{"id":19161,"date":"2012-02-29T12:44:30","date_gmt":"2012-02-29T02:44:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/power-up.space\/?p=19161"},"modified":"2012-02-29T12:44:30","modified_gmt":"2012-02-29T02:44:30","slug":"symantec-o3-delivers-new-security-control-point-for-the-cloud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/?p=19161","title":{"rendered":"Symantec O3 Delivers New Security Control Point for the Cloud"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sydney, AUSTRALIA \u2013 29 February 2012 \u2013<\/strong> Symantec Corp. (Nasdaq: SYMC) today announced the general availability of Symantec O3<\/sub> Cloud Identity and Access Control. Symantec O3<\/sub><\/a>, the company’s cloud information protection platform, will provide three layers of protection for the cloud: access control, information security and information management. The newly available Symantec O3 <\/sub>Cloud Identity and Access Control provides companies with a single, secure access point to cloud applications and services.\u00a0 In addition, Symantec has formed a partnership with salesforce.com to deliver Symantec O3 <\/sub>for Salesforce, a single sign on, access management and strong authentication application, built on Force.com, salesforce.com\u2019s social enterprise platform.<\/p>\n

According to a recent Symantec survey<\/a>, 44 percent of CEOs said they were cautious about moving business-critical applications to the cloud, with 76 percent citing security as a main concern.\u00a0 1<\/sup>Symantec O3<\/sub> establishes a new security control point for the cloud, enabling organisations to apply consistent identity and information security across all cloud services and devices.<\/p>\n

\u201cCompanies want their employees to be able to take advantage of cloud services, but they also want to be confident that their critical information is protected as it flows in and out of the cloud,\u201d said Francis deSouza, group president, Enterprise Products and Services, Symantec. \u201cSymantec O3<\/sub> is the answer. By enabling companies to achieve consistent identity and information protection across all cloud services and devices, Symantec O3<\/sub> will deliver that confidence and enable a more rapid adoption of cloud services in businesses around the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Symantec O3<\/sub> Cloud Identity and Access Control enables Single Sign On (SSO) across any web application, including those that do not support federation protocols. It leverages an enterprise\u2019s existing identity infrastructure for authentication while enabling context-based authorisation, password management and federation services. Symantec O3<\/sub> Cloud Identity and Access Control comes pre-integrated with Symantec Validation and ID Protection Service (VIP), enabling enterprises to leverage their existing VPN credentials to strengthen access to any cloud application.<\/p>\n

In the next phase, Symantec plans to deliver cloud information security by leveraging Symantec’s leading DLP and PGP encryption technologies to automatically detect, block and encrypt confidential information before it\u2019s stored or shared in the cloud. The third layer of Symantec O3<\/sub> is scheduled to enable information management and compliance by aggregating all cloud-related security events, providing the foundation for comprehensive cloud audit, forensics and compliance.<\/p>\n

Salesforce.com and Symantec Form Partnership to Deliver Symantec O3<\/sub> for Salesforce
\n<\/strong>Salesforce.com and Symantec will bring together the power of Symantec O3<\/sub> security with salesforce.com\u2019s Force.com platform to deliver Symantec O3<\/sub> for Salesforce. Symantec O3<\/sub> for Salesforce will enable customers to leverage their Salesforce identity to securely and conveniently access all of their cloud services, enabling two-factor authentication for Salesforce and other cloud applications. The solution is expected to be generally available in mid-2012.<\/p>\n

Partner Quotes<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cSocial enterprises are looking to the power of Force.com to build and deliver mobile and secure apps. Symantec O3<\/sub> for Salesforce allows our customers to leverage their Salesforce identity to securely and conveniently access all of their cloud services from their device of choice.”
\n\u2014Ron Huddleston, senior vice president, ISV & Channel, salesforce.com<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cSecurity cannot be an impediment to the adoption of cloud services for customers as they seek new approaches to achieve greater business impact. With Symantec O3<\/sub> built on the Cisco and NetApp Flexpod data centre solution, customers will gain the benefits of a flexible and efficient shared infrastructure that will scale easily and provide the security controls required to deliver secure access to information and applications. Symantec joins a growing roster of organisations that are turning to FlexPod to accelerate and simplify their transition to the cloud. Cisco and NetApp are committed to providing customers with innovative, pre-tested cloud infrastructure solutions that meet their business-critical needs today and in the future.”
\n\u2014Chris Cummings, vice president, Product and Solutions Marketing, NetApp <\/em><\/p>\n

Analyst Quote<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cSecurity is consistently identified by enterprises as the top inhibitor to the adoption of cloud computing. Since we don\u2019t own or control the infrastructure that cloud-based services are delivered from, there is an increasing need to inject security policy such as identity mapping, encryption and access control between users and the cloud-based services they are consuming\u201d
\n\u2014Neil MacDonald, vice president and fellow, Gartner<\/em><\/p>\n

Availability
\n<\/strong>Symantec O3<\/sub> Cloud Identity and Access Control is available now. Symantec O3<\/sub> may be implemented as a hosted, on-premise or hybrid model, depending on customer needs. For more information, please visit: http:\/\/go.symantec.com\/O3<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) and Symantec Join to Further Cloud Security Education<\/strong>
\nRecognising that trained IT Security professionals are key to protecting the cloud, Symantec has partnered with the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) to jointly create and deliver a Cloud Security training and certification program. The program is expected to be generally available in mid-2012. For more information, please visit: http:\/\/www.symantec.com\/connect\/blogs\/new-cloud-security-certification-symantec<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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