BlueCentral, Australia’s leading hosting and mobility solutions provider, announced the launch of BlueCentral Threat Manager, a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) network security solution that provides intrusion protection, vulnerabilities assessment, compliance automation and 24x7 threat monitoring.

BlueCentral Threat Manager is offered in partnership with Alert Logic, a leading Texas based provider of on-demand IT compliance and security solutions. It is designed to help businesses eliminate the high cost and complexity of managing disparate network security products and to validate compliance requirements.

Manjula Kularathne, General Manager - Security Products of BlueCentral said, ”BlueCentral Threat Manager’s unique delivery method and the integrated nature of its solution has made it possible for us to offer customers a cost effective on-demand solution. Threat Manager provides an additional critical layer of network security to our customers. It is designed to maximise the value of our customer’s investment in securing their networks and minimising their exposure to security risks.”

Threat Manager addresses BlueCentral’s enterprise and shared customers distinctive security needs by eliminating the hassle and higher costs associated with deploying conventional security solutions. This aligns with BlueCentral’s focus on delivering the best customer service and offering the best selection of products and solutions.

BlueCentral Threat Manager can be scaled to the requirements of any small to medium sized business. This service will suit companies which do not have in-house network security expertise or have access to resources to secure their infrastructure. BlueCentral Threat Manager is also designed to help e-commerce companies to validate the Payment Card Industry (PCI) compliance utilising “Ready-to-Submit” PCI-certified scans against externally visible assets.

Key features that can be found in BlueCentral Threat Manager include:

- 24/7 Security Operations Centre: complete 24x7 monitoring and support - Integrated functionality: intrusion protection, vulnerability management and compliance automation in one package. It provides a critical layer of network defence against threats that easily bypass perimeter and endpoint defences. Ease of implementation and use: a solution that is accessible through an intuitive, browser-based user interface. - Rapid deployment and zero maintenance -  Dynamic portal that generates simple, easy-to-view online reports on-demand to assess incidents and vulnerabilities that could impact security posture. PCI DSS certified scanning and compliance validation functionality available at no additional cost

Manjula added, “SaaS based solutions are becoming increasingly popular. Our customers have indicated the need for well integrated on-demand security solution like BlueCentral Threat Manager which is designed to help them effectively manage threats against their networks as well as meet compliance requirements.”

About BlueCentral

BlueCentral is a hosting and mobility solutions provider, delivering domain names, shared web hosting, dedicated hosting, co-location solutions, as well as mobile messaging aggregation, mobile billing and delivery, security services and data centre facilities. Our clients consist of the SME sector, large businesses, corporate and government departments worldwide.