Centrify Named as Finalist in Multiple Awards Categories for Government Security News 2011 Homeland Security Awards

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Oct. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Centrify Corporation, the leading provider of security and compliance solutions that centrally control, secure and audit access to cross-platform systems and applications using Active Directory, today announced that Government Security News (GSN) has named its Centrify Suite 2012 security and compliance solution as a finalist in two award categories for GSN's annual Homeland Security Awards program.

Centrify Suite 2012 has been named as a finalist for GSN's Best Identity Management Platform Award, and Best Privileged Access Management Solution Award.  The annual GSN Homeland Security Awards program celebrates the ongoing public-private partnership between all branches of Federal, state and local government in the United States and the private sector vendors of IT security, whose combined efforts successfully defend and protect the nation's people, property and way of life.  For a list of awards categories and finalists, as well as for more information on GSN's Homeland Security Awards, see: http://www.gsnmagazine.com/article/24684/finalists_announced_gsn%E2%80%99s_2011_homeland_security_a?page=0,0&c=federal_agencies_legislative

"GSN is an important source of news and information in all aspects of homeland security, and we are pleased to be recognized by its staff in two 2011 Homeland Security Awards categories," said Frank Cabri, Centrify VP of Marketing.  "Centrify has a dedicated focus on the Federal government sector, which clearly needs and values a solution that addresses compliance and access controls across various users and systems.  Our FIPS validated solution is seeing rapid adoption as government agencies move to consolidate data centers, develop shared services, and embrace cloud infrastructure."

Centrify has broad acceptance throughout Federal, Defense and Civilian agencies for its reliable identity consolidation and privileged access management solutions.  The Centrify Suite allows these organizations to centrally control, secure and audit access to cross-platform systems and applications by leveraging an infrastructure they already own — Microsoft Active Directory.  Built on an integrated architecture, the Centrify Suite strengthens security, enhances regulatory compliance initiatives, and reduces IT expense and complexity.  The Centrify Suite — consisting of DirectControl, DirectAuthorize, DirectAudit, DirectSecure and DirectManage — delivers secure authentication and single sign-on, role-based authorization, privilege management, user-level auditing, trust-based protection of sensitive systems, and encryption of data in motion for the industry's broadest set of cross-platform systems and applications.  Centrify Suite has been awarded the Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) 140-2 Level 1 validation, assuring government customers, defense contractors, systems integrators and resellers that Centrify products provide the highest level of protection for sensitive information, and comply with strict government security regulations.

About Government Security News

Government Security News was founded in 2003 and is owned by World Business Media, LLC.  The monthly print edition of GSN: Government Security News serves a BPA-audited circulation of 45,000 qualified recipients in the fields of physical, IT and homeland security.  This audience includes federal, state and local officials, as well as integrators, contractors and suppliers who are similarly involved in homeland security.  The print and online editions of GSN are the standard of editorial quality in the homeland security field and a rich source of news, analysis, interviews, new products and technologies in all aspects of homeland security, from access control and airport security to biometrics, border protection, disaster recovery, emergency preparedness, IT security, maritime and port security, rail security, security services, state and local governments and urban security.

About Centrify

Centrify delivers integrated software solutions that centrally control, secure and audit access to cross-platform systems and applications by leveraging the infrastructure organizations already own — Microsoft Active Directory.  From the data center and into the cloud, more than 3,500 organizations, including 40 percent of the Fortune 50, rely on Centrify's identity consolidation and privilege management solutions to reduce IT expenses, strengthen security and meet compliance requirements. For more information about Centrify and its solutions, call +1 (408) 542-7500 or visit http://www.centrify.com/.

Centrify, DirectAudit, DirectControl and DirectSecure are registered trademarks and DirectAuthorize and DirectManage are trademarks of Centrify Corporation in the United States and other countries.

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