Johannesburg, 23 Jul 2013
News facts:
* New Fujitsu Cloud End User Protect minimises the risks, costs and complexity of ensuring IT security and compliance
* Cloud delivery offers cost savings, agility and comprehensive protection against security threats
* Fujitsu is building an end-to-end cloud portfolio, designed to provide businesses with the choice they need to modernise their information and communications technology and innovate new types of service
Fujitsu today launches a new cloud-based solution that minimises the risks, costs and complexity of ensuring robust messaging security. Combining the breadth of information and communications technology (ICT) security and cloud expertise from Fujitsu with messaging and Web security technology from Symantec, Fujitsu Cloud End User Protect provides an end-to-end security solution for medium-sized to large enterprises, bringing a new cloud-based delivery method to Fujitsu's extensive security services portfolio.
This is the latest addition to Fujitsu's comprehensive cloud portfolio, intended to provide businesses with the choice they need to modernise their ICT and innovate new types of service.
According to a report by Forrester security analyst Rick Holland, e-mail security is a critical component of any company's security portfolio. E-mail remains a popular vector for targeted attacks, and a Spamhaus Project study found that over 90% of inbound messages are not legitimate for a variety of reasons. Security provided as a service is an increasingly popular delivery method, with enterprises adopting new models, such as software as a service, with additional benefits such as the off-premise isolation of suspect messages. [1]
Fujitsu Cloud End User Protect is a powerful and flexible way to access best-of-breed messaging security, including e-mail security, encryption and management from the Symantec Email Security.cloud and Symantec Enterprise Vault.cloud service offerings, with the added benefit of flexible integration with Fujitsu managed security services. Specifying and delivering IT and cloud projects is complex, and Fujitsu Cloud End User Protect takes the burden of implementing and managing the IT security system away from in-house IT teams, allowing them to focus on IT modernisation and business innovation.
Delivered via a cloud-based model with flexible monthly payment terms, Fujitsu Cloud End User Protect eliminates capital expenditure and reduces the need for new hardware or software. Continuous security is assured with Symantec's Skeptic heuristics engine and real-time link-following technology, which protects against sophisticated threats and malicious content. Additionally, Symantec's cloud service also ensures malware and targeted attacks can be dealt with at a safe distance from the customer's network.
Services within Fujitsu Cloud End User Protect, which can be provided singly or as an entire end-to-end solution, include:
* Expert advice to assess requirements and develop appropriate security measures
* Rapid implementation and fast rollout capability
* Ongoing service, from basic monitoring to fully managed Security Service Desk
Supporting quotes
Cameron McNaught, EVP Solutions, Fujitsu International Business
"Fujitsu has over 40 years' of experience protecting our customers' information in the face of mounting security threats. Our strategic partnership with Symantec gives customers the benefit of our combined expertise, offering the highest standards of service to meet the diverse needs of end-users and keep organisational data secure."
Anil Chakravarthy, EVP Information Security, Symantec
"In an effort to reduce complexity and maximise resources, many organisations are moving to the cloud. By combining Symantec's messaging security cloud technologies with Fujitsu's extensive services and expertise, customers can confidently implement a fast and simple cloud solution that protects and secures their information, while increasing business flexibility and giving them the competitive advantages they need to drive their businesses forward with confidence."
Pricing and availability
Fujitsu Cloud End User Protect will be available in all major global regions in the second half of 2013.
The service is available with Fujitsu's managed security services from local sales representatives.
Notes to editors
1. The Forrester Wave: Email Content Security, Q4 2012, Forrester Research. 15 November 2012
Online resources
* Fujitsu Cloud End User Protect: http://www.fujitsu.com/global/services/application/saas/end-user-protect/
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