STATE OF UTAH DEPARTMENT INCREASES SECURITY AND OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY WITH IPOLICY NETWORKS

Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control Benefits from World-Class Integrated Network Security Solution to Reduce Time and Resources Spent Protecting Confidential Data

FREMONT, Calif., September 25, 2006 –iPolicy Networks, provider of next-generation network security solutions, today announced that the State of Utah’s Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (UDABC) has improved its network security and IT efficiency across the organization using iPolicy’s integrated network security appliance with intrusion detection and prevention and deep packet inspection stateful firewall. The iPolicy solution, with profile-based centralized management, enables UDABC to reduce time spent locating network attacks, and to better arm its network against constantly emerging threats to ensure the confidentiality of customer information, operational data and employee records.

UDABC is responsible for all licensing, distribution and sales within the state, and operates 104 point of sale terminals at 37 retail stores. For its retail operations, UDABC must adhere to the Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard, which evolved in part from VISA’s Cardholder Information Security Program (CISP). To maintain the integrity of private data, and to comply with industry standards, security is of the utmost importance to UDABC’s security administrators.

Prior to implementing iPolicy’s solution, UDABC security was enforced mainly through the State’s firewall, which protects all State agency networks. UDABC, however, wanted additional safeguards to ensure the high level of threat prevention and information privacy protection required by UDABC.­ Additionally, the firewall’s reporting functions required administrators to search extensive strings and backlogs to identify attacks across multiple locations. The department also wanted to implement a real-time threat prevention solution that was extensible as a pre-patch solution for vulnerability protection.

Previously, we had to spend four to five hours a week sifting through data to locate attacks before we could even start to respond to them, “said Kevin Perry, technical support specialist supervisor for UDABC. “With iPolicy, we can now view and analyze graphical, intuitive reports in a matter of minutes to easily locate and respond to anomalies. iPolicy stands apart with its industry-leading scalability and virtualization capabilities, which provide us with the peace of mind that our security needs are being met and managed across the network. Additionally, iPolicy enables us to easily comply with the VISA mandate and smoothly transition through Microsoft patch updates.”

UDABC conducted a comprehensive review and test of three competing products, ultimately selecting iPolicy to improve its network and information security. While the alternatives required lengthy installations, UDBAC implemented iPolicy in just four hours. Since the installation of the iPolicy appliance, the results have been dramatic in both threat prevention and management operational efficiency areas. iPolicy enables the UDABC to view the details of attacks in real-time through simple, accurate reporting, and to respond immediately to these threats. Additionally, iPolicy meets CISP/PCI Data Security Standard requirements and provides a shield of protection during regular Microsoft security patch implementations, which previously had the potential to leave parts of the system vulnerable for periods of 12 hours or more. 

“Our goal is to provide our customers with an integrated security solution that saves them time and resources while helping them reach towards their goal of a zero-threat network, “ said Arun Chandra, president and CEO of iPolicy Networks. “In addition, iPolicy’s management capabilities enable the Utah Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control to scale across its entire network, which like many of our customers, is distributed across multiple locations. Because iPolicy‘s solution can scale up to hundreds of locations, we provide unmatched scalability and performance for even the largest customer.”

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iPolicy Networks provides next-generation integrated security solutions for organizations aiming for a Zero-Threat Network. iPolicy Networks’ Intrusion Prevention Firewall appliances utilize a deep-packet inspection-based Single Pass Architecture™ that enables mid-to-large size organizations to protect against a wide range of current and emerging threats while maintaining high network performance. Its scalable policy-based management solution significantly lowers TCO of managing distributed security while providing consistent security enforcement across geographically dispersed or virtualized networks. Headquartered in Fremont, California, iPolicy Networks’ customers include some of the world's largest network service providers and leading enterprises, government, financial services and educational organizations. For more information visit www.ipolicynetworks.com or call 1.510.687.3000.
 

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