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Media Contact:
Monique Bautista
Akaba Inc.
155 E.
Campbell Ave. Suite 109
Campbell, CA 95008
Phone: (408) 884-3765
Email: pr@Akabainc.com
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Akaba Partners With Aventail to Provide PointScan Vulnerability Assessment Services for Aventail EX-1500 SSL VPN Appliance
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Campbell, Calif. - Akaba
Inc., a leading provider of automated vulnerability assessment
services, today announced a partnership with Aventail to provide
potential customers with a simple, effective way to validate
the security of the Aventail EX-1500 SSL VPN appliance in
their networks. Prospective customers will be able to use
Akaba's industry-leading PointScan web-based vulnerability
assessment service at no cost to test the EX-1500 appliance
before making their purchase decision. The partnership gives
potential customers piece of mind that their VPN networks
are secured against the risk of attack.
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Akaba Delivers First Internal Network Vulnerability Assessment
Through Web-Based Validation System
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Campbell, CA - Setting the standard for managed security validation,
Akaba™ today announced the first Web-based vulnerability
assessment system for internal network validation. PointScan™,
Akaba's flagship product was created to provide corporations
with an easy way to find potential entry points on public-facing
servers that hackers could exploit. Now, PointScan includes
new capabilities to scan internal networks, giving IT managers
peace-of-mind that their policies are effective and implementations
are secure. |
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Akaba Sets Standard for Next Generation of Managed Vulnerability
Assessment and Network Validation
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Campbell, CA - Akaba today defined a new set of standards that
managed network security systems should deliver in order to
give customers the most comprehensive assessment and validation
solution. Akaba, founded in 1999 by a team of security technologists
who designed firewalls and VPN devices for Novell, Avaya and
Alcatel, recently announced the availability of PointScan™,
an internal and external scanning system. |
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Akaba Joins Check Point's New OPSEC Security Assessment Initiative
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Campbell, CA - Akaba, the next-generation security validation
company, today announced that it will join the new OPSEC (Open
Platform for Security) Security Assessment Initiative of Check
Point Software Technologies Ltd.. Akaba's new AutoScan feature
enhances the PointScan service by automatically validating
corporate network security policies after changes have been
made to Check Point VPN-1/FireWall-1 configurations. This
enhancement will help customers ensure that their networks are
securely configured on a continuous basis. |
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Thomas
Bleier Joins Akaba as Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing
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Campbell, CA - Akaba, Inc., a leader in Web Service based, Network
Security Validation Systems announced that Thomas Bleier has
joined the company as Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing.
Mr. Bleier will be responsible for product marketing, corporate
marketing and World Wide Sales activities. |
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Akaba Offers Free Emergency Vulnerability Assessments to Companies
affected by Tragedy |
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Campbell, CA - In an effort to assist businesses affected by
the recent tragedy in New York City and Washington, D.C., automated
security scanning service provider Akaba today announced it
will offer free, immediate network vulnerability assessment
services to affected organizations in need of re-establishing
employee and customer communications. |
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Akaba
Announces Free Code Red II Assessments
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Campbell, CA - Akaba, Inc., leading provider of Automated Security
Scanning Services, today announced a complimentary one-time
scan for the Code Red II worm in corporate networks. This valuable
service will alert IT managers to problems or give them peace
of mind from the Code Red II threat. |
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Mario
Rosati joins Akaba Board of Directors
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Campbell, CA - Akaba, Inc., today announced that Mario Rosati
has joined the Company's Board of Directors. Mario Rosati has
been with the Palo Alto, California law firm of Wilson Sonsini
Goodrich & Rosati since 1971, first as an associate and as a
member since January 1975. "We are excited to have Mario join
our Board of Directors," said Bill Hunt, CEO of Akaba. "His
experience in the high-technology start-up area is outstanding
and we are pleased to be able to tap into his experience at
the board level." |
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