MySQL Americas,
Inc. and Packet General Networks, Inc. To Co-Market Packet General’s Data
Security and PCI Compliance (PCI-DSS) Solutions
Baldwin, New York
– Packet
General Networks, provider of the industry’s first secure server appliance,
announced that Sun Microsystems, Inc., provider of world’s most popular
database, will jointly co-market Packet General’s regulatory compliance
solutions for MySQL.
Packet General’s MySQL soft appliances ease the pain of
enterprises that store regulated information in MySQL databases. Faced with
prospects of having to change their application or their database vendor in
order to comply with various industry mandates and government regulations,
MySQL users are quick to realize the value of Packet General’s solutions offer.
Designed with compliance in mind, Packet General solutions provide the
foundation around which organizations can build policies, controls and
procedures.
Transparent data encryption, extended access control and
protection against “privileged” user are some of the hallmarks of Packet
General’s solutions.
“We are putting an end to finger pointing when it comes to data
security of MySQL data. Our soft appliances are secure by design which in turn
help our customers to lower their compliance costs”, said Raj Sharma, CEO of
Packet General.
“PCI-GENERAL for MySQL” is a self-defending MySQL soft appliance
that provides clear accountability through Role-Based-Access-Control management
of the platform. Just enough operating system (JeOS) in conjunction with advanced
cryptography is used to enable the MySQL database to operate in a secure
environment. Built-in audit mechanisms provide necessary feedback, which
ensures that the policies and controls are in fact working as intended.
According to Sun Microsystems, there are over 12 million
installations of MySQL database and 60% of MySQL databases are run without a
full-time database administrator. “Encryption-GENERAL for MySQL” is an ideal
solution for organizations that don’t have dedicated resources to keep their MySQL
database secure. Comes as a ready to deploy secure MySQL soft appliance,
Encryption-GENERAL enables stakeholders to heave a sigh of relief. Non-stop
Packet General security update service keeps the data stored within a MySQL
database secure at all times.
Packet General
data security features that enable compliance:
· Protection against "Privileged User"
· Transparent commercial-grade application data encryption
(AES-256)
· FIPS-140 compliant Key Management
· Cryptographically signed logs
· Encrypted backups
· Non-stop security update service
About Packet
General Networks
Packet General, an innovative provider of data-centric security
solutions, offers turnkey application appliances designed from the ground-up to
keep data secure. Security-GENERAL™,
the flagship product family, is a secure server appliance that removes the
complexities associated with securing general-purpose operating systems,
servers, applications and its associated data. Packet General’s solutions
enable customers to achieve compliance with the PCI-DSS mandates through real
data security. For more information visit Packet General at www.packetgeneral.com.
Contact:
Diane Eisele
Packet General
+1 631.546.5047
pr@packetgeneral.com
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