IP Communications

Securicom, a South Africa-based IT security consulting and management company has entered into a contract with Alcatel-Lucent (News - Alert) to provide innovative managed firewall services to Alcatel-Lucent’s reseller network in the East Africa region.

 

With the help of its 24-hour Network Operations Center, Securicom implements active monitoring of the Alcatel-Lucent firewalls after each installation. Clients are also added to a security mailing list and receive e-mail notification on new viruses, worms, Trojans, and other vulnerabilities.

 

In the today’s world, companies must ensure network, asset, and application level security to protect their resources and customers. Alcatel-Lucent believes Securicom’s security portfolio the best suited to meet this challenge, and is looking to partner with Securicom to implement its security solutions in the growing African market.

 

With this partnership, the Alcatel-Lucent VPN firewall Brick will get fully managed services from Securicom. Securicom has met the IT security requirements of small, medium, and large businesses in Africa for over five years with its range of fully managed, outsourced solutions.

 

A firewall plays a vital role in assisting companies in warding off attacks on their networks and is an important tool against a range of Internet-based threats. But managing and running the firewall requires the services of skilled professionals and is a labor-intensive process. Companies can now get state-of-the-art Alcatel-Lucent firewall technology, coupled with access to security experts from Securicom Managed Firewall Services. Consisting of pre-implementation consultancy, design of a connectivity security policy, deployment of a firewall device, management and 24x7 monitoring and support, it provides companies with a comprehensive solution.

 

“We value our partnership with Alcatel-Lucent. Not only is it a major achievement for Securicom to be associated with one of the world’s leading telecommunications companies, but being recognized as a value-adding security partner to Alcatel-Lucent also confirms that companies are recognizing the benefits and value of outsourcing IT security management to specialists as well as our commitment to providing solutions rather than just software,” said Securicom’s Managing Director, Dries Morris. “The cost of a firewall is generally gauged by the purchase price, with little regard for the associated running costs such as configuration, training and ongoing management. Yet, these are critical aspects in the successful deployment of a firewall and, if ignored, will result in security breaches.”