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Gartner, ICSA check security risks
By Tim Clark
Staff Writer, CNET NEWS.COM
August 18, 1998, 5 p.m. PT
URL: http://www.news.com/News/Item/0,4,25417,00.html
Gartner Group and the International Computer Security Association will
unveil a new security service tomorrow that gives customers an in-depth
analysis of their Internet security risks, including both business
practices and technical aspects.
The Internet Security Exposure Analysis Service from Gartner Measurement
is designed for executives in large companies that may not understand
online security details but fear the havoc and PR disasters created by
break-ins to Web sites or corporate networks.
In April, Gartner took a 19.9 percent equity stake Investor in ICSA, a
for-profit company.
"The objective is to provide a one-time snapshot of what areas are
vulnerable to exploitation by would-be hackers," said ICSA's George Japak,
director of program management.
The service uses elements of ICSA's TruSecure security assessment service
and Gartner's Technology, Organization and Process (TOP) model, which
evaluates questionnaires from customers to identify business practices,
transactions, and procedures that put sensitive corporate information at
risk.
Some parts of the service are similar to capabilities of security scanning
software from vendors such as Internet Security Systems, but it works with
an outside authority for the evaluation rather than with an in-house
department that may have established the security system being tested.
In the end, Gartner creates a report and with ICSA makes a presentation to
management.
The service is priced at $25,000 for a network with up to 500 IP addresses
and an unlimited number of devices.
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