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Internet Security Alliance, Inc.

Posted by Kec on 23 September 2004 - 13:14 · 3 comments & 118 views

Internet Security Alliance, Inc (ISA, Inc) is a leading provider of managed applications security. Its flagship product, pcInternet Patrol deliveres the level of security previously unavailable to anyone: it is able to detect new and unknown malicious programs even if it exists in a single copy on a single computer. pcInternet Patrol is a new type of security software that goes beyond Personal Firewalls and Antivirus by introducing real-time positive identification for applications and their components.

pcAudit is a free security evaluation program developed to simulate an attack by a hacker. To determine whether your computer is secure, pcAudit will try to send data from your computer to Internet Security Alliance's server. If pcAudit succeeds it means that your current security measures are ineffective.

View: www.pcinternetpatrol.com

That, say analysts, is a steep price to pay to secure a browser that swept the market as a free, standalone product.

"It's a problem that people should have to pay for a whole OS upgrade to get a safe browser," said Michael Cherry, analyst with Directions on Microsoft in Redmond, Wash. "It does look like a certain amount of this is to encourage upgrade to XP."

Microsoft affirmed that its recent security improvements to IE would be made available only to XP users.

"We do not have plans to deliver Windows XP SP2 enhancements for Windows 2000 or other older versions of Windows," the company said in a statement. "The most secure version of Windows today is Windows XP with SP2. We recommend that customers upgrade to XP and SP2 as quickly as possible."

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#1 Posted by Planet-Ed on 24 Sep 2004 - 04:25: Anyone think its worth the subscription price?
pcInternet Patrol™ Subscription
Monthly: $14.95
Quarterly: $34.95
Annual: $59.95

(1 reply) #2 Posted by 8-n-1 on 24 Sep 2004 - 14:13: Since when did Neowin become a PR forwarding service?

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