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13th July 2005: Internet Watch Foundation
Secure
Computing Helps the IWF Minimise Illegal Content
Global security
solutions provider Secure Computing has become a member of the Internet Watch
Foundation (IWF), the UK organisation that works to minimise the availability
of illegal content online, with specific reference to images of child abuse.
Secure Computing has been solving the most difficult network and
application security challenges for over 20 years with the goal of creating
trusted environments both inside and outside of our customer’s
organisations,” says Andy Philpott, vice president EMEA, Secure Computing.
“We are all working towards a safer Internet and we are therefore highly
supportive of IWF’s excellent work.”
One of the ways that
Secure Computing is working with the IWF is by integrating the IWF URL database
into its products and services. The IWF URL database contains a list of web
sites that have been assessed by the IWF and confirmed to contain indecent
images of children that would be illegal to view in the UK.
By signing
up to the IWF URL database Secure Computing is strengthening its commitment to
making the internet a safer place for its customers.
The IWF is an
independent “not-for-profit” organisation that works in partnership
with the government, police and internet industry to develop policies, projects
and initiatives as well as practical mechanisms and procedures designed to
prevent the availability of illegal online content to UK consumers. As a
measure of its success so far, the illegal content hosted in the UK has been
reduced from 18% in 1997 to less than 1% in 2004.
Through its hotline
reporting system it helps ISPs combat abuse of their services by operating a
‘notice and take down’ service which alerts them to any illegal
content found on their system.
Secure Computing provides a range of
products to help secure connections between people and information. These
include all-in-one security appliances with the world’s strongest,
never-been-compromised firewall, strong authentication products to control
access to networks and the SmartFilter web content filtering solution which
monitors internet access for schools and commercial organisations.
Peter
Robbins, IWF’s Chief Executive comments: “The IWF is part funded by
the EU, but we also work closely with the UK internet industry whose financial
support helps to ensure the work of the IWF can continue and develop. We are
therefore delighted to welcome Secure Computing as a new funding member and
look forward to working more closely with them in the
future.”
About Secure Computing
Secure Computing
(NASDAQ: SCUR) has been securing the connections between people and information
for over 20 years. Specialising in delivering solutions that secure these
connections, Secure Computing is uniquely qualified to be the global security
solutions provider to organisations of all sizes. Our more than 14,000 global
customers, supported by a worldwide network of partners, include the majority
of the Dow Jones Global 50 Titans and the most prominent organisations in
banking, financial services, healthcare, telecommunications, manufacturing,
public utilities, and federal and local governments. The company is
headquartered in San Jose, California, US and has sales offices
worldwide.
Further information: www.securecomputing.com
[Internet Watch
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