Wick Hill now shipping WatchGuard XTM appliances
Wick Hill release: Woking, Surrey: 30th October, 2009 – Wick Hill is now shipping WatchGuard’s new XTM appliances – the XTM 8-series and the XTM 1050. These new security solutions from WatchGuard will strongly challenge traditional larger SME and enterprise UTM suppliers, as they update the UTM concept to [...]

By Ian Kilpatrick, chairman Wick Hill, specialists in secure infrastructure solutions
Overall, the recession is likely to be a major factor in IT security purchasing decisions in the next year, with companies looking for solutions which will reduce ongoing costs and provide rapid ROI.
1. XTMs
Users will migrate from UTM to XTM, for increased functionality and flexibility. [...]

Woking, Surrey: 14th September, 2009 – VAD Wick Hill has acquired the Kaspersky Lab business from fellow Kaspersky Lab distributor C-Media, with immediate effect. This follows strong Kaspersky Lab sales growth at both Wick Hill and C-Media.
Wick Hill has distributed Kaspersky Lab solutions in the UK and Germany for many years and this deal signifies [...]

Misconception that DDoS attacks cannot be defended against
Allot’s ‘ServiceProtector’ behavioural threat detection system can protect against DDoS attacks, botnets and zero-day attacks
Woking, Surrey: 19th August 2009 – We’ve read about recent attacks on Twitter to get at the Georgian blogger Cyxymu, which also affected Facebook, LiveJournal and parts of Google. There has been much misguided [...]

SmartWorkflow enables security policy change management helping customers reduce errors and enhance compliance
Check Point® Software Technologies Ltd. (Nasdaq:CHKP), the worldwide leader in securing the Internet, today announced SmartWorkflow™, a new security management software blade that provides customers the option of extending their security infrastructure with policy change management functionality. The new SmartWorkflow Software Blade [...]

Endpoint Security R72 delivers breakthrough end-user simplicity and Web threat protection
Check Point® Software Technologies Ltd. (Nasdaq:CHKP), the worldwide leader in securing the Internet, today announced Check Point Endpoint Security R72™, a groundbreaking, new version of the industry’s only single agent for endpoint security. The new release incorporates revolutionary technologies to improve end-user simplicity and [...]

By Ian Kilpatrick, chairman of security specialist Wick Hill Group.
1. Move to UTMs (unified threat management systems)
UTMS save money over multiple point solutions. They can cost just a quarter of the price of multiple solutions.
With UTMs you have fewer devices, so you can save on energy costs, rack space and air-conditioning. If you deploy multiple [...]

For the second consecutive year ZoneAlarm earns top honors from Virus Bulletin
Check Point® Software Technologies Ltd. (Nasdaq:CHKP), the worldwide leader in securing the Internet, today announced ZoneAlarm® Extreme Security received the VB100 Award from Virus Bulletin. The publication’s April comparative review of personal antivirus solutions, conducted on computers running Microsoft Windows XP SP3, included [...]

by Ian Kilpatrick, chairman Wick Hill Group, IT security specialists
If a flu epidemic really does take hold in this country, will your business be able to survive minus large numbers of staff? Ian Kilpatrick, chairman Wick Hill Group, specialists in IT security, gives ten key actions companies can take and explains how business can continue [...]

Wick Hill extends portfolio to cover secure, converged solutions
SME cost savings and efficiency opportunities with converged Samsung solutions
Wick Hill release: Woking, Surrey, April 2nd 2009 – Wick Hill has been appointed as a distributor for Samsung and will be selling Samsung’s OfficeServ and Ubigate ranges. This appointment sees a significant step for Wick Hill, extending [...]