E-Gaming Security Centre Opens In Curacao, Netherlands Antilles

Tax-News.com, New York

17 February 2003

Providence, Rhode Island-based Polar Cove, an enterprise information security consultant, has established a security monitoring center in Curacao, Netherlands Antilles, from where it offers security protection to on-line gaming companies.

Says Polar:

'Twenty percent of online enterprises will experience successful Internet security attacks between now and 2005, according to a Gartner survey. The sources of these threats are changing, becoming more professional and determined. For Internet gaming, network security has never been more important.

'Staying on top of security requires specialized knowledge and vigilance. If an Internet gaming company has made the commitment to secure services for its customers, one approach is to develop high-level competency within the company. A better alternative is to outsource the tasks to Polar Cove, a company where information security is the only focus.

'Polar Cove can manage your online gaming security needs better and at lower cost than you can. Managed security services are win-wins for online gaming providers. Polar Cove security services ensure that our clients benefit from the latest technology and expertise. At the same time, the complexity, expense, and risks of in-house security management are reduced. As a result, online gaming providers can concentrate on their core businesses while creating secure and long-lasting relationships with their customers.'

Polar Cove’s Gaming Security Package includes:

• 24 x 7 x 365 Intrusion Prevention and Intrusion monitoring. Polar Cove provides around-the-clock, real-time surveillance of gaming systems from the state-of-the-art control center, responding to security breaches and internal network abuse before your gaming system can be compromised.
• 24 X 7 x 365 Managed Firewall and VPN. Polar Cove's managed security services include managed Virtual Private Networks (VPNs), logical restricted-use networks that make it possible to communicate securely over the Internet from anywhere in the world; and managed Internet security, a Checkpoint Firewall-1 gateway service that restricts data communication to and from a gaming network and includes firewall monitoring, maintenance, and response.
• 24 x 7 x 365 Business Continuity Management & Monitoring. Polar Cove offers: daily data backups, backup power, 24x7 hardware and software monitoring and maintenance, and uptime monitoring.
• Technical Environment Engineered for Security and eBusiness Continuity. Depending on need, there are Windows 2000, Windows.NET and UNIX servers, all with a secure "hardened" OS to provide a high level of security and reliability. Polar Cove engineers can propose eBusiness environments with the appropriate level of redundancies based on stated needs to mitigate risk and support the availability of mission-critical gaming applications.
• Class A Data Center Located in Curacao, N.V. This service provides multiple redundancies in order to minimize potential single points of failure. The center has a high level of physical security.
• Robust Network Connectivity. Redundant switches, routers, and links provide a robust connection to the Internet. The data center is connected via multiple major backbone providers to deliver fast, reliable service.
• Security Assurance Testing and Reporting. Polar Cove conducts periodic vulnerability assessments to validate and ensure that online gaming applications are not at risk.

Contact Polar Cove through http://www.polarcove.com/gaming.htm

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