ANX Corporate Blog

While at RSA earlier this year, I had an interesting discussion with Sean Martin of imsmartin consulting.  He was speaking to managed security providers and corporate IT leaders about security outsourcing. We discussed which security tasks are better suited for outsourcing and how companies should select a managed security provider.  Sean furthered his thoughts on this topic while attending Interop last week.

Sean just published some well reasoned thoughts on security outsourcing in an article for SC Magazine called "Outsourced Managed Security:  What should you outsource?". It's recommended reading for anyone considering a security outsouring program.  Some highlights from Sean's article include:

• Before deciding whether to oursource security, identify the problem...
  
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The automotive industry, for all its knocks over the past few years, remains one of the most collaborative industries in the world.  Suppliers and manufacturers understand that teams that work collaboratively obtain greater resources, recognition and reward when facing competition for finite resources. 

Those who closely follow developments in manufacturing collaboration had something to cheer about last week.  ANX announced that it had interconnected the ANX Network with the European Exchange Network (ENX).  This allows all ANX suppliers and OEMs in North America to connect to ENX suppliers and OEMs in Europe on a secure, private network.  ANX and ENX are allowing their user communities to connect to each other at no additional cost.

So why is this...

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ANX and ENX to Set Global Automotive Communication Standard

Leading industry networks announce interconnection to support worldwide secure collaboration

FRANKFURT, PARIS, SOUTHFIELD (Mich.) - April 26, 2010 - ANX, a leading provider of networking and managed security services, and ENX, the communications network of the European automotive industry, today announced interconnection of their networks in order to create a global standard for secure business-to-business (B2B) data communication. More than 1,500 companies and organizations, ranging from small and medium businesses to large original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and government institutions, will benefit from intercontinental connectivity without incurring incremental cost.  The current pilot phase is scheduled...

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An off topic post for me, but as a victim of the European airspace shutdown thanks to the Icelandic volcano whose name I cannot even pronounce, we felt that it was imperative that I discuss my experience with our readers.

By now, I am sure that you have heard of the volcano that erupted in Iceland. It sent a huge plume of ash and dust into the atmosphere where it happily floated over to Europe where I was attending a wedding with my family. Now, I am not here to give you a science lesson, but long story short - European airspace was closed and I was stranded.

Every flight to and from Europe was cancelled, and I had no idea when I would be able to get home, not only to my pets, but also to my job. Lets face it, when you are stranded somewhere, you cannot expect...

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Still not convinced that data theft is a huge risk for retail merchants?  Watch this video for some real life case studies of how a small business is effected by cyber theft.