Dec. 11, 2012 -
PRLog -- Security monitoring and compliance management provider eGestalt Technologies (http://www.egestalt.com/
index.php) has released an integrated and unified IT-GRC and cloud-based security posture management (http://www.egestalt.com/
security-posture-
management.html)
(SPM) software product, Aegify.
SPM is the art and science of monitoring and managing business security status by orchestrating process, people, and technological resources to achieve security objectives. This involves identifying business critical IT assets, evaluating their risks based on vulnerabilities and the impact of potential threats, and mapping results directly to controls to initiate appropriate countermeasures.
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technology, which scans physical and virtual networks, databases, operating systems and web applications, Aegify is a complete integration of eGestalt's HIPAA and PCI compliance (
http://www.egestalt.com/automated-pci-compliance-manageme...) tool, SecureGRC, with the added benefit of SPM compliance. The software was designed so customers can import data from other standard vulnerability scanners.
Aegify can automatically map security vulnerabilities to compliance mandates. The tool can import data from other standard vulnerability scanners in the industry, as well.
A cloud application, Aegify's SPM threat management (
http://www.egestalt.com/threat-management.html) approach performs asset discovery, vulnerability analysis, risk profiling, threat impact analysis and compliance mapping. It can identify 92,000 vulnerability checks for more than 31,800 vulnerabilities across physical and virtual networks, operating systems, databases, and Web applications.
The cloud-based Aegify engine is driven in large part by eGestalt's flagship product Aegify SecureGRC, a unified security and compliance management tool that includes all of the necessary security and IT-GRC functionality required to gain control and improve compliance levels across more than 400 regulations.
About eGestalt Technologies Inc.eGestalt (www.egestalt.com (
http://www.egestalt.com/index.php)) is a world-class, innovation driven, leading provider of cloud-computing based enterprise solutions for information security and IT-GRC management. eGestalt is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA, and has offices in the US, Asia-Pacific and Middle East. eGestalt SecureGRC was given a rating of 4.5 stars (out of a maximum 5) with 5 stars for Features, Support and Value for money by SC magazine in June 2012. In Feb. 2012 eGestalt President Anupam Sahai was named a Channel Chief by Everything Channel's CRN. eGestalt has been ranked in the Top 10 Vendors for Compliance Management and Data Access & Security by Hypatia Research, Q4 2011. eGestalt was nominated Breakthrough Technology Vendor at XChange Americas, Aug. 2010, and selected by SiliconIndia among the "Top 10 Security Companies to Watch." Its SecureGRC application was voted runner-up in the Managed Services Category at XChange Tech Innovators, Nov. 2010. In Sept. 2011 it was selected by Everything Channel as a 2011 CRN Emerging Technology Vendor as well as a 2011 Tech Innovator for Managed Services.
