FORT WORTH, Texas, April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- C I Host, a global leader in Web hosting, Internet infrastructure and software development, today announced a substantial investment in its future, restructuring security solutions.
C I Host purchased and began installing 3Com(R) Firewall Server PCI Cards for every server. The total cost for this forward-thinking security measure is "in the tens of thousands of dollars."
"The majority of our business is not Windows-based. But, I won't jeopardize any percentage of our customers -- great or small -- with a security breach," said Christopher Faulkner, CEO of C I Host.
Faulkner was vocal, criticizing the previous security solution which the Witty worm fed upon. An undisclosed number of Windows-based servers were struck on March 20 by the Witty worm computer virus.
"C I Host and its customers were left vulnerable, because we were pro- active in installing a widely used, highly respected firewall," he said. "That doesn't make sense, and we will never be set up again."
The 3Com cards combine firewall hardware and management software to deliver superior protection. The critical advantage of our firewall card over software-only products is tamper resistance. Built into each firewall card is an onboard RISC processor that enforces security transparently to end users, local applications, and operating systems. This embedded firewall hardware is highly resistant to impervious Internet attacks, end user actions, or malicious code.
All servers have been checked for Internet connectivity, e-mail, Cold Fusion, Front Page, SSL, ServerObjects.com, scripts, ASPQmail and SA Files. A few single-customer problems remain in addition to normal, daily technical support issues.
About C I Host:
C I Host (http://www.cihost.com ), based in the Dallas/Fort Worth market, is a global Web hosting and Internet solutions provider serving 205,000 individual consumers and businesses in 182 countries worldwide. C I Host is headquartered from its main facility and Network Operations Center in Bedford, Texas, and it operates additional diverse data centers in Los Angeles and Chicago.
