Trusted Computer Solutions introduces Security Blanket Enterprise Edition

Trusted Computer Solutions Introduces Security Blanket Enterprise Edition to
Lock Down Linux Operating Systems

 

Security Blanket Enterprise Edition Allows Web-based Centralized Management
of Linux Servers from a Single Administrator's Console 

 

Herndon, VA - April 22, 2008 - Trusted Computer Solutions, Inc. (TCS), a
leader in building security applications that run on the Linux operating
system, today announced the general availability of Security Blanket 2.0
Enterprise Edition, an automated system lock down and security management
tool for Linux operating systems.  This enterprise solution enables systems
administrators to automatically configure and enhance the security of their
Linux operating platforms by simplifying the "hardening" process that must
be undertaken on a regular basis to meet security compliance requirements.  

 

With the release of the Enterprise Edition, users now have the ability to
manage all local and remote Linux servers from a centralized management
console.  Administrators have access to the console via a Web-based
interface which is ideal for organizations that need to remotely manage
their enterprise-wide Linux servers.  Security Blanket Enterprise supports
Red Hat Enterprise Linux versions 4 and 5, CentOS versions 4 and 5, and
Oracle Enterprise Linux, versions 4 and 5 and runs on SELinux, enforcing the
default targeted policy provided with the operating system.   

 

"Prior to the availability of Security Blanket  Enterprise Edition, the
product was a standalone solution that was installed on each server that
required lockdown; offering a great solution for organizations that have a
small number of Linux servers," said Ed Hammersla, Chief Operating Officer
for Trusted Computer Solutions.  "For organizations with larger numbers of
Linux servers, it is sometimes impractical to manage each server
individually. The Enterprise version enables administrators to easily group
Linux servers, associate a lockdown profile with a group of servers, scan
all servers within a group to determine compliancy, and configure the server
operating systems to the lockdown level of the chosen profile."

 

Security Blanket Enterprise supports the same industry-standard best
practices for hardening Linux that exist in the standalone version. Included
are the security guidelines recommended by the Center for Internet Security
(CIS), the Defense Information Security Agency (DISA) Security Technical
Implementation Guides (STIGs), and select guidelines from the SANS
Institute's defined risks associated with Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP
(LAMP). Now system administrators can functionally group servers, select one
of these industry lockdown profiles or build their own custom profile,
assess the state of the servers against the profile, and then automatically
configure the operating systems to meet those profile based guidelines.
This can all be done from the convenience of a central console.

 

"According to a recent Forrester online survey of security managers, they
are all over the map when it comes to meeting their server operating system
(OS) security goals.What separates successful server OS security managers
who meet their goals from the rest?  Monitoring and configuration tools and
consistent, well-defined security processes."  Forrester added, "Although
server hardening is a well-established practice, only [45 percent] of
interviewees harden all of their servers and [26 percent] left some
Internet-facing servers unhardened. Why? Perhaps because they feel they
can't spare the time - today, [53 percent] of systems administrators harden
their servers manually." ("The State of Server Operating System Security
2007", Forrester Research, June 2007 by Jennifer Albornoz Mulligan with
Laura Koetzle and Simon Yates)

 

Pricing and Availability

Security Blanket Enterprise Edition starts at $3,000 for a console that
supports up to 100 servers.  Server licenses start at $198 per server.  For
more information visit: http://www.TrustedCS.com/securityblanket.  

 

About Trusted Computer Solutions
Founded in 1994, Trusted Computer Solutions (TCS) provides commercial and
government organizations with solutions for securely sharing and protecting
critical information assets.  TCS has deep experience in developing
solutions to support the Linux community.  The company's flagship commercial
product, Security Blanket provides Linux users with an automated software
tool that allows users to easily lock down an installed Linux operating
system and periodically check the security state of an installed system.
TCS has over fourteen years of experience in building security solutions
that meet the most stringent security conformance requirements as mandated
by the Federal government.  TCS is headquartered in Herndon, Va., with
offices in Urbana, Ill. and San Antonio, Tx. For more information on Trusted
Computer Solutions, visit www.TrustedCS.com <http://www.trustedcs.com/> .

 

 

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