RackSpace And StillSecure Partner To Offer Cloud Security

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StillSecure', a managed network security solutions and certified compliance company, today announced that it has joined the Rackspace' (NYSE: RAX) Cloud Tools Program. The relationship with Rackspace provides easy access to StillSecure’s Cloud Security Monitoring Service (Cloud SMS) for Rackspace Cloud customers free of charge. Details on the Cloud SMS solution can be obtained by visiting the Rackspace Cloud Tools site.

StillSecure’s Cloud SMS is a new cloud instance-based security solution. The first iteration of Cloud SMS encompasses firewall management functionality. It is ideal for cloud and dedicated server customers looking to quickly and easily secure their environments without requiring security expertise.

Cloud SMS places a small agent on the Linux-based virtual instance or dedicated server and provides an easy-to-use Web-based UI that allows users to search for the right ports and protocols to block or allow. Further, users can track statistics and utilization via the embedded reports.

Cloud SMS’ firewall management functionality is the first release in a series of cloud security solutions to be delivered by StillSecure.

As part of today’s announcement, StillSecure is also proud to announce that it will be featured under the Rackspace “Cloud Tools Program” partner site. This relationship is designed to offer added value to Rackspace customers who desire to increase cloud security by identifying a trusted industry leader that supports their current cloud environment.

“Rackspace customers are leveraging the cloud for a wide range of mission critical applications. The Rackspace Cloud Tools program is a catalyst for organizations to fully utilize the cloud,” said Ven Shanmugam, Senior Manager, Strategy and Corporate Development at Rackspace. “StillSecure’s Cloud SMS is an exciting product because it is designed to provide a critical layer of security for cloud environments.”

“The Cloud is too powerful of a concept not to be utilized by corporations; however, security is the number one impediment for more widespread cloud adoption,” said James Brown, Chief Technology Officer of StillSecure. “Smart IaaS providers like Rackspace are taking the lead to address this issue up-front by enabling and encouraging their customers to secure their cloud environments. This relationship further validates the need for a solution like Cloud SMS and we look forward to collaborating with Rackspace to help their customers make a safe and seamless transition to the cloud.”

Rackspace joins a growing list of hosting and cloud providers offering Cloud SMS to their customers. Additional StillSecure partners that have made Cloud SMS available to their customers include SoftLayer Technologies, Host.net, Peak 10 and ViaWest.

Cloud SMS was launched September 26, 2011 at the Hosting and Cloud Transformation Summit. StillSecure also offers a suite of managed security services, which includes intrusion detection and prevention, Web application firewall, log management, and over a dozen others that protect customers from a variety of security threats while helping address regulatory compliance. StillSecure’s managed security service solutions are available as physical, virtual, or cloud implementations. Cloud SMS is available immediately through Rackspace at https://cloud.rackspace.stillsecure.com/sign_up.php.