Absolute Software has received the award for Best Information Security Product of the Year as part of the 2010 Secure Computing Awards Europe! We are honored to receive the award and to be included alongside many other fantastic companies in this year’s awards.
SC Magazine Awards Europe 2010 were held on April 27th and are recognized as the most coveted and prestigious awards for the European information security industry. The awards honor companies working to secure companies and the vendor and channel communities that deliver innovative security technologies. The awards are judged by a panel of IT security professionals, which you can read more about here.
Absolute received the award for Best Information Security Product of the year for Computrace, our comprehensive IT asset management and security product. Computrace was also “Highly Commended” in the category of Best Data Loss Prevention Solution.
We are proud to receive this award and will continue to strive to meet the changing needs of our enterprise customers.
Last week Absolute announced that we have acquired the FailSafe and Freeze anti-theft technology assets from Phoenix Technologies. These purchases will enable us to make our asset management and security offerings even more comprehensive for businesses and consumers.
FailSafe is a theft deterrence product that can protect, track, and manage laptops and their files if the laptop is lost or stolen. You can also lock and unlock an XP- or Vista-based laptop, letting you secure the laptop when you walk away.
Freeze is a Bluetooth-enabled product that locks a laptop when a user steps outside the “zone of safety.”
Certain components of these technologies will be integrated into our products. We are very excited to be expanding our anti-theft offerings! Learn more about this news here.
Did you know that Absolute Software offers professional services in addition to our award-winning line of computer security products? Well, we do!
Our professional services are perfect for new or existing customers. We have a number of pre-set programs including Kick-Start programs and Diagnostic programs as well as Training Services.
Kick Start Family
For new customers, these are comprehensive, turn-key solutions designed for a fast and efficient implementation. We’ve tailored the Kick Start packages to suit a variety of customers including large, medium, small, and enterprise (self-hosted) deployments.
Absolute Diagnostic
For customers who may not be optimising an existing deployment. We will conduct an audit and perform diagnostic testing to uncover additional functionality you may be overlooking. We will also review your processes and security model to align with industry best practices.
Asset Administration Service
For customers who want an extra level of assistance in managing their computer assets. We will perform the day-to-day work within the Absolute Customer Centre on your behalf, including scheduled and ad hoc tasks – providing you with detailed and customised reports so you can accurately monitor your IT assets.
Training Services
We provide instructor-led training programs – online or on-site – so your organization can leverage the full value of our technology.
Of course, maybe you find ourself in a position where you need a tailored solution. We can do that too!
Recentlywe announced the launch of our new service, Absolute Manage. The service provides organizations with an easy and automated way to manage PC and Mac computers, as well as iPhone devices, from a single interface.
On March 24th, Absolute Software and Intel will be hosting a webinar on how anti-theft technologies work together to secure your mobile devices. By providing intelligent, automated, policy-based protection against loss or theft of laptops, anti-theft technology and IT asset manage tools help protect patient data and minimizes organizational risk.
This webinar will cover:
The challenges in protecting healthcare data
The rules governing the protection of healthcare data and the consequences of noncompliance
Keeping sensitive healthcare data out of the wrong hands
Employing new technology that offers rapid lockdown and rapid recovery to keep you in compliance with healthcare data security laws
Speakers at the webinar are:
Robert Ayoub, Industry Manager of Network Security Information
& Communication Technologies Practice for Frost & Sullivan
Brad Myrvold, Systems Manager of Desktop Technology for Allina Hospitals and Clinics
Anand Pashupathy, General Manager of the Anti-Theft Services Business Unit for Intel
Moderator: Kirk Laughlin, Contributing Editor for Health Data Management Magazine
If you are a long-time reader of the Absolute Software blog, you’ll recall the 2009 study we sponsored with the Ponemon Institute – The Human Factor in Laptop Encryption. We have now followed-up that with a 2010 study looking at the US, UK, Canada, Germany, France and Sweden markets.
The study shows that business managers are continuing to ignore laptop security procedures above and beyond encryption. Indeed, even with encryption, most corporations are unable to determine if encrypted data remains secure.
Key findings from the whitepaper:
95% of IT practitioners report that someone in their organization has had a laptop lost or stolen
Of those laptops lost or stolen, 72% resulted in a data breach.
After a data breach, 0nly 44% of organizations were able to prove the contents were encrypted.
33% of IT practitioners believe encryption makes it unnecessary to use other security measures, whereas 58% of business managers believe this to be the case.
62% of business managers surveyed strongly agree and agree that encryption stops cyber criminals from stealing data on laptops versus 46% of IT practitioners who strongly agree or agree.
36% of business managers surveyed record their encryption password on a private document such as a post-it note to jog their memory or share the key with other individuals. Virtually none of the IT practitioners record their password on a private document or share it with another person.
60% of business managers have disengaged their laptop’s encryption solution and 48% admit this is in violation of their company’s security policy.
55% of business managers sometimes or often leave their laptop with a stranger when traveling.
You’ll see there are many troubling pieces of information there. Individuals have a false sense of security about their laptop security. Indeed, many individuals appear to ignore laptop security altogether by disengaging encryption or not using safe password practices. Are you using a layered approach to your laptop security? If not, find out how we can help!
Absolute Software recently acquired the LANrev systems management platform from Pole Position Software. Absolute has brough this computer lifecycle management product into our brand family, and it’s now called Absolute Manage.
Absolute Manage provides organizations with an easy and automated way to manage PC and Mac computers, as well as iPhone devices, from a single interface. IT administrators using Absolute Manage can efficiently manage all their assets by automating time-consuming IT processes such as software distribution, patch management, asset inventory and imaging. Additionally, it helps organizations save money by allowing them to track installed applications and licenses, redeploy under-used licenses and hardware to maximize inventory, and avoid non-compliance fines. Absolute Manage can be added on to new or existing Computrace licenses or purchased as a stand-alone solution.
Enterprise Management Associates (EMA) put together an Impact Brief about this acquisition and how it benefits the user bases of both companies. You can download the brief here, read our news release here, or contact an Absolute representative.
While at CES, where we made the big announcement that LoJack for Laptops would now have Intel Anti-Theft Technology, we gave a couple of video interviews. Those interviews have made their way to YouTube.
First up, an interview with Stephen Broscoe of Absolute Software for GeekNews. Stephen talks about the new partnership, explaining how LoJack for Laptops works with Intel AT to lock down missing laptops. You’ll also get some handy information about many of the purchasing methods for our software – and you can, of course, find more on that here.
This second segment is with iGizmoMag interviewing Richard Cohen. This interview gives you a good primer into how our software works as well some insight into how much else is often recovered when a laptop is found (I bet you never thought of that part!):
Today we made the big announcement at CES in Las Vegas that LoJack for Laptops is bringing the Intel® Anti-Theft Technology(Intel® AT) remote locking and messaging capabilities to consumers – the first computer theft recovery, data protection and IT asset management solution to do so!
What this means: you will now have a combined solution for theft recovery, remote data delete and *NEW* remote lock down and message display capabilities!!
Prior to an Intel AT enabled computer going missing, a LoJack for Laptops customer can set the frequency with which a computer must check in with Absolute monitoring servers before Intel AT automatically locks it. If an Intel AT enabled computer has not checked in within the specified time, Intel AT working through LoJack for Laptops would automatically lock the notebook, rendering it unusable to an unauthorized user.
After an Intel AT enabled computer goes missing, a customer can log in to their LoJack for Laptops account and trigger Intel AT to remotely lock a computer. Customers with Computrace LoJack for Laptops Premium also have the option to remotely delete the data on the computer prior to locking it.
If you are at CES, be sure to stop by our booth (#8953) for a live demo! We’ll also be at Showstoppers the evening of January 7, 2010 to discuss and demo the product for media at table #1.
Absolute Software will be setting up shop at an event near you. Check out some of our upcoming appearances:
CES, January 7-10, Booth #8953
MacWorld, February 9-13, Booth #1384
TCEA, February 10-12, Booth #628
HIMSS, March 1-3, Booth #1518
For more events, check our event page here. If you would like to set up an appointment with an Absolute representative at any of these events, you can reach us at 1-800-220-0733.
If you can’t make it out to one of these events, you can reach us in a myriad of ways. You’ll find our contact information here.
BONUS alert!! If you are going to CES, make sure you read this tweet from us for details on how to get a Free t-shirt!!
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Absolute Software has received the award for Best Information Security Product of the Year as part of the 2010 Secure Computing Awards Europe! We are honored to receive the award and to be included alongside many other fantastic companies in this year’s awards.
Did you know that Absolute Software offers 
Absolute Software recently acquired the LANrev systems management platform from Pole Position Software. Absolute has brough this computer lifecycle management product into our brand family, and it’s now called 
Today we made the big announcement at 
