Authentium Announces Breakthrough in Real-Time Spyware Protection
New Antispyware Technology Stops Spyware Processes Prior to Launch, Prevents Unauthorized Registry and File System Changes; Technology Will Be Available to End Users Via Software Developers & Network Operators.
West Palm Beach, FL (PRWEB) June 24, 2005 -- Authentium, Inc., the world’s
leading spyware technology aggregator and integrator, and developer of the
Authentium ESP Extensible Security Platform, today announced the release of the
world’s first “true” real-time spyware interception technology.
Unlike
most other current spyware protection mechanisms claiming to be “real time”,
which rely mostly on a monitoring system consisting of regularly scheduled
spyware scans spaced several seconds apart, Authentium TSX actively identifies
spyware prior to launch, eliminating the need for constant “clean up” and missed
files. By closing down spyware prior to launch, Authentium TSX is also able to
prevent the launch of malware designed to monitor operating system and user
behavior, and stop crashes based on bad uninstalls.
“Authentium’s
real-time TSX anti-spyware SDK is truly groundbreaking in terms of what it can
offer mission-critical network designers, software developers, and end users”,
said John Sharp, Chairman & CEO of Authentium. “Spyware is the
fastest-growing threat to enterprise networks right now. Our “real time” spyware
protection system enables end users and network administrators to detect and
eradicate spyware before it even starts, drastically reducing vulnerabilities,
cleanup cycles, and the hacker’s window of opportunity. Other systems can take
up to ten seconds to do what we do instantly. We just narrowed the spyware
writer’s window of opportunity to zero.”
Available as an Authentium ESP
software development kit, Authentium TSX is based on Authentium’s patent-pending
Trusted Security Extensions runtime library, developed by Authentium’s Chief
Technology Officer, Mr. Helmuth Freericks, and Authentium’s VP of Trusted
Applications, Mr. Oleg Kouznetsov, over a period of five years. Originally
developed as an extensible “tool kit” for Authentium in-house application
developers, Authentium TSX utilizes core data interception capabilities in use
on millions of desktops and servers worldwide.
“Authentium TSX was
originally designed as a data interception and analysis toolkit for security
application developers”, said Mr. Freericks. “Our design philosophy was to
encapsulate all aspects of computer security, from the kernel right through to
the policy coordinator’s workstation. Using TSX, we can provide critical
interfaces to external third party databases, engines, and tools. So it is only
natural that we provide these tools to other software developers. I look forward
to working with our developer partners in implementing our antispyware solutions
inside their products.”
Unlike most companies offering spyware
protection, Authentium offers fully-integrated modular security technology
solutions from multiple “best of breed” vendors, including software from
companies that at one time were competitors of Authentium. Authentium spyware
partners include three of the four leading companies in the space.
“We
expect our first customers to be our security software developer partners and
are currently talking with several interested potential licensees”, added Mr.
Freericks. “We are also interested in hearing from engineers working in
mission-critical environments – there is a lot TSX can do to prevent
unauthorized policy changes on the client, in addition to stopping spyware on
the front end. We would like to ensure that the full potential of the technology
is realized, and we look forward to working with our industry partners to put a
stop to spyware, once and for all”.
About Authentium, Inc:
Based in
West Palm Beach, Florida, Authentium develops core memory encapsulation, file
and application defense, data interception and data analysis technologies for
inclusion in its flagship Extensible Security Platform.
Authentium is the
leading provider of security software development toolkits to independent
software vendors, software publishers, and security appliance manufacturers, and
one of the fastest-growing privately-held companies in the security software
industry, providing services to more than 2,200 enterprise and government
organizations, millions of ISP customers, and more than 25,000 education
customers worldwide.
For more information about Authentium, please visit
www.authentium.com.
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