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Quantix adds two-factor authentication to
cloud services courtesy of Signify
SC Staff
July 15 2010
Quantix has partnered with Signify to offer all customers two-factor authentication (2FA) in its
cloud environment.
By delivering Signify's hosted 2FA service as standard, Quantix will be able to add extra security
to the Signify-provided managed services for its customers. According to the companies, control
and management of the Signify service is made simple by its web-based interface that integrates
with the Quantix management portal. Customers are able to set up users, apply their own security
policy, add or remove users and provision new or replacement tokens.
Andrew Slater, director of cloud services at Quantix, said: “Security fears really are the last
stumbling block for many organisations keen to move to a cloud-based infrastructure. Best of
breed security controls such as firewall, VPN, intrusion prevention, access control and anti-virus
have always been a mandatory part of our highly secure cloud environment; but we see 2FA as a
vital further step.
“By using the tried and trusted Signify service we are able to offer our customers secure, flexible
and highly reliable 2FA that is easy to deploy and manage. Signify not only integrates with
standard offerings such as ExchangeCloud and Oracloud, but also offers burstable 2FA in an
emergency situation which dovetails with our cloud disaster recovery service.”
Dave Abraham, CEO at Signify, said: “Authentication does seem to often be a security blind spot
when it comes to accessing cloud-based data and applications, with often only a weak password
required. We are delighted that Quantix has recognised this and is working with us to make the
cloud more secure.”
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