Anonymizer is the pioneer and global leader of online privacy protection and non-attribution solutions. While consumer and enterprise markets are of importance to the company, its biggest opportunities lie within the Intelligence, Law Enforcement and Department of Defense (DoD) communities.
Anonymizer touts proven technologies that enable and protect government agencies and their employees from identity risks, particularly those individuals and departments whose missions rely upon Open Source Intelligence, Information Assurance, Operational Security and Cyber Security. An October 2007 CNN story noted that approximately 140 foreign intelligence organizations were known to have attempted to hack into the U.S. Government and corporate computer networks recently, thereby creating chaos by manipulating information in electronic systems the government, military and private industry use. Such tactics can include denying access to certain sites or directing the visitor to a “shadow” site that displays inaccurate information by detecting the IP address of the visitor.
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Corporate America has the duty and the expertise to be a key asset in protecting government IT systems. The willingness of Congress to fund $319 million next year toward combating cyberterrorism is a virtual call to arms to all businesses and organizations to do just that. It's a matter of being part of the solution or part of the problem. BizSanDiego Sidelining Your Health? By Bill Unrue When you are bootstrapping your business, you need to be willing to do anything to win—as long as it is legal and ethical. You will also need to find ways to cope with the daily stress of failure that comes with this commitment. I find that lots of high-intensity exercise and family time is key to stabilizing yourself when challenged to succeed in a dynamic environment.
There's been much discussion of late regarding the perceived lack of expediency by federal agencies to identify and prioritize critical cyber infrastructure needs. The Department of Homeland Security’s National Center for Critical Information Processing and Storage (NCCIPS) is sanctioned to host departmental applications and handle network connectivity, disaster recovery and critical data storage. Despite Congress approving $97.3 million in funding for NCCIPS for fiscal 2008, the migration of IT systems to the national center is reportedly moving slowly.
The Industry Standard/Network World Anonymizer acquired by risk mitigation firm Risk-mitigation firm Abraxas Corp. Thursday announced it has acquired Anonymizer for an undisclosed price.
Anonymizer makes products that can conceal an online user's identity. The San Diego company's founder and CTO Lance Cottrell, has been an outspoken privacy advocate, particularly in areas of the world where government-based censorship and monitoring of individuals exists.
Herndon, Va.-based Abraxas, which provides technology for the national security community, intends to keep Anonymizer as a subsidiary.
What capabilities agencies must possess to combat this threat Nowadays, few would ever consider using the Internet "unprotected" without a reliable anti-virus software and firewall solution installed on their PC networks. Yet most people, including government operatives, are visiting Web sites equally unprotected in other ways, and exposing their IP addresses and network identifies to the organizations that run them.
All types of organizations — from Fortune 500 companies to mom-and-pop operations — have mandated the use of anti-virus, anti- malware, anti-spam, firewall and cookie-removal solutions for every employee workstation. While these programs have proven effective at mitigating various security risks, IT administrators can’t get too comfortable with these initiatives just yet.