Centrify in the News

Buckle up with Cybersecurity ... It's the Law

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:00:00 GMT

Centrify CEO Tom Kemp, Forbes.com
State laws have been on the books for years regarding security breach notification. But newly enacted laws that tighten compliance requirements for data security as well as recent guidance from the SEC regarding disclosing cybersecurity risks and incidents is turning up the heat on companies to improve their security or face significant fines and lawsuits.

Mac attack

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 08:00:00 GMT

Network World
One early problem was Active Directory integration. ... "We're actually looking at Centrify right now," Maples says. "Our biggest challenge now with the Mac is authentication, keeping account information synchronized and setting password policies." ... "We make the Mac machine a security peer to the Windows machine," says Centrify's Macintosh Product Manager Lance McAndrew. According to McAndrew, few large organizations are monolithic environments. In addition to running Windows, most also run Unix, Linux and, now, Macs.

Bullish Centrify doubles down in Europe

Wed, 04 Jan 2012 08:00:00 GMT

Doug Woodburn, CRN
The funding climate for start-up IT vendors is better than it was before the recession began, according to the chief executive of bullish identity and access management outfit Centrify. Fresh from bagging another $16m (£10.3m) in VC funding, Centrify has hired former Symantec and Secure Computing executive Olly Carter as its first EMEA channel sales manager.

Centrify Active Directory Integration for Splunk

Sat, 17 Dec 2011 08:00:00 GMT

Corey Williams, Splunk Blog
Here at Centrify, we were pleased as punch to learn that our first attempt at a Splunk application, Centrify Active Directory Integration for Splunk, was chosen as the “Splunk app of the quarter” earlier this year. Centrify Active Directory Integration for Splunk is an add-on for scripted authentication using Centrify Express. Centrify Express is a free solution for integrating *NIX or Macs with Active Directory (which has already been downloaded over 100,000 times in the past year!).

School Selects Centrify for Centrally Controlling Cross-platform Systems, Including Macs

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 08:00:00 GMT

Ellen Messmer, Network World
Columbia Prep, where Apple Macintosh computers reign supreme in classrooms, computer labs and libraries, over the summer made a switch to Windows servers to be used in conjunction with about 450 Mac computers the school has. Using the Centrify Suite for centrally controlling cross-platform systems, the school is centrally managing authentication and access control for the Mac-specific Group Policy.

7 Hot Mobile Trends for 2012

Sun, 11 Dec 2011 08:00:00 GMT

Datamation
Besides the convenience aspect of using your smartphone vs. utilizing your credit card, the integration of location-based services and online coupons alongside Near Field Communications will also motivate users to begin to adopt this technology," said Tom Kemp, CEO of Centrify, a provider of security and compliance solutions.