HP helps organizations manage risk, protect information and assets with new security services portfolio

HP has announced a comprehensive
security services portfolio to empower organizations to more
effectively manage risk, protect critical infrastructure, safeguard
the continuity of operations and maintain regulatory compliance. To
address the comprehensive information security requirements of
businesses and governments, HP is integrating a wide variety of
security services from across the company into a unified href="http://www.ciol.com/Security/News-Reports/HP-launches-new-security-services/3310132547/0/">HP
Security,
Compliance and Continuity Services portfolio. The portfolio
consists
of consulting, training and managed security services that leverage a
common reference model to reduce complexity and cost for clients.

HP has also introduced two new services
in the portfolio, the Cloud Computing Security Assessment and
Application Security Center of Excellence (CoE) Services. The
portfolio and new services are part of HP Secure Advantage, HP's
portfolio of security products and services. The addition of new
services and solutions to the HP Secure Advantage portfolio helps
customers establish a comprehensive security strategy encompassing
key areas of the technology infrastructure, from the datacenter to
desktops and printers, across the enterprise and via the cloud.
“Businesses and governments need to collaborate easily despite
increased governance requirements and the sophistication of malicious
attacks. Chief security officers continue to look for one vendor with
the breadth to integrate security and make it seamless,” said Nina
Lytton, President at the analyst firm, Open Systems Advisors. “As a
pioneer in information security for over 40 years, HP is
well-equipped with its expanded portfolio to enable customers to
safeguard their complete domain.”

“Chief security officers are looking
to reduce the complexity of securing their entire enterprise as the
industry evolves to include new computing models, like cloud, as well
as more sophisticated, traditional technologies,” said Kallol
Hazra, Director Application Services-Enterprise Services, HP India.
“HP Secure Advantage simplifies the process, delivering a
comprehensive set of product and service solutions while offering a
single point of contact to meet an organization's diverse security
need,” he added.

HP Security, Compliance and
Continuity Services portfolio

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Security, Compliance and
Continuity Services portfolio addresses all aspects of security in
cloud computing and traditional IT environments. These include
applications, business continuity, content, data integrity,
datacenter, end-points, networks, identity and access management,
risk management, and security operations. Each service category is
supported by many individual services and capabilities for various
types of information security needs.

To reduce complexity and manage costs
holistically across these areas, the portfolio uses the HP
Information Security Service Management (ISSM) reference model, an IT
Infrastructure Library (ITIL) based architecture. Through this
approach, HP is able to align the technology environment to each
business's objectives.

To provide clients with flexibility to
meet their security needs, HP offers a range of sourcing options. HP
works with clients to design, implement and maintain their own
security environment; manage certain security functions for them, or
outsource their entire security environment. Based on their
organization's objectives, clients are able to choose their
preferred form of service delivery tailored to their individual
needs.

New services in the portfolio

The new Cloud Computing Security
Assessment enables HP to help mitigate security risk as clients adopt
cloud computing. This assessment joins HP's existing Cloud
Discovery Workshop and HP Cloud Assure. Together these services help
companies decide what should be moved to the cloud, as well as assess
and address security requirements of private and public clouds. They
also provide the means to continue managing cloud security on an
ongoing basis.

HP also has launched the new
Application Security Center of Excellence (CoE) Services to prevent
security attacks that target web applications. This service includes
a workshop and assessment services that help organizations define
their strategy and develop a roadmap for implementing an application
security program across the application life cycle. Organizations are
able to prioritize requirements based on business risk, effectively
utilize limited resources, build processes based on best practices,
and use the right technology to protect sensitive data from malicious
hacker attacks. Additionally HP Software as a Service (SaaS) Project
Services for Application Security Center also helps customers rapidly
and cost-effectively implement their application security initiatives
with a complete solution maintained and managed by HP.

Security services for businesses and
governments

HP's robust security services
portfolio enables industry and government organizations to measure
and manage risk, protect information and assets, increase secure
collaboration, analyze security threats, overcome vulnerabilities and
enable business continuity. HP has implemented and managed some of
the largest, most demanding security environments in the world, such
as the US Navy Marine Corps Intranet (NMCI).

For governments, HP supports
organizations in maintaining cyber security efforts needed for
mission success and protecting essential critical infrastructures
that support civil society and national defense. The security
services portfolio is available under US Government contract
vehicles, enabling public sector agencies to access the full range of
HP cyber security services.

The new portfolio leverages and
integrates HP's experience from more than 40 years of managed
security services delivery, more than 20 years of security
consulting, and ongoing research.