Crossbeam is consistently ranked the number 1 vendor in high-end unified threat management (UTM) appliances by leading research firms.
USB device control and network threat assessment
COMPUTERLINKS is pleased to announce a distribution agreement in Australia with Lumension Security, following the merger of PatchLink and SecureWave. Lumension offers a suite of tools for implementing endpoint security and vulnerability management. Lumension`s Sanctuary products enforce policy control across peripheral devices and applications to prevent data loss and malware introduction.
Big brands lobby for recycling
Some of the biggest IT equipment brands in Australia have stepped up pressure on federal and state environment authorities to enforce a national computer recycling scheme.
[Australian IT, 19th February 2008]
Royal Navy laptop goes adrift
A laptop containing personal data on around 600,000 applicants to the armed forces has been stolen from a Royal Navy officer, the Ministry of Defence admitted. Compromised personal details include National Insurance numbers, doctors` addresses, passport numbers and bank account information.
[iTnews, 22nd January 2008]
