Fortinet Acquires IPLocks Assets to Capture Growing Database Security Market Opportunity
- By Grey McKenzie
- Published 06/18/2008
Grey McKenzie
National Cyber Security Founder
Cyber security watchdog & one of the nation's leading cyber security experts, Grey McKenzie is also the Founder of SpyCop Security Software & Soft Media Publishing Incorporated.
His clients include members of the US Department of Homeland Security, US State Department, US Department of Defense, US Federal Bureau of Investigation, US Central Intelligence Agency, State & Local Law Enforcement not to mention over 50,000 companies & individuals worldwide.
He is regularly consulted by industry leaders regarding cyber security issues.
To schedule a procedural, technical and non-technical network security audit of your company call 902-532-2262
Specifically, Fortinet has purchased IPLocks' vulnerability assessment tool, source code and related physical assets, as well as a broad license to IPLocks' database monitoring and auditing tools.
The financial terms of the deal are confidential.
IPLocks is a privately-held company that provides database
security and compliance solutions to help guard against common database
attacks, monitor database usage, alert on suspicious activities and
identify fraudulent or malicious events.
The tools assist enterprises
in protecting internal data as well as meeting regulatory compliance
requirements, such as Payment Card Industry Data Security (PCI DSS) and
Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX), and data privacy laws.
Ideally suited for
corporations with highly-sensitive data security requirements,
customers of IPLocks solutions include large banks, insurance
companies, audit firms and e-commerce organizations.
