2nd Computerworld Award for Lumension Security

Lumension Security Inc., a global leader in security management, today announced that it has won 2007 Computerworld Malaysia Readers’ Choice Award for “Best Patch Management” product two years in a row.

The 2007 Computerworld Malaysia Readers’ Choice Awards go to vendors that score well in the areas of price, performance, functions and ease of use. The Oscars of the IT community, it is in its 6th year running following past successes. This year, the nominations cover vendors in 47 categories. A complete list of all the winners can be viewed on www.computerworld.com.my and will be published in the upcoming November issue of Computerworld Malaysia.

Lumension Security’s PatchLink Update 6.4 is a policy-based architecture that enables organizations to cost-effectively manage and control their valuable IT resources while protecting networks against increasing threats. Today’s threat landscape has evolved from random attacks to financially motivated cybercrime with a far greater impact on businesses. Version 6.4 enables enterprises to manage the entire vulnerability management lifecycle through broad platform and application support, rapid remediation, scalability and unmatched accuracy and audit.

Users can manage security policies across large enterprises, while enabling for easier management of remediation deployments and improved dashboards for policy compliance. Commenting on the award, Neal Gemassmer, vice president and managing director, Lumension Security, Asia Pacific, stated: “We are pleased to receive recognition by such a well respected medium and its base of IT readers.

This award validates the ongoing success of our patch and vulnerability management product as more enterprises operating in the Asia Pacific region adopt a proactive approach to security. As the number and types of threats continue to multiply, our core mission is to deliver products that enable enterprises to proactively protect their mission critical data and assets, achieve unparalleled levels of efficiency, and cost effectively manage their entire security management lifecycle.”

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