SEATTLE, February 5, 2008 — Attachmate Corporation today announced the availability of Attachmate® Reflection® for Secure IT 7.0, a set of Secure Shell (SSH) clients and servers for Windows and UNIX that protect critical corporate data-in-motion.
To comply with today’s regulatory mandates, organizations are looking for security solutions that can allow for safer information sharing while seamlessly integrating with their existing infrastructure. Attachmate Reflection for Secure IT provides enterprises with secure access to corporate host resources, enabling compliance with regulations that require the protection of sensitive data in transit and the auditing of access to key systems and resources.
Reflection for Secure IT offers Secure Shell clients and servers for Windows and UNIX specifically designed to protect data-in-motion. Reflection for Secure IT supports safer information sharing and meets growing regulatory requirements with confidence.
With Reflection for Secure IT, organizations can:
- Replace non-secure Telnet and FTP with a secure, encrypted alternative;
- Secure remote administration of critical servers, even over untrusted networks;
- Safely transfer files containing sensitive data; and,
- Access any TCP/IP-based application through a secure transmission tunnel.
The new solution addresses customer requirements for standards-based security, remote administration and file transfers. Reflection for Secure IT offers deep support for regulatory and government compliance, both regional and international, including the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI), HIPAA, Basel II, Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX), the European Data Protection Directive, and FISMA.
“Attachmate has been helping organizations and government agencies meet and exceed security mandates for years, building our reputation on the strictest proving ground,” said Eric Varness, vice president of marketing at Attachmate. “With Reflection for Secure IT 7.0, organizations can confidently encrypt, authenticate and automate information sharing across a wide range of platforms.”
The 7.0 release of Reflection for Secure IT includes both a Client and Server version for Windows and UNIX environments. Key enhancements include:
- Improved Kerberos capabilities now support UNIX systems integrated with Microsoft Active Directory;
- Dead and idle client detection restores valuable system resources;
- Easy access to an enhanced range of documentation formats, including man pages, context-sensitive, PDF and HTML;
- Tighter security options around user authentication and authorization;
- SSH connection reuse feature reduces authentication prompts to users running multiple SSH sessions at once;
- Enhanced logging capabilities;
- Improved configuration granularity allows more control over security strength and connection startup performance;
- Native 64-bit Windows support for x64 hardware; and,
- Improved Windows-based graphical FTP utility:
- Full range of encryption capabilities (SSH, SSL and TLS)
- PKI (Public Key Infrastructure) support
- File transfer automation via OLE interface
- Easier configuration of secure shell tunneling for FTP sessions.
Reflection for Secure IT is now generally available. For detailed product information, visit www.attachmate.com/Products/Host+Connectivity/Security/Reflection+for+Secure+IT/rsit.htm.
About Attachmate
Attachmate, owned by an investment group led by Francisco Partners, Golden Gate Capital and Thoma Cressey Equity Partners, enables IT organizations to extend mission critical services and assure they are managed, secure and compliant. Attachmate’s leading solutions include host connectivity, systems and security management, and PC lifecycle management. Our goal is to empower IT organizations to deliver trusted applications, manage service levels, and ensure compliance by leveraging knowledge, automation and secured connectivity. For more information, visit www.attachmate.com.