NORTH CANTON, Ohio and FREMONT, Calif.-Diebold, Incorporated (NYSE:DBD) announced it is teaming with security solutions provider Sygate Technologies, to increase protection against software security threats targeted at ATMs.
According to a news release, all new Diebold ATMs will use Sygate Security Agent software (based on the award-winning Sygate Personal Firewall). Diebold also will offer to install Sygate agents on existing Windows-based ATMs already deployed and will resell Sygate's management servers and offer support to customers looking to provide a comprehensive endpoint security across their ATM networks.
"We chose to partner with Sygate because of the high value its software delivers in protecting the integrity of both the machine and the back-end ATM network, coupled with its ability to provide a strategic defense against current and future electronic threats," said Chuck Somers, vice president, Global Software Development at Diebold.
"We are honored to partner with Diebold to protect such critical systems, and view this union as a huge validation of our software's ability to deliver unprecedented endpoint protection," said Bill Scull, senior vice president of Marketing, Sygate. "It also demonstrates the growing awareness of endpoint security as it applies to both corporate and consumer vulnerability."
Sygate-equipped Diebold ATMs will start shipping before year's end. Sygate Management Server will be available to Diebold customers through Diebold. Field upgrades will be available early December.
