Elitecore Technologies joins IWF to help fight child sexual abuse images
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9 April 2010Elitecore Technologies, a provider of security solutions, has become a member of the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF), the UK self-regulatory Hotline for combating criminal online content primarily child sexual abuse images hosted around the world.
Elitecore’s Cyberoam Unified Threat Management solution, offers protection against existing and emerging internet threats and will now also include the IWF’s list of child sexual abuse URLs in its content filtering engine database to help combat criminal online content. Cyberoam’s web filtering solution secures organisations worldwide against potentially criminal or dangerous websites.
Peter Robbins OBE, QPM, Chief Executive, IWF says: “As a member of the IWF, Elitecore joins over 100 companies in the UK and around the world in helping to combat criminal content on the internet. This is a global challenge and by working in partnership we can continue to effectively diminish the volume and availability of child sexual abuse images on the internet. We are very pleased to welcome Elitecore as members of the Internet Watch Foundation and look forward to working together in the future.”
Abhilash Sonwane, VP – Product Management, Cyberoam, says: “The IWF is doing an outstanding job by assisting law enforcement agencies in preventing access to illegal online content and bringing those involved in operating these websites, to justice. By joining hands with the IWF, Elitecore pledges its support to this cause. As a member of the IWF, we will be playing a significant role in protecting children, especially those in the educational institutions in UK, from sexually abusive content.”
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About Cyberoam
Cyberoam Identity-based UTM appliances offer comprehensive protection against existing and emerging internet threats, including viruses, worms, trojans, spyware, phishing, pharming and more. Cyberoam delivers the complete range of security features such as stateful inspection firewall, VPN, gateway anti-virus, gateway anti-malware, gateway anti-spam, intrusion prevention system, content filtering in addition to bandwidth management and multiple link management over a single platform. Cyberoam is certified with CheckMark UTM Level 5 Certification, ICSA Labs, and is a member of the Virtual Private Network Consortium. Cyberoam was positioned as a “Visionary” in the Magic Quadrant for SMB Multi-function Firewalls by Gartner. Cyberoam has also received SC Magazine’s 5 Star Rating continuously. Cyberoam has offices in Newburyport, MA and India. For more information, please visit www.cyberoam.com.
About Elitecore Technologies Limited
Elitecore Technologies Limited is a provider of Network Security and OSS / BSS Solutions to organisations across the globe. Elitecore’s divisions include Cyberoam, the leading innovator of Identity-based Security solutions, Cyberoam iView, an open source solution for logging and reporting, CRESTEL Billing & Revenue Management Solution that meets the OSS/BSS requirements for voice, Video & Data services offered by Telecom Operators /Service Providers, EliteAAA – The Next Generation AAA-Radius; 24online offering a billing and bandwidth management solution to hotels, hotspots and internet service providers; and 24online Everywhere providing secured and smooth Wi-Fi solutions at zero investment to hotspots & hospitality segments. Elitecore was established in 1999 by Eclipse Micro Computer Inc., and possesses a strong R&D base and support center based in India, allowing the company to sustain a healthy growth rate of more than 75 percent since inception. For more information, please visit www.elitecore.com.
About the IWF
The IWF was established in 1996 by the UK internet industry and works in partnership with the online sector, law enforcement, government, the education sector, charities, international partners and the public to minimise the availability of criminal online content, primarily child sexual abuse images. As a result of this self-regulatory approach, less than 1% of online child sexual abuse content has apparently been hosted in the UK since 2003, down from 18% in 1997.
Through the internet Hotline reporting system, the IWF helps the online industry combat abuse of its services through a ‘notice and takedown’ initiative by alerting them to potentially criminal content within IWF’s remit on their systems and enabling the police to investigate those responsible. This self-regulatory partnership approach is widely recognised as a model of good practice in combating the abuse of technology for the dissemination of illegal content
The IWF is funded by the internet industry and the EU. For more information or to report a website visit www.iwf.org.uk.
