TechConnect Selects OpenDNS Enterprise for Continuously-Updated, Real Time Malware Protection

San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) June 20, 2012

OpenDNS, the world’s largest and fastest-growing provider of Internet security and DNS services that deliver a safer, faster and more intelligent Internet experience to everyone, today announced TechConnect is using OpenDNS Enterprise, the favorite solution of businesses of all sizes that require an easy-to-manage, scalable security service. TechConnect is using OpenDNS Enterprise to ensure its employees are protected from stumbling upon malicious sites and downloading malware that could transmit sensitive data outside its network.

TechConnect is an Internet company with divisions focused both on advertising and gaming. Because the company is driven wholly and completely by Internet activity, and employees are continuously accessing foreign or unfamiliar sites, they are at a significantly high risk of encountering a malicious site and inadvertently downloading malware. The IT team at TechConnect needed a way to proactively combat malicious threats in order to avoid having their time monopolized by malware cleanup and to ensure that private or sensitive data wasnt at risk of being transmitted off the TechConnect network by botnets.

Although TechConnect was running desktop antivirus software on individual machines, malware was still sneaking in, requiring costly and time-intensive clean-up. We needed a way to ensure that when our publishing department vets new advertisers and websites that want to join our ad network, theyre protected from potentially harmful sites, said Michiel Beenen, CEO of TechConnect. Apart from that, we also wanted to make sure that our office was using the most stable and speedy DNS service available.

TechConnect selected cloud-based OpenDNS Enterprise for malware protection because the service is continually updated in real-time, so there are no software updates or lag time for installations or upgrades, and as soon as new malicious sites are identified TechConnect employees are automatically protected. OpenDNS blocks malware in two ways: It prevents access to malicious sites so employees cant download malware and it disables botnet communication, ensuring sensitive data remains airtight. The technology also ensures that malware isnt transmitted across an organizations network.

We would highly recommend OpenDNS Enterprise, Beenen said. We looked extensively at other services and not only would we have ended up paying more, the quality of the solution just wasnt as effective.

OpenDNS Enterprise also gives Beenan the ability to easily share network insights and support responsibilities with multiple members of his team, allowing them to effortlessly collaborate on the best way to address trends before they become problems. From anywhere, through a single Web-based dashboard, any member of the IT team can monitor network statistics, update settings, or even deploy new networks.

Beenen concluded, The nature of our work means that our team is using the Internet 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Security is of the highest importance, and OpenDNS Enterprise allows us to easily make sure every single employee is protected from possible threats. Its an ideal fit for an Internet-focused company.

About OpenDNS

OpenDNS is the world’s leading provider of Internet security and DNS services, enabling the world to connect to the Internet with confidence on any device, anywhere, any time. OpenDNS provides millions of businesses, schools and households with a safer, faster and more intelligent Internet experience by protecting them from malicious Web threats and providing them control over how users navigate the Internet, while dramatically increasing the network’s overall performance and reliability. For more information about OpenDNS, please visit: http://www.opendns.com.

About TechConnect

The TechConnect Group exists of two main companies: BannerConnect, an independent specialist facilitating automated trading for internet advertising at national and international level next to this we also have InterWave Studios, a brand new game development company that creates both casual games for mobile and web and high quality gaming titles like Nuclear Dawn that is available on Steam. For more information, visit http://www.techconnect.nl/.

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Malwarebytes Launches Next Generation of Malware Protection For The Enterprise

San Jose, CA (PRWEB) September 17, 2012

Malwarebytes, the leader in advanced threat protection and remediation, today announced Malwarebytes Enterprise Edition(MEE.) Targeted specifically for business, government and educational customers, MEE provides a centrally deployed, administered and monitored layer of threat protection and malware remediation that can be seamlessly added to existing security infrastructures. Engineered to work in concert with an antivirus solution, MEEs unique zero-day and polymorphic protection platform delivers a new generation of real-time security for todays corporations.

MEE leverages the experience gained from the extremely popular Malwarebytes Anti-Malware product which has been used by over 150 million people worldwide to block or remove over five billion pieces of malware. MEE is aimed at protecting companies of all sizes from the threat posed by cutting-edge malware such as zero-day, polymorphic and blended malware threats which can evade traditional enterprise antivirus solutions.

Modern malware is able to bypass many of the antivirus technologies currently deployed in todays enterprise, posing a serious risk to corporate data. Built from the ground up, we developed a new approach to secure, control and remediate endpoints that has already been broadly adopted in the consumer marketplace, said Malwarebytes CEO Marcin Kleczynski. MEEs heuristic and behavior-based analysis engine adds a powerful second layer of defense to

todays corporate systems that more effectively safeguards sensitive corporate assets from the organized crime rings behind much of todays malware.

Targeted malware goes to great lengths to evade antivirus products. Because these attacks are unique and unrecognized by antivirus products, they can penetrate the network and successfully compromise endpoints, said Jon Oltsik, Enterprise Strategy Group industry analyst. Malwarebytes Enterprise Edition doesnt depend on typical definitions and uses heuristics to stop these intelligently-architected attacks before they can execute on endpoints, providing an extra layer of defense todays corporations can well use.

Due to its broad compatibility with all major antivirus programs, MEE provides a seamless approach to business security that provides the additional real-time protection needed against todays new and emerging web-based threats. Designed as a centralized protection management system, MEE defends both physical and virtualized environments in an easy to use and resource efficient anti-malware application.

MEEs advanced threat protection is provided through an automated detection engine which uses a combination of predictive heuristics, behavioral and signature analysis. This approach can identify and block entire families of malware and even predict future mutations. MEE also incorporates highly effective threat and malware remediation technologies that can remove all registry traces of malware.

Fueled by a global intelligence network, the Malwarebytes community and malware research expertise, MEEs database updates take place in the background and do not require network endpoints to be rebooted, saving valuable time for the IT team. In addition, instead of performing the random scans that can negatively affect bandwidth, MEEs scheduled and unscheduled network inspections are precise and efficient.

Centrally deployed and administered, MEE allows a system administrator to oversee and manage Malwarebytes software throughout the companys network. Systems administrators use a single console to manage endpoints on an individual or company-wide basis. Policies can be applied and enforced in a flexible manner, allowing for everything from single user to user groups to enterprise-wide rules.

At the core of MEE is the Malwarebytes Adaptive Research (AR) platform which incorporates over 250 advanced technologies and components to uniquely identify new malware families and effectively predict emerging threat attributes. Proven on tens of millions of systems, integrated engine technologies such as Chameleon, Advanced Predictive Behavioral Detections, Attack Pattern Heuristics, Malicious Website Blocking and Rapid Rogue Identification all unite to provide a powerful and unique protection layer.

MEE is immediately available and pricing for 100 seat licenses begins at $ 1315. A range of corporate support packages are also available. Special pricing is also available for government, education, and non-profit entities. Malwarebytes MEE is compatible with Windows Server 2003,

2008 and 2008 R2 and additionally supports XP, Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8 operating system clients. For more information, visit http://malwarebytes.org/business/enterprise

About Malwarebytes

Malwarebytes provides software designed to protect consumers and businesses against malicious threats that consistently escape detection by other antivirus solutions. Originally popular with technicians and computer experts, the company now protects millions of people worldwide against zero-day malware and other cutting-edge criminal software. The companys flagship product, Malwarebytes Enterprise Edition employs a highly advanced behavior-based malware detection engine that has removed over 5 billion malicious threats from computers worldwide. Founded in 2008, the company is self-funded, headquartered in California, operates offices in Europe and employs a global team of researchers and experts. Malwarebytes Anti-Malware is available in 36 languages and counting. For more information, please visit us at http://www.malwarebytes.org.

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