Abacus Group LLC partners with eSentire
eSentire partners with Abacus Group LLC to provide collaborative threat management to its data centers.
New York and San Francisco – November 7, 2011 – Abacus Group LLC, the market leader in hosted technology services for Hedge Funds today announced their partnership with eSentire, the leader in Collaborative Threat Management™ for information security. Hedge Funds who use the Abacus cloud will now enjoy a further layer of protection which is designed to counter the most persistent security threats to their data.
eSentire will work with Abacus to provide advanced security services which help reduce business risks related to operational uptime, protection of corporate assets and regulatory compliance. eSentire will also provide security review and assessment audit services, advanced capabilities in data loss protection, security event monitoring, intrusion detection, forensics and security log management all delivered as a managed service.
“Abacus provides Hedge Funds with IT solutions that are as robust as onsite offerings and just as secure” said J.Paul Haynes, CEO of eSentire. “By working with eSentire, Abacus can rest easy knowing that the security to their data centers is constantly being tested and upgraded to keep up with new threats, or even stopping an intrusion as it is occurring.”
“Hedge Funds look to Abacus Group for best-of-breed technology solutions, and security is always at the top of the list. By partnering with eSentire, we provide clients the best possible security solution which will ensure their data is safe and stays that way,” said Chris Grandi, Founding Principal of Abacus Group, LLC. “We aim to offer the Hedge Fund community solutions that improve their technology experience and we believe that by working with eSentire we can achieve this goal.”
About Abacus Group LLC
The Abacus Group is an IT solutions firm focused on helping hedge funds and private equity funds deploy and manage hosted IT solutions. Our objective is to provide investment managers and technology executives with solutions to improve their IT service experience. Abacus has developed a scalable, redundant and highly available IT platform to allow investment managers to run all of their technology as a service. The days of purchasing new hardware every few years are over. Abacus manages mirrored data centers throughout the US and provides cost effective and efficient solutions. Firms connect to their IT applications and data through high speed circuits with minimal onsite equipment. More information about Abacus Group LLC is available at http://abacusgroupllc.com//.
About eSentire Inc.
eSentire is the leader in Collaborative Threat Management for information security. We are a Managed Security Solution Provider that reduces business risks by improving information security and regulatory compliance. The eSentire solution is a combination of best-of-breed security technology developed in our labs, a perpetual monitoring service delivered through our 24x7x365 Security Operations Center and advanced security consulting skills. A leader in the financial services segment, eSentire presently secures information networks representing more than $700 Billion in assets under management. For more information visit www.esentire.com or contact Janet Grondin at 519.651.2200 ext. 151 or janet.grondin(at)esentire(dot)com.