ATLANTA, Feb. 24, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- EarthLink
Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ: ELNK), a leading managed network and cloud
solutions provider for multi-location businesses, has unveiled a
new Managed Security Monitoring Service designed to actively
monitor customers' network, servers, routers, Point of Sale (POS)
devices, laptops and desktops to detect security events before they
turn into disruptive and costly data breaches. By partnering
with EarthLink to develop a comprehensive Managed Security
Monitoring solution, clients can go beyond basic compliance
requirements and implement meaningful security designed to protect
valuable business and customer data, enabling their IT teams to
spend more time focusing on strategic business activities. From
card swipe to servers, Managed Security Monitoring uses advanced
analytics to detect threats to critical IT and network
infrastructure. View a short video that outlines why this
protection is crucial in today's threat environment.
"With our 20-year track record protecting customers, we've built
a truly comprehensive managed security practice, with experts who
stay ahead of the ever-shifting landscape," said Peter Chronis, EarthLink Chief Security Officer.
"With all eyes on IT leaders to deploy the right solution,
EarthLink offers one of the most comprehensive managed security
monitoring services on the market today, designed to detect threats
across the entire IT ecosystem."
EarthLink's Security Operations Center collects and analyzes log
data from POS devices, routers, servers, laptops and desktops,
identifying suspicious security activities before they become major
events. Proactive vulnerability management, identification and
remediation services offer additional protection to reduce threats
that compromise business applications and customer data.
Managed Security Monitoring includes:
- Security tools using advanced threat
detection and event correlation techniques designed to detect
malicious network and systems activity
- Experienced security operations center
staff skilled in incident response, security event detection
and threat containment
- Threat detection capabilities designed to
evaluate malicious activity across the entire ecosystem
including POS endpoints, routers, authentication servers, network
devices, security devices, firewalls and customer applications
- Monitoring processes and procedures that
meet HIPAA, PCI, SOX and GLBA requirements
- Flexible web-based reporting via the
myLink® customer portal includes
trouble ticket and security event tracking as well as remediation
details
Choice of three service levels:
Silver – now available, once daily security
log and event review and escalation; ideal for retail and service
businesses required to meet PCI compliance standards
Gold – launching Q2, 2015; 24/7 continuous
monitoring with one hour review and escalation; vulnerability
identification scans on customer network, servers and mobile
devices
Platinum – launching Q2, 2015; 24/7
monitoring with one hour review and escalation; vulnerability
identification scans on customer network, servers and mobile
devices; vulnerability remediation includes patching and/or
reconfiguration through integration with either Server Management
(basic package) or Unified Endpoint Management
EarthLink's security team maintains one of the most
sophisticated threat catalogs in the world, containing more than
1.2 billion attack vectors. Daily, EarthLink protects more than 1
million customers, blocks over 200 million threats, and adds
200,000 new threats to its catalog.
EarthLink offers a complimentary Data Breach Assessment Tool
designed to help companies identify gaps and offer remediation
strategies to avoid data breaches. Using key factors common among
recent data breaches, questions in the tool help identify holes in
a company's risk management program and provides a customized
report with strategies and best practices to help reduce breach
risk.
About EarthLink
EarthLink (EarthLink Holdings Corp., NASDAQ: ELNK) provides
managed network, security and cloud solutions for multi-location
businesses. We help thousands of specialty retailers, restaurants,
financial institutions, healthcare providers, professional service
firms and local governments deliver a reliable and engaging
customer experience in their stores and branch offices. We do so by
building and managing MPLS WAN networks, by providing virtualized
infrastructure, security, hosted voice, secure WiFi and compliance
solutions, and by offering exceptional customer care. We operate a
nationwide network spanning more than 28,000 fiber route miles,
with 90 metro fiber rings and secure data centers that provide
ubiquitous data and voice IP service coverage. Our EarthLink
Carrier™ division sells facilities-based wholesale
telecommunications to other providers and our award-winning
Internet services connect hundreds of thousands of residential
customers across the U.S. For more, visit www.earthlink.com and
follow @earthlink, LinkedIn and Google+.
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