The Credit Union National Association (CUNA) Selects Perimeter Internetworking™
as their Exclusively, Endorsed Managed Security Provider
FULLY INTEGRATED SECURITY SERVICES FOR CUs
AVAILABLE THROUGH CUNA, PERIMETER ALLIANCE
Milford, CT – March 1, 2006 – – Perimeter
Internetworking™, the pioneer of multi-threat, managed “Security in the
Cloud�? services to financial institutions and other firms with high
data security and regulatory requirements, announced today that it has
been selected by CUNA Strategic Services as their exclusively, endorsed
managed security provider. CUNA Strategic
Services is a subsidiary of Credit Union National Association (CUNA),
the premier national trade association serving more than 90 percent of America's
9,000 credit unions. Under the terms of the agreement, CUNA Strategic
Services will promote Perimeter’s turnkey managed security services to
the nation’s credit unions.
“We are extremely gratified to receive this endorsement from CUNA, as they provide an outstanding
channel to educate credit unions on information security risks, regulatory compliance issues and risk
mitigation solutions,�? says Brad Miller, CEO of Perimeter Internetworking. “They have once again
shown their forward thinking by endorsing a comprehensive, adaptive, security in the cloud approach
to keeping their members protected against future security threats and covered for compliance
regulations. We look forward to working with CUNA and their credit unions to provide them with
the best managed security solution available on the market today at an affordable cost.�?
“This
new agreement is in keeping with CUNA’s plans to increase its focus on
four main security areas of concern for credit unions: physical
security, network security, fraud prevention and business continuity,�?
said Wes Millar, senior vice president of Strategic Services for CUNA.
Earlier
in February Perimeter announced their acquisition of Red Cliff
Solutions, the leading provider of managed security services to credit
unions. Red Cliff Solutions possesses a very deep expertise in
compliance regulations and many years of experience in training Federal
Examiners at the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) and the
Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC).
“We
have enjoyed a very successful relationship with CUNA over the past
several years working with their training, marketing and sales
departments,�? said Kevin Prince, who is now Chief Security Officer at
Perimeter Internetworking and formerly CEO of Red Cliff Solutions.
“This new relationship with CUNA further positions us as the one
undisputed force in the credit union security market.�?
Perimeter’s
Gateway 4.0 is the fourth generation of the market’s leading
“Security-in-the-Cloud�? solution. Gateway 4.0 combines dozens of
technologies from best-of-breed vendors to create the industry’s first
“business aware�? perimeter security service. The
Gateway security service replaces traditional firewall and IDS
monitoring services with a hosted, network-based service that
eliminates the need for all future capital expenditures and integration
costs. Gateway 4.0 starts with a model of Perimeter’s clients’ business
processes, their value to the business and the potential impacts of
breach or failure. With this knowledge, Gateway
4.0 can distinguish the events that will be business impacting from the
ever present noise of security technology. Gateway 4.0 provides over
60 pre-integrated network security services including Intrusion
Defense, Malicious Code Defense, Secure Email Services, Secure Access,
Automated Compliance, and Network Services.
About CUNA
CUNA
Strategic Services, owned jointly by Credit Union National Association
(CUNA) and the state leagues, provides credit unions with access to
high quality products, services and technologies delivered with a
competitive advantage made possible through volume pricing and
strategic program development. CUNA serves more than 90 percent of America’s
9,000 credit unions, which are owned by nearly 87 million consumer
members. Credit unions are not‑for‑profit cooperatives providing
affordable financial services to people from all walks of life. For more information, visit strategicservices.cuna.org.
About Perimeter Internetworking
Perimeter
Internetworking™ is the leading provider of On-Demand managed security
services and the pioneer of multi-threat security-in-the-cloud
services. Perimeter offers over 50 managed network security services
including Intrusion Defense, Malicious Code Defense, Secure Email
Services, Secure Access, Automated Compliance, and Network Services.
Perimeter's unique centralized architecture offers best-in-class,
pre-integrated technology with complete redundancy and continuous
upgrades, complemented with a 24/7 engineering staff of trained
subject-matter experts. Perimeter ranked 9th on The Connecticut
Technology Fast 50 in 2005 & 5th
in 2004. In addition Perimeter ranked 121 on the Deloitte Technology
Fast 500 & has been profitable for the last four years.
Headquartered in Milford, CT,
with four geographically distributed technical operations centers and
three redundant datacenters, Perimeter's secure network services are
validated by Cybertrust and guaranteed for current and future
regulatory compliance. For more information about Perimeter visit www.perimeterusa.com.
For Further Information ContactL
Katye Long, CUNA Communications
(608) 231-4038
klong@cuna.com
Cathy Clarke
CNC Associates for Perimeter Internetworking
617.527.2089
cathy@cncassocs.com
