CSC And Symantec Team To Offer End-To-End Managed Security Services

CSC And Symantec Team To Offer End-To-End Managed Security Services

Computer Sciences Corporation (NYSE: CSC) and Symantec (Nasdaq: SYMC) today announced that they have entered into an alliance to offer integrated, end-to-end managed security services (MSS) worldwide. Under the agreement, Symantec will provide key elements of its security monitoring services, including intrusion detection, security device management, data analysis and correlation, further enhancing CSC’s comprehensive security solutions offering.

This alliance brings together the experience of two leading security providers to meet unique customer requirements across industry and government. The joint offering combines Symantec’s capabilities as a global leader for information security with CSC’s heritage of experience delivering comprehensive security to government agencies and global enterprises. Combined capabilities include security architecture and planning, vulnerability assessments, security device monitoring and management, intrusion detection and prevention systems, incident response and forensics.

“This agreement enhances CSC’s ability to deliver business results that provide cost-effective protection to clients,” said Chris Steinbach, vice president of CSC’s Global Security Solutions organization. “We’re very pleased to strengthen our ability to offer best-in-class security. This unparalleled combination of Symantec’s expertise in security monitoring with CSC’s experience and portfolio of security solutions will ensure our customers’ IT infrastructures are secure, available and well-managed.”

“Our customers have complete end-to-end security requirements,” said Grant Geyer, vice president, Symantec Managed Security Services. “Leveraging Symantec’s intelligence and security monitoring and management services, with CSC’s range of security expertise will enable us to truly deliver end-to-end managed security services to meet the complex and broad needs of organizations doing business on the Internet.”

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