Tata Communications Offers Managed Two-Factor Authentication as a Cloud-based Service
a leading provider of a new world of communications, today announced the
launch of its managed two-factor authentication service that adds to its
portfolio of Managed Security Services (MSS). The new service helps all
enterprises to further secure their networks and comply with
security-specific certifications and regulations.
According to the Open Security Foundation(1), 436 security and database
breaches compromising more than 218 million records have been reported in
2009. Tata Communications’ managed authentication service helps address this
by providing a globally consistent solution that helps organizations secure
access to internal networks and infrastructure and prevents unauthorized
access within and outside an organization.
“Enterprises around the globe are leveraging mobile devices and laptops
on an increasing basis, raising the risk of a security breach,” said
Landau
Communications. “While two-factor authentication offers far more protection
for enterprises than passwords, many enterprises have delayed the adoption
because of the complexity of deployment, staffing requirements and
infrastructure cost. Our hosted managed authentication service addresses
these challenges for customers and reduces the cost of ownership for
safeguarding the enterprise against unauthorized access.”
The new service from Tata Communications is hosted and authenticates
users before they are granted access to their organization’s applications,
data, services, and network devices. Users enter a personal identification
number (PIN) and a six digit one-time passcode displayed on a token.
Depending on their security policies and end users’ preferences, customers
can choose to use software or hardware tokens. Software tokens provide
increased convenience as users no longer need to carry a separate device.
Instead, they can leverage everyday mobile devices that they already own and
carry such as smart phones and PDAs, or their own desktop.
Tata Communications has teamed up with the global leader in two-factor
authentication, RSA–The Security Division of EMC (NYSE: EMC)–to help power
the managed two-factor authentication solution. “RSA SecurID is the world’s
most widely deployed and trusted strong authentication solution with more
than 20 years of outstanding performance and innovation,” said
President of Product Marketing for RSA, The Security Division of EMC. “By
offering RSA SecurID through a managed authentication service, Tata
Communications will help its enterprise customers bring confidence to
everyday transactions by providing secure internal and remote access for
employees, customers and partners.
With managed authentication, firms will be able to eliminate the learning
curve associated with new technologies while saving on operational costs.
Managed authentication incorporates best practices regarding secure
authentication design, implementation, and change management of security
systems to protect critical business assets. With a wholly managed
authentication solution, no upfront investment is required to install and
deploy infrastructure and servers. Tata Communications also handles all the
details and time-consuming tasks related to token life-cycle management. In
addition, staffing, administrative and logistics overhead, user management,
and personnel requirements are greatly reduced, lowering total cost of
ownership (TCO).
“Our software token technology and managed authentication service offer a
compelling price advantage for mass deployment through mobile devices that
can enable service providers and enterprises to quickly establish and
maintain large-scale, trusted infrastructures,” said Landau. “With more
managed and secure end points, the volume of B2B and B2C communications will
increase and this will help improve operational efficiency and streamline
e-business transactions.”
1. http://datalossdb.org/yearly_reports/dataloss-2009.pdf .
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About Tata Communications
Tata Communications is a leading global provider of a new world of
communications. With a leadership position in emerging markets, Tata
Communications leverages its advanced solutions capabilities and domain
expertise across its global and pan-
solutions to multi-national enterprises, service providers and Indian
consumers.
The Tata Global Network includes one of the most advanced and largest
submarine cable networks, a Tier-1 IP network, with connectivity to more than
200 countries across 400 PoPs, and nearly 1 million square feet of data
center and collocation space worldwide.
Tata Communications’ depth and breadth of reach in emerging markets
includes leadership in Indian enterprise data services, leadership in global
international voice, and strategic investments in operators in
(Neotel),
Telecom Limited), and subject to approval by the Chinese government,
(China Enterprise Communications).
Tata Communications Limited is listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange and
the National Stock Exchange of
Stock Exchange. (NYSE: TCL)
http://www.tatacommunicaitons.com
For more information on Tata Communications’ MSS offering visit:
http://www.tatacommunications.com/enterprise/security/
Forward-looking and cautionary statements
Certain words and statements in this release concerning Tata
Communications and its prospects, and other statements, including those
relating to Tata Communications’ expected financial position, business
strategy, the future development of Tata Communications’ operations, and the
general economy in
involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, including
financial, regulatory and environmental, as well as those relating to
industry growth and trend projections, which may cause actual results,
performance or achievements of Tata Communications, or industry results, to
differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking
statements. The important factors that could cause actual results,
performance or achievements to differ materially from such forward-looking
statements include, among others, failure to increase the volume of traffic
on Tata Communications’ network; failure to develop new products and services
that meet customer demands and generate acceptable margins; failure to
successfully complete commercial testing of new technology and information
systems to support new products and services, including voice transmission
services; failure to stabilize or reduce the rate of price compression on
certain of the company’s communications services; failure to integrate
strategic acquisitions and changes in government policies or regulations of
Communications’ industry; and, in general, the economic, business and credit
conditions in
performance or achievements to differ materially from such forward-looking
statements, many of which are not in Tata Communications’ control, include,
but are not limited to, those risk factors discussed in Tata Communications’
various filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
These filings are available at http://www.sec.gov. Tata Communications is
under no obligation to, and expressly disclaims any obligation to, update or
alter its forward-looking statements.
RSA and SecurID are either registered trademarks or trademarks of RSA
Security Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries. EMC is a registered
trademark of EMC Corporation. All other trade names and trademarks are the
property of their respective holders.
Media Contacts:
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Tata Communications
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David Chin
Hill & Knowlton
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Abhishek Prakash
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SOURCE Tata Communications Limited