LAS VEGAS, October 8 /PRNewswire/ --

- Enables Companies to Control Access, Enforce Internal Security 
Policies, Meet Regulatory Requirements

Vanguard Integrity Professionals, Inc., a leading global provider of
enterprise security software solutions, today announced the release of
Vanguard Policy Manager(TM). This new software enables organizations to
reduce security risks and meet regulatory compliance requirements while
providing an immediate return on investment (ROI). Vanguard Policy Manager
prevents the issuance of RACF(R) commands by any user if the commands violate
corporate and regulatory policies, even if the user otherwise has authority
under RACF.

Vanguard Policy Manager prevents intentional, accidental or unauthorized
changes that could compromise security controls by enabling enterprises to
set hierarchical policies that precisely control which users can issue
specific RACF commands and command parameters. The software enforces security
policy integrity by preventing commands that do not comply with security
policies from being issued. It also ensures that users cannot alter within
Vanguard Policy Manager the established security policies.

"Privilege creep (i.e., the gradual accumulation of excessive access
privileges) is a problem for many IT security administrators and the firm's
compliance auditors," said Christian Christiansen, program vice president of
Security Products & Services at IDC. "In the past, IT executives permitted
far greater administration rights than were prudent for the sake of
convenience and ease of administration. However, this situation can cause
security, misconfiguration, compliance, and other problems. Vanguard Policy
Manager helps deal with these server protection problems by tightly
controlling administrator access privileges."

Vanguard Policy Manager can be configured to ensure compliance with
Payment Card Industry security regulations such as user authentication and
password management and reporting capabilities to identify potential user
account violations. The software can also be configured to modify
non-compliant commands to adhere to internal policies or regulations such as
Sarbanes Oxley, Gramm Leach Bliley, Health Information Portability and
Accountability Act and more.

"Organizations today have a difficult time enforcing policies and
complying with regulatory requirements concerning data access and data
changes. Vanguard Policy Manager makes it simple," said Jim Yurek, security
consultant and former senior manager, identity and access management, at Bank
of America. "Plus, Vanguard Policy Manager's incredible ROI is truly unique
for most enterprise security software purchases. The software pays for itself
many times over within the first year of deployment."

The ROI of Vanguard Policy Manager is based on the software's ability to
continuously enforce policy compliance. Vanguard Policy Manager ensures a
rapid ROI by reducing profile remediation costs, avoiding litigation
resulting from data breaches and decreasing the time spent on audit research
and audit findings. The software allows enterprises to implement best
practice settings and apply them to all users automatically and is easily
configured to enforce specific internal security policies and standards. Log
records provided by Vanguard Policy Manager supplement forensic evidence and
allow companies to quickly and easily generate regulatory and compliance
reports.

Vanguard Policy Manager is available immediately. For more information,
visit http://www.go2vanguard.com or call +1-888-547-3976.

About Vanguard Integrity Professionals

Vanguard Integrity Professionals provides enterprise security software
and services that solve complex security and regulatory compliance challenges
for government agencies and Fortune 500 companies around the world. With
solutions for Identity and Access Management, Audit and Compliance, Security
Administration and Intrusion Detection, Vanguard automates processes
necessary to identify and mitigate the risks customers face. Vanguard's
customers receive a rapid return on investment and are able to focus on other
critical business needs thereby becoming more productive and more secure. For
more information, visit http://www.go2vanguard.com.

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