Irvine, California – August 02, 2013 – Proficio Inc., a leading managed security services provider (MSSP), today announced a strategic partnership with Thycotic Software, a leading password management software provider. Through this partnership, Proficio will offer Thycotic’s Secret Server as a managed service. “Without effective password management our customers are vulnerable to security exploitations and at risk of violating critical industry compliance mandates like HIPAA, PCI, SOX, and others,” said Brad Taylor, President and CEO, Proficio Inc. “Working with Thycotic’s industry leading solution for password management, Proficio offers organizations the advantages of a secure central repository for privileged passwords along with the benefits of outsourced management and 24×7 security monitoring.” “We are excited that Proficio has selected Thycotic’s software to be part of their portfolio of managed security services,” said Thycotic’s spokesperson. “Proficio is a leading MSSP working closely with their customers to identify threats, prioritize alerts, and off-load security operations through their 24×7 Security Operations Center.” Thycotic’s Secret Server password management software controls access to critical enterprise passwords in one centralized, web-based repository. With Secret Server, passwords can be effectively shared and managed across teams, and expired and changed on a schedule. Proficio offers Thycotic’s password management software through its managed security service called ProSOC. ProSOC analyzes multiple log and event sources using the most advanced event correlation techniques to proactively find the real threats in a sea of noise. Highly trained ProSOC security experts enable Proficio’s clients to off-load tasks like 24×7 monitoring and systems administration, leaving their security teams more time to focus on resolving critical issues, proactive planning, and other internal priorities. Proficio is a fully trained on Thycotic products and certified at the highest level in Thycotic’s partner program. About Proficio Proficio is changing the way organizations meet their IT security and compliance goals by providing the most advanced cloud-based solutions to monitor and scan critical assets without the need for added headcount or costly software and hardware systems. ProSOC is Proficio’s real-time security monitoring and managed security service. ProSOC security experts use industry leading SIEM technology to monitor, prioritize and respond to security alerts 24×7. ProSCAN is a highly accurate vulnerability management service protecting against security threats and automating compliance reporting and workflow. Proficio’s ProNOC service provides 24×7 monitoring of networks, servers, circuits, and applications helping to ensure continuous uptime. For more information, visit https://proficio.com. About Thycotic Thycotic Software (founded in 1996) is headquartered in Washington, DC, (USA) and provides secure enterprise password management solutions. Over 78,000 IT admins worldwide trust Thycotic products to manage their passwords. Secret Server is an on-premise, web-based vault for storing privileged passwords like Windows local administrator passwords, UNIX root passwords and service account passwords. For more information, visit http://www.thycotic.com.
