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訊連科技FaceMe®攜手Network Optix 打造人臉辨識智慧安控解決方案

【2021年2月23日，台北訊】 全球頂尖AI臉部辨識領導廠商訊連科技(5203.TW) 宣布與Network Optix合作，將訊連FaceMe® Security與Network Optix的Nx Witness VMS影像管理系統進行深度整合，可於智慧安控場景中進行即時的人臉偵測，及VIP、員工、黑名單等人物之辨識。該解決方案可廣泛應用於智慧城市、零售、工業設施及飯店等不同使用情境。

訊連科技FaceMe®攜手Network Optix 打造人臉辨識智慧安控解決方案

Network Optix旗下的Nx Meta為可擴充式的開放平台，可協助系統整合商於各市場景中打造出符合需求的影像監控服務(VSaaS)。其Nx Witness VMS影像管理系統可有效管理場域中之IP攝影機。訊連FaceMe® Security為一款專為智慧安控設計的加值軟體，可運行於工作站、伺服器或VMS (video management systems)等多種環境，可在安控場景中偵測人臉，與資料庫比對進行身分辨識，即使配戴口罩也可精準辨識身分。

整合FaceMe® Security及Nx Meta的全新智慧解決方案具備即時臉部辨識功能，於FaceMe® Security偵測到VIP、員工、黑名單等標註人物時，可透過API將系統事件即時傳送至Nx Witness VMS，方便保全人員快速進行人物之辨認。此外，亦可透過FaceMe® Security之網管介面查詢特定人物之進出紀錄，可應用於差勤、門禁、保全等多樣用途。

「VMS智慧影像管理系統已於全球各場域普及且行之有年，而人臉辨識技術的出現，可提升安控應用的附加價值。」訊連科技執行長黃肇雄表示：「訊連科技FaceMe®與Network Optix的合作，可協助安控建置快速導入人臉辨識技術，進行門禁、出勤、特殊人士辨識等應用，不僅可滿足市場對新一代智慧安控解決方案的需求，也為安控產業帶來更多樣化的應用。」

「Network Optix很開心能藉由整合訊連FaceMe® Security的臉部辨識引擎，打造全新的解決方案。」Network Optix行銷總監 Tony Luce表示：「FaceMe® Security具備精準臉部辨識功能以及彈性、使用者友善的優點，是十分理想的核心技術合作夥伴。」

訊連科技FaceMe®在2021年1月最新公布的NIST測試報告中，於實境照比對測試項目（WILD 1E-5）中以96.98%辨識率，以開發團隊排名高居全球第6。FaceMe® Security為智慧監控軟體，可應用於個人電腦、工作站、伺服器及影像管理系統。

FaceMe®為專為邊緣運算（Edge Computing）打造的臉部辨識引擎，無論是建置在搭載高階處理器及圖像加速卡的伺服器和工作站、或是搭配輕量化處理器的IoT邊緣運算裝置，皆可針對不同的硬體配置進行優化，為系統整合商帶來快速，彈性且精準的人臉辨識解決方案，並可導入各種應用領域中，如智慧安控，訪客控管，公共安全，智慧零售和智慧家庭等。針對COVID-19疫情升溫，口罩辨識及配戴口罩的臉部辨識亦是重點指標，FaceMe®亦提供口罩偵測及配戴口罩進行人臉辨識等功能，可提供高達95%的辨識率，適合運用於醫療院所、辦公室及工廠等地，進行配戴口罩時的人流偵測及門禁管制。

更多關於FaceMe®的訊息，請至: https://tw.cyberlink.com/faceme/

About Version 2

Version 2 Digital is one of the most dynamic IT companies in Asia. The company distributes a wide range of IT products across various areas including cyber security, cloud, data protection, end points, infrastructures, system monitoring, storage, networking, business productivity and communication products. Through an extensive network of channels, point of sales, resellers, and partnership companies, Version 2 offers quality products and services which are highly acclaimed in the market. Its customers cover a wide spectrum which include Global 1000 enterprises, regional listed companies, different vertical industries, public utilities, Government, a vast number of successful SMEs, and consumers in various Asian cities.

關於CyberLink
訊連科技創立於1996年，擁有頂尖視訊與音訊技術的影音軟體公司，專精於數位影音軟體及多媒體串流應用解決方案產品研發，並以「抓準技術板塊，擴大全球行銷布局」的策略，深根台灣、佈局全球，展現亮麗的成績。訊連科技以先進的技術提供完美的高解析影音播放效果、以尖端的科技提供完整的高解析度擷取、編輯、製片及燒錄功能且完整支援各種高解析度影片及音訊格式。產品包括：「威力導演」、「PowerDVD」、「威力製片」、「威力酷燒」等。

關於Network Optix Network Optix(Nx)是專注於開發監控影像解決方案的軟體公司，自2013年起已將強大、可靠且彈性的技術導入超過百萬台監控攝影機，範圍橫跨6大洲、130個國家。 更多詳細資訊請上Network Optix官網：https://www.networkoptix.com/

Enterprise WiFi Authentication, Explained

Gartner Reviews NAC Tools for 2021

Types of WiFi Authentication

There are several different methods for authenticating wireless clients. Some have fallen out of favor due to security weaknesses, ultimately being replaced with newer, more secure authentication methods. These include :

  • Open authentication to the access point
  • Shared key authentication to the access point
  • EAP authentication to the network
  • MAC address authentication to the network
  • Combining MAC-based, EAP, and open authentication
  • Using CCKM for authenticated clients
  • Using WPA key management

WiFi Authentication Challenges

From its outset, WiFi posed a unique challenge when it came to authenticating identities since users were no longer physically connecting to ethernet ports. Originally, there were several methods used to authenticate users across wireless networks:

  1. Separation: One was to separate the WiFi network and enable it to access the Internet. If you needed to access on-prem applications or resources, you would VPN into the network just as if you were remote. In this case the solution for WiFi authentication was the implementation of the SSID and password which was shared across any users of that particular network. In this case, there wasn’t really a connection to the main network even though the WiFi network was located alongside the internal network. It operated more as a separate network for a variety of reasons.
  2. SSID: Another path is to simply leverage an SSID and passphrase and let anybody on the network that has that. Subsequently the user could authenticate to the directory service, but even if they failed the authentication, they would still have access to the WiFi network.
  3. RADIUS Authentication: Yet, another path was to leverage the RADIUS authentication protocol to auth access to the WiFi network which would subsequently authenticate access with Active Directory. The RADIUS server was the intermediary between the WiFi access point and the core identity provider. RADIUS was able to speak to the WiFi access points and then translate for the directory to authenticate user access. Of course, the downside of this approach was more servers, more integration, and more configuration on end user devices.

WiFi Authentication with Portnox CLEAR

WiFi extends beyond your walls. Employees harmlessly share company WiFi passwords with guests, contractors, business neighbors without ever stopping to think about the network and information security risks this poses to their organization. It’s not just outsiders, however. Today, nearly 20% of SMBs experience a data breach by a former employee who still has WiFi access.

It’s never been easier to secure your WiFi. With Portnox’s WiFi Security-as-a-Service, complex integrations and RADIUS server setups that traditionally required skilled IT staff and extensive training have been eliminated. Now, you can set-up user and device authentication that comply with security regulations in minutes.

Watch How it Works

About Version 2 Digital

Version 2 Digital is one of the most dynamic IT companies in Asia. The company distributes a wide range of IT products across various areas including cyber security, cloud, data protection, end points, infrastructures, system monitoring, storage, networking, business productivity and communication products.

Through an extensive network of channels, point of sales, resellers, and partnership companies, Version 2 offers quality products and services which are highly acclaimed in the market. Its customers cover a wide spectrum which include Global 1000 enterprises, regional listed companies, different vertical industries, public utilities, Government, a vast number of successful SMEs, and consumers in various Asian cities.

About Portnox
Portnox provides simple-to-deploy, operate and maintain network access control, security and visibility solutions. Portnox software can be deployed on-premises, as a cloud-delivered service, or in hybrid mode. It is agentless and vendor-agnostic, allowing organizations to maximize their existing network and cybersecurity investments. Hundreds of enterprises around the world rely on Portnox for network visibility, cybersecurity policy enforcement and regulatory compliance. The company has been recognized for its innovations by Info Security Products Guide, Cyber Security Excellence Awards, IoT Innovator Awards, Computing Security Awards, Best of Interop ITX and Cyber Defense Magazine. Portnox has offices in the U.S., Europe and Asia. For information visit http://www.portnox.com, and follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn.。

Kobalos木馬程式攻擊全球Linux超級電腦、資安業者與個人伺服器

國際資安大廠ESET於2月初揭露一支名為Kobalos的木馬程式，並指出這雖然只是一個小程式，卻專門鎖定著名的攻擊目標，包括高效能運算叢集、亞洲的大型ISP、北美的資安業者，以及某些個人伺服器都是受害者，且它可移植到不同的作業系統，如Linux、BSD Solaris，也可能適用於AIX Windows。

研究人員在分析了Kobalos之後，發現也許可藉由特定的TCP來源埠連結SSH伺服器，來判斷系統是否感染了Kobalos，因而開始掃描全球網路以尋找可能的受害者，顯示Kobalos感染了北美地區的端點安全軟體業者、政府機構，以及多個個人伺服器，在歐洲地的受害者則包括大學網路的高效能運算叢集、市場行銷業者與代管業者，亞洲則有大型的ISP業者被植入Kobalos。

由於Kobalos屬於通用木馬，含有廣泛的命令，可遠端存取檔案系統，具備產生終端對話的能力，亦允許代理連結到其它感染Kobalos的伺服器，其目前唯一明顯的惡意行為是竊取憑證，研究人員尚不清楚駭客的意圖。

駭客透過許多方式來接觸遭到Kobalos感染的系統，最常見的是把Kobalos嵌入OpenSSH伺服器的可執行文件，並利用特定的TCP來源埠連結時即會觸發木馬程式。此外，Kobalos有個獨特的功能，它本身即具備執行C&C伺服器的程式碼，因此，任何遭到Kobalos危害的伺服器，只要收到駭客所傳送的單一命令，即可搖身一變成為C&C伺服器。

在多數遭Kobalos感染的系統中，其SSH客戶端會被用來竊取憑證，之後這些憑證就會被用來於其它伺服器上植入Kobalos。

Kobalos的另一個特性是所有的程式碼都被存放在一個函數中，於是它能不斷地呼叫自己來執行子任務，且所有的字串都是加密的，因而難以察覺與分析。

研究人員指出，從網路的角色來看，業者可能可藉由於SSH伺服器連結埠上尋找非SSH的流量來偵測Kobalos的存在，因為當駭客與Kobalos交流時，不管是在從客戶端或伺服器端，都沒有進行SSH Banner交換。

有鑑於Kobalos只存在於單一的函數中，且駭客可利用既有的開放傳輸埠來存取，使得受害者更難以察覺它的存在，ESET則在GitHub上公布了Kobalos樣本與入侵指標（Indicators of Compromise，IoCs），以協助各組織辨識。

原文出處：https://www.welivesecurity.com/2021/02/02/kobalos-complex-linux-threat-high-performance-computing-infrastructure/

About Version 2

Version 2 Digital is one of the most dynamic IT companies in Asia. The company distributes a wide range of IT products across various areas including cyber security, cloud, data protection, end points, infrastructures, system monitoring, storage, networking, business productivity and communication products. Through an extensive network of channels, point of sales, resellers, and partnership companies, Version 2 offers quality products and services which are highly acclaimed in the market. Its customers cover a wide spectrum which include Global 1000 enterprises, regional listed companies, different vertical industries, public utilities, Government, a vast number of successful SMEs, and consumers in various Asian cities.

關於ESET
ESET成立於1992年，是一家面向企業與個人用戶的全球性的電腦安全軟件提供商，其獲獎產品 — NOD32防病毒軟件系統，能夠針對各種已知或未知病毒、間諜軟件 （spyware）、rootkits和其他惡意軟件為電腦系統提供實時保護。ESET NOD32佔用 系統資源最少，偵測速度最快，可以提供最有效的保護，並且比其他任何防病毒產品獲得了更多的Virus Bulletin 100獎項。ESET連續五年被評為“德勤高科技快速成長500 強”（Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500）公司，擁有廣泛的合作夥伴網絡，包括佳能、戴爾、微軟等國際知名公司，在布拉迪斯拉發（斯洛伐克）、布裏斯托爾（英國 ）、布宜諾斯艾利斯（阿根廷）、布拉格（捷克）、聖地亞哥（美國）等地均設有辦事處，代理機構覆蓋全球超過100個國家。

The Importance of the Voice of the Customer Report

We, from senhasegura, a provider considered Challenger by Gartner in its Magic Quadrant for PAM 2020 report, are proud to announce that we have also received the Customer’s Choice seal by Gartner in the Voice of the Customer: Privileged Access Management report. This seal is a recognition for the providers best evaluated by verified users, and endorses our commitment to developing the best PAM solution on the market, with our customers as the driving force behind our work. To ensure a fair and reliable evaluation, Gartner uses a rigorous methodology to consider the aspects analyzed by users.

Gartner considers Privileged Access Management solutions, or simply PAM, as tools that help organizations provide privileged access to critical assets and achieve compliance requirements by managing and monitoring privileged accounts and access. The functionalities of a PAM tool range from the discovery of privileged accounts in systems, devices, and applications to the isolation, monitoring, recording, and auditing of sessions, commands, and privileged access actions.

Since its creation in October 2015, Gartner Peer Insights has received over 350,000 reviews in more than 350 industries. The Voice of the Customer report summarizes reviews from the evaluation platform to assist IT leaders in choosing the best tools according to their organizations’ needs. These reviews complement Gartner’s assessment methodology and have an important influence on the decision-making process, considering the users’ experiences in implementing and operating the solutions.

To be considered in the report, providers must have obtained 10 or more reviews during the eligible submission period, which is usually 1 year. According to the Voice of the Customer 2021 report, Gartner Peer Insights has published 924 reviews in the period ended in November 2020. It is worth remembering that reviews from customers with less than USD 50 million in revenues are excluded from the methodology adopted by Gartner. In the period evaluated, senhasegura has received 54 reviews with an average score of 4.8, the second-highest review in the PAM market. It is worth mentioning the Service and Support aspect, also with a 4.8 score. Besides, 96% of our customers recommend the senhasegura Security platform.

Some testimonials from senhasegura’s users on the Gartner Peer Insights platform include:

“Excellent PAM (tool) for DevOps and Secrets Management, Fast deployment, and great Support. – Portfolio and Program Management for a client with sales between USD 250M and 500M.

The solution is very flexible and scalable. It has integrated very well into our DEVOPS CICD environment composed mainly of Kubernetes, Docker, Jenkins, and Gitlab. The architecture adopted was a 3-node active-active cluster in our AWS account, as we had a large number of applications depending on it. Also, the integration with AWS Watch gave us real-time PAM on ephemeral servers. The secret discovery tool helped us to have visibility of secrets in the pipeline and allowed us to rotate them during the application deployment stage without having to refactor each application in the first place”

For another customer with a turnover of more than USD 1 billion, senhasegura “allows a PAM approach to IT and OT environments for industry 4.0”.

Finally, one more satisfied customer, from the telecommunications and billing area with earnings between USD 3 and 10 BI, considers that “senhasegura’s intuitive wizards and all-in-one architecture facilitate deployment, even in a complex telecommunications company scenario, including high availability (HA) and disaster recovery (DR). The tool is also adherent to local and cloud environments and integrates seamlessly with our infrastructure with various vendors and technologies, including legacy devices.”

Among the 14 providers considered in the Voice of the Customer report, those who obtain a higher score than the market average, evaluated by more than 50 customers during the eligible period, receive the Customer’s Choice seal. Also, customer reviews must be represented in different segments, sizes, and regions. For Gartner, this is a way to recognize both the most satisfied PAM customers and the solutions offered by providers.

Once again we reinforce our pride in being listed in the Gartner Voice of the Customer report and receiving the Customer’s Choice seal. To find out more about what our customers have to say about senhasegura, and if you also want to leave your testimonial, visit our page on Gartner Peer Insights.

Disclaimer

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Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product, or service depicted in their research publications, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors with the highest ratings or other designation. Gartner’s research publications consist of the research organization’s opinions and should not be construed as statements of fact. Therefore, Gartner disclaims all warranties, express or implied, concerning this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.

About Version 2 Digital

Version 2 Digital is one of the most dynamic IT companies in Asia. The company distributes a wide range of IT products across various areas including cyber security, cloud, data protection, end points, infrastructures, system monitoring, storage, networking, business productivity and communication products.

Through an extensive network of channels, point of sales, resellers, and partnership companies, Version 2 offers quality products and services which are highly acclaimed in the market. Its customers cover a wide spectrum which include Global 1000 enterprises, regional listed companies, different vertical industries, public utilities, Government, a vast number of successful SMEs, and consumers in various Asian cities.

About Segura®
Segura® strive to ensure the sovereignty of companies over actions and privileged information. To this end, we work against data theft through traceability of administrator actions on networks, servers, databases and a multitude of devices. In addition, we pursue compliance with auditing requirements and the most demanding standards, including PCI DSS, Sarbanes-Oxley, ISO 27001 and HIPAA.

Actiphy Releases The Next Generation Of ActiveVisor Featuring Enhanced Integration With Active Directory

Wildomar – Actiphy, Inc., publisher of backup, disaster recovery, and virtualization software solutions, announces the release of the next generation of ActiveVisor, a centralized management solution for ActiveImage Protector backup clients, with many new features including enhanced integration with Microsoft’s Active Directory Services.

The Covid-19 pandemic has changed how we work, and that’s changing how we must protect our computing resources. With so many people working from home and from remote locations it is essential that any reliable backup and recovery solution provide the ability to protect and recover valuable data from virtually anywhere.

ActiveVisor is a centralized backup management console for ActiveImage Protector backup clients providing a visual representation of statistical data, real-time monitoring of backup status and storage space availability, and deploys agents, backup tasks, and schedules. In the event of a backup failure, ActiveVisor’s simplified user interface displays where the failure occurred so that steps can be taken to address the task failure. System administrators can substantially reduce workloads by monitoring and managing the backup status and configured backup settings for ActiveImage Protector backup clients from any location.

New Features

  • Enhanced Integration with Active Directory includes selecting specific machines from the list of Active Directory search results and adding those machines to the list of managed ActiveImage Protector clients.
  • Get notified when new ActiveImage Protector clients are added.
  • Protector agents automatically find and connect to ActiveVisor consoles for ease of use.
  • Push install ActiveImage Protector software patches and updates to client machines adds convenience and saves time by initiating the deployment from a single location.
  • Manage and monitor agentless backups of virtual machines remotely.

Features

  • Administrators can manage, monitor, and modify backup agents, and task schedules from any location using a browser-based console.
  • Manage Azure Virtual Clients connected to local network domains.
  • Auto-scroll option in the monitoring panel displays alerts of the latest changes occurring on clients. When a monitored client’s status changes, the client’s information will automatically display at the top of the panel.
  • The dashboard window provides a graphical representation of computers on the network, ActiveImage protected client machines, and visually draws attention to the status of task execution.
  • Clients can be grouped for management purposes. Groups can be rearranged, if necessary, based on changes to a systems configuration.
  • Schedules may be configured based on individual client requirements, or apply a predefined scheduled template to deploy a pattern-based backup schedule to batches of clients.

ActiveVisor is provided at no additional cost to ActiveImage Protector users with a valid annual maintenance contract.
Copyright © 2021 Actiphy, Inc. All rights reserved worldwide. All other brands and product names mentioned in this news release are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.

For more information about ActiveVisor, please visit:
https://www.actiphy.com/en-us/product/activevisor/

About Version 2 Digital

Version 2 Digital is one of the most dynamic IT companies in Asia. The company distributes a wide range of IT products across various areas including cyber security, cloud, data protection, end points, infrastructures, system monitoring, storage, networking, business productivity and communication products.

Through an extensive network of channels, point of sales, resellers, and partnership companies, Version 2 offers quality products and services which are highly acclaimed in the market. Its customers cover a wide spectrum which include Global 1000 enterprises, regional listed companies, different vertical industries, public utilities, Government, a vast number of successful SMEs, and consumers in various Asian cities.

About Actiphy
Actiphy founded in 2007, focuses on developing and offering innovative backup and disaster recovery solutions for complete protection of all your systems and data. ActiveImage Protector backs up Windows, Linux machines on physical and virtual environments and restore systems and data fast for you to be up and running with minimal downtime and data loss. Today Actiphy hold 20% of the image backup market in Japan and are expanding our services in the Asia/Pacific and North American regions, as well as in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.