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Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP)
Launched in April 2006 year, the Child Exploitation and Online Protection(CEOP) Centre works across the UK and maximises international links. It combines police powers with the dedicated expertise of business sectors, government, specialist charities and other interested organisations - all focused on tackling child sex abuse wherever and whenever it happens. Ultimately making every child matter..... everywhere.
Please visit www.ceop.gov.uk for more information.Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S)
The ICS Catalogue (with a turnover in excess of £170m pa) is operated by Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S) provides a route to market for ICT for the MoD and UK Public Sector organisations, for commercially off the shelf products and supply non-standard products and services.
Please visit www.mod.uk for more information.Back to Top
Microsoft
Founded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq MSFT) is the worldwide leader in software, services and solutions.
Our mission at Microsoft is 'to enable people and businesses throughout the world to realise their full potential'. This is more than a statement of intent. It's a promise we fulfil every day to people all over the globe. For us, it's all about unleashing an individual's real potential, enabling them to do the best they possibly can. Just as we constantly update and improve our products, we want to continually evolve our company to be in the best position to accelerate new technologies as they emerge and to better serve our customers.
Please visit www.microsoft.com for more information.North East Fraud Forum (NEFF)
The NEFF is a not for profit organisation. The aim of the NEFF is to promote fraud awareness and successful fraud prevention strategies across both public and private sector regions, by creating a culture of transparency with better flows of information and open discussion aimed at promoting more widespread understanding and better sharing of ideas.
Please visit www.northeastfraudforum.co.uk for more information.
Quest Software
At Quest, we know the high expectations an organisation can put on IT. Like many organisations, you have made significant investments with software providers, such as Microsoft, Oracle and IBM to meet those demands. And you could get by with the out-of-the-box management capabilities these vendors provide. But given the expectations your organisation has, is getting by enough? We don’t think so.Quest delivers innovative products that help organisations get more performance and productivity from their applications, databases and Windows infrastructure. For applications, we deliver, manage and control complex application environments—from end-user to database. For databases, we improve performance, availability and manageability from design through production. And, for Windows infrastructure, we simplify, automate and secure your Microsoft environment.
Through a deep expertise in IT operations and a continued focus on what works best, Quest helps more than 50,000 customers worldwide meet higher expectations for enterprise IT.
Please visit www.quest.com for more information.Back to Top
Stonesoft
Stonesoft Corporation (HEX: SFT1V) is an innovative provider of integrated network security and business continuity solutions. Stonesoft is a global company focused on enterprise level customers requiring advanced network security and always-on business connectivity with low TCO, best price-to-performance ratio, and highest ROI.StoneGate™ Security Platform unifies firewall, VPN and IPS, blending network security, end-to-end availability and award-winning load balancing into a unified and centrally managed system for distributed enterprises.
Founded in 1990, Stonesoft Corporation has corporate headquarters in Helsinki, Finland and Americas headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia.
Please visit www.stonesoft.com for more information.Swivel
Swivel Secure Ltd. was formed in the UK in November 2000 and now has worldwide network of over 50 channel partners covering Europe, North America, China and Australasia as well as technology partnership agreements with specialist solution companies and leading IT manufacturers.Swivel's flagship product PINsafe, a tokenless two-factor authentication technology based on the company's patented protocol, was launched in Q3 2003. In the first quarter of 2005, Swivel released PINsafe v3.1, which includes authentication for Windows sessions and a third authentication factor - the physical device.
Please see www.swivelsecure.com for more information.Back to Top
The Institute of Information Security Professional
The Institute of Information Security Professionals’ mission is to be the authoritative body of IS professionals. The Institute provides its members professional support services and guidance on developing skills and competence. Benefits include an annual lecture programme, branch network, monthly newsletter, mentoring scheme, shared body of knowledge and jobs board. For employers the Institute accredits individuals’ competence and has programmes addressing industry-wide issues including a Graduate Development Programme, defining Job Families and Salary Benchmarking, and a voice to government.
Please see www.instisp.org for more information.Lumension
Lumension Security, formed by the combination of PatchLink and SecureWave (Sanctuary), is a leading global security management company, providing unified protection and control of all enterprise endpoints, applications and devices.
Please see www.lumension.com for more information.Enline
The Identity Connects™ Framework from Enline brings the real benefits of identity and access management to organisations, from SSO, through Directory based correlation, synchronisation and provisioning to integration with physical security. At this year’s Conference, we will be introducing Sailpoint’s Compliance IQ – the first and only identity GRC solution that automates identity compliance controls, manages roles and analyses identity risk.
Please see www.enline.com for more information.Becrypt
BeCrypt, the UK’s leading encryption software company, offers a comprehensive range of data security products to protect data on laptops, desktops and PDA’s by strong authentication and encryption. Information flow into and out of an organisation (whether via PDAs or Plug and Play devices) can be managed and controlled via end-point security technology to prevent leakage of data and accidental introduction of malware. Recently launched Trusted Client provides a bootable trusted environment that resides on a USB device for use in un-managed environments.
Many of BeCrypt’s products have been CESG approved to protect UK Government data.
Please see www.becrypt.com for more information.Cipcog (Civil IA Products & Services Co-ordination Group)
CIPCOG is a public sector forum which promotes and facilitates events for government and public sector users and vendors to meet and discuss Information Assurance requirements for products and services. These events are jointly hosted by the Central Sponsor for Information Assurance in the Cabinet Office, and the Ministry of Defence, and are organised around a specific information assurance topic. The CIPCOG events are aimed at those working in Information Assurance or Information Security. This includes management, auditing, technical and procurement from across the public sector organisations including, Central Government/Agencies, Ministry of Defence, Local Authorities, National Health Service, Justice and Academia.
Please see www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk for more information.Canon
Canon is the world leader in digital imaging and information management systems. We work across a breadth of market sectors including Defence, Central & Local Government, Legal and Education and develop tailored solutions that are focused on maximising productivity whilst driving cost efficiencies.Canon solutions are developed in partnership with our customers; understanding their work environment and document processes and developing solutions to seamlessly capture, manage and distribute documents. Canon also works with organisations to develop print strategies to maximize existing resources and identify new ways in which print can be managed.
By partnering with Canon your needs will be put first with productivity and cost efficiency at the heart of our solutions you will see the results for yourself.
To view bespoke solutions for the Defence market, including Multi-Functional Printers suitable for deployment and use within the MoD DII environment, visit the Canon stand.
Please see www.canon.co.uk for more information.
Mimecast
Mimecast Services for Microsoft Exchange, Outlook and Windows Mobile gives you enterprise level email security, continuity and archiving. This 'Unified Email Management' service takes care of your requirements without the need for hardware or software, integrates with your existing IT, is controlled by you and takes just hours to set-up.
Please see www.mimecast.com for more information.Appgate Network Security
In a world with fewer borders, the demand for network security changes from security at the perimeter, to security at the source. AppGate is the leader in this space, with a solution that protects applications, protects communication and secures end point devices. The AppGate solution supports all types of transmission, fixed, wireless and mobile and is easily integrated into any customer environment. AppGate has customers in 23 countries, many from market segments like defence, government and Fortune 500 companies.
Please see www.appgate.com for more information.Aerohive
Aerohive Networks' cooperative control enterprise wireless LAN architecture provides all the management, mobility, and security of controller-based architectures without the cost, capacity, performance, and availability issues associated with controller deployments. The architecture also scales easily to support 802.11n. In addition, Aerohive solutions provide the reliability and scalability necessary for mission-critical networks and are optimised for voice over wireless LAN (VoWLAN) applications. Aerohive was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif.
Please see www.aerohive.com for more information.Netfort Technologies
NetFort Technologies is a leader in Network Behavior Analysis (NBA) solutions to a range of sectors including Education, Government, Healthcare and Finance. NetFort developed the LANGuardian NBA solution, which is deployed today in Europe and North America. It seamlessly integrates a suite of critical IT security and network applications into one single system. LANGuardian enables real-time monitoring and analysis of all internal activity, enabling a proactive and preventative approach to network management, maximizing network reliability and performance.
Please see www.netforttechnologies.com for more information.Phion
phion is one of the leading European providers of solutions to protect company communications. With the netfence product portfolio phion offers solutions for the most demanding standards in terms of availability, security and management. phion netfence consistently addresses all security-related aspects: From perimeter defence to the safe and highly available connections to branch offices, right up to blocking dangerous contents and protecting internal networks. All phion products have core management and are distinguished by their remarkable TCO. phion is listed at the Vienna stock exchange (symbol: PHIO) and is based in Innsbruck, Austria. phion’s customers include well-known, internationally operating companies from all sectors of industry.
Please see www.phion.com for more information.SBL
SBL specialise in delivering a range of software licensing, PC hardware and Information Assurance products and services to the public and private sector.
Please see www.softbox.co.uk for more information.Titus
Titus Labs email and document classification solutions address issues surrounding email risk management, data loss prevention and policy enforcement. Classifying data in emails and documents not only raises awareness to the sensitivity of information but it also prevents inadvertent disclosure, triggers encryption and adds intelligence to archival.
Please see www.titus-labs.com for more information.Secoda
Secoda is a leading provider of technology and services within the emerging Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) market, including the specialist areas of Information Security, PCI Compliance, and Data Protection. First released in 2002, Secoda‘s flagship product RuleSafe® is a web-enabled information solution for managing and promoting awareness of, and compliance with, the policies and procedures of medium to large organisations across all sectors. RuleSafe® is used by major banking, finance and insurance companies along with customers in other industries including public sector organisations.Please see www.secoda.com for more information.PGP
PGP Corporation is a global leader in email and data encryption software for enterprise data protection. Based on a unified key management and policy infrastructure, the PGP Encryption Platform offers the broadest set of integrated applications for enterprise data security. PGP® platform-enabled applications allow organisations to meet current needs and expand as security requirements evolve for email, laptops, desktops, instant messaging, smart phones, network storage, file transfers, automated processes, and backups.
Please see www.pgp.com for more information.
What 2007 NISC sponsors said about the event
"Microsoft was the platinum sponsor of NISC in 2007. This relaxed event is a great way to raise your organisations profile. The networking opportunities are priceless and the delegates eager to learn about your product offerings. I would recommend NISC to any vendor with a security product or service offering in the UK market."
Andy Lintell, Microsoft"Stonesoft has exhibited at NISC annually since 2001. Each year we have witnessed the growth of the event. together with an exceptional delegate list. We now consider it to be one of the main lead generation activities of the year."
Ash Patel, Regional Manager UK and Ireland, Stonesoft“An excellent well run event with positive interest in the work of CIPCOG / DIPCOG”
Jeannette Morgan, CIPCOG Secretariat, Civil Information Assurance Products and Services Co–ordination Group (CIPCOG)“A great way to do business!”
Paul Morris, Sales Account Manager, SecureWave“The event provides an excellent opportunity to promote IT/IS services and products.”
Sara Smale, Software Team Commercial Officer, DE & S ISS Commercial Services“Excellent for listening to other peoples views and meeting new and existing prospects. Great environment, conclusive to a successful conference and exhibition.”
Paul Edmondson, Commercial Director, Enline“A truly excellent event with really good networking opportunities.”
Peter Conde, DIPCOG Secretariat, Defence INFOSEC Product Co-Ordination Group (DIPCOG)
