Friday, May 16, 2008
Technology Protect Offers Automatic Detection of Microsoft's Latest Patches
Shavlik's Any Patch, Anywhere Technology Continues to Provide the Coverage Other Solutions Can't
Shavlik's Industry Leading Technology Protect Offers Automatic Detection of Microsoft's Latest Patches
ST. PAUL, Minn May 16, 2008 --Shavlik Technologies, LLC, the market leader in delivering software solutions that rapidly accelerate and continuously improve security and compliance readiness, today announced the ability for its Shavlik NetChk Protect users to protect themselves from security risks introduced by Microsoft's latest patch release.
Shavlik offers one of the only solutions available to help companies identify which systems are vulnerable to the security risk posed by Microsoft's latest patch MS08-029, released this week. MS08-029 addresses a vulnerability in the Microsoft security suite of tools. Microsoft currently does not provide patches for this bulletin. Shavlik is able to add support for scanning of new vulnerabilities faster than other solutions through the Dynamic Product Detection technology in the scan engine that powers Shavlik NetChk Protect, the industry-leading solution for patch management and application control.
"Many Enterprises may be unaware that their patch management solution is not scanning for the latest patch, which leaves them without the ability to centrally identify their risk, report on their security posture, or have any knowledge about their level of vulnerability to this issue," said Eric Schultze, chief technology officer, Shavlik Technologies.
For more information and commentary from Eric Schultze on this month's release of Microsoft security updates, which underscores the risk in relying on free solutions to patch a network is not a viable solution as it often leaves gaps in security infrastructure, visit http://www.shavlik.com/desk-of-the-cto.aspx#six.
Shavlik's award-winning Shavlik NetChk Protect simplifies and accelerates the detection and remediation of gaps in your system security, resulting in an enterprise that is ready to improve the speed, accuracy and productivity of its IT security and compliance operations - in physical and virtual environments.
About Shavlik Technologies
Shavlik Technologies, LLC delivers enterprise IT organizations robust software solutions that rapidly accelerate and continuously improve security and compliance readiness by simplifying IT operations, and identifying and reliably closing system security gaps. Shavlik's solutions provide Rapid Readiness so IT organizations realize continuous security and compliance readiness in a fraction of the time, cost and IT resources required by alternative approaches.
With more than 10,000 customers worldwide, Shavlik enables enterprises to simplify complex IT security and compliance management, providing trustworthy solutions that free up critical IT resources to focus on innovations that drive business growth while lowering costs. Shavlik also licenses its technology to more than 20 leading security and technology companies such as BMC, Juniper, Sophos, Symantec and VMware. For more information, visit Shavlik Technologies at www.shavlik.com.
Shavlik Technologies is a registered trademark in the United States and certain other countries, of Shavlik Technologies. Additional Shavlik product names are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Shavlik Technologies. All other trademarks mentioned in this document are the property of their respective owners.
Contacts
Shavlik Technologies, LLC
Jill Teut, 651-255-5432
jill.teut@shavlik.com
or
Madison Alexander PR
Dan Chmielewski, 714-832-8716
dchm@madisonalexanderpr.com
