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TMCNet:  Pentura & Imperva Partnership Improves Data Security Risk Management; Partnership offers customers database security management

[July 30, 2009]

Pentura & Imperva Partnership Improves Data Security Risk Management; Partnership offers customers database security management

(M2 PressWIRE Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Pentura, a leading IT security consultancy and the UK's first Risk Management Service Provider, has today announced a partnership with Imperva that will address the challenge of managing mission critical databases and applications. The partnership will offer customers a high performance solution capable of preventing database data leakage and will control access to sensitive data.


The partnership will allow Pentura to integrate the Imperva SecureSphere Data Security Suite - a leading solution for activity monitoring, real-time protection and risk management of critical business data and applications, into its comprehensive portfolio of solutions.

Steve Smith, managing director of Pentura explains, "Within the past few months many businesses have realised that protecting core database structures is a necessity. Database attacks are increasing as are the regulatory requirements surrounding corporate data. Our partnership with Imperva will allow us to address these issues and deliver a comprehensive solution to our customers." "Imperva was selected as a strategic partner due to the strength of the technology solution. With Imperva we are able to offer our customers flexible and scalable deployment options, an easy to configure policy wizard and integrated database scanner as well as a powerful and customisable reporting tool that will keep core databases secure and easy to manage,"said Simon Morris, Pentura's research and development director., "Imperva's mission is to help organisations secure critical data and achieve regulatory compliance for their Web and database applications. Combining the visibility and control of database activity provided by SecureSphere with the skills and insights of Pentura is a natural fit and will benefit customers concerned with data security and compliance," said Chris Cesio, VP of Channel Sales of Imperva About Pentura: Pentura is the UK's first Risk Management Service Provider, specialising in understanding key business systems and processes to identify and manage risk posed to your information assets. Pentura's services and solutions address the risks surrounding the three key factors when considering Information Security; Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability.

About Imperva: Imperva, the Data Security leader, enables a complete security lifecycle for business databases and the applications that use them. Over 4,500 of the world's leading enterprises, government organisations, and managed service providers rely on Imperva to prevent sensitive data theft, protect against data breaches, secure applications, and ensure data confidentiality. The award-winning Imperva SecureSphere is the only solution that delivers full activity monitoring from the database to the accountable application user and is recognised for its overall ease of management and deployment.

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