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April, 2008 - Vol 1, Issue 4
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Who's Guarding the Guards?
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Greetings!
 
It's April and things are starting to heat up here in Boston. This month's issue centers on software protection and its role in achieving compliance with data security standards. In fact, our theme at the RSA Conference this week is "Who's Guarding the Guards?" We've also got a link to a recent product review of CodeArmor. Read on to learn more!
 
In The News
 
CRN
"CodeArmor's encryption and similar technologies should be made part of a security policy when developing .NET applications."
 
Stat Watch
IDC estimates that more than $180 billion worth of PC software will be pirated over the next four years.
 
BSA/IDC Fourth Annual Global Software Piracy Study (2007)
Who's Guarding the Guards?
 
At the RSA Conference we're talking about how CodeArmor helps ISVs and enterprise companies meet PCI compliance for application protection.
 
"A majority of this year's RSA Conference exhibitors are security vendors that offer compliance, authentication, data encryption, and access control software products used by enterprises to comply with the PCI Data Security Standards and other mandates," said Victor DeMarines, VP of Products at V.i. Labs. "However, these solutions are at risk themselves to be subverted by malware and code tampering, which can lead to customer data or sensitive information being compromised - the very thing they are trying to guard against."
 
CodeArmor allows security software vendors and enterprise application providers to harden their application code from the risks of tampering and reverse engineering and comply with customer and industry application hardening requirements.
 
Posts From the V.i. Labs Software Protection Blog
 
 
Securing branch banking centers is an immense challenge for protecting customer data and financial applications. Branch banks may not have the security expertise and sophistication of larger institutions yet host sensitive applications....
Our Customers
 
Paramount Defenses Inc., a "Top 10 Innovator" at RSA Conference 2007, recognized the need for code protection for its own use. Paramount develops security assessment solutions that empower organizations to identify and eliminate excessive access-based vulnerabilities before they can be exploited to inflict damage.

"More than 85 percent of organizations worldwide run on Microsoft's Active Directory, and the patent-pending capability of our access assessment product, Gold Finger, instantly and accurately determines who has access to vital IT assets across an Active Directory deployment," said Sanjay Tandon, CEO and Founder of Paramount Defenses. "It is critical that we guard our sensitive algorithms from both competitors and malicious users that may want to subvert our technology. We chose V.i. Labs' CodeArmor because it provides a comprehensive defense against reverse engineering, and offers an easy way to embed the security into our existing software without impacting the development process."
 
 
Thanks for reading this month's newsletter. If you didn't make it to the RSA Conference this week, please feel free to contact us to learn more about the role of software protection in achieving compliance with data security standards.
 
Regards,
 
Michael Goff
V.i.Labs
 
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