Wipro Technologies, the IT services business of Wipro Limited and Fortify Software Inc., enterprise application security provider for Business Software Assurance, launches industry’s first joint center to assess and assure the security of client applications. The new Wipro Software Assurance Center (SAC) uses industry-leading Fortify 360 technology and will operate from Wipro’s India and regional facilities in the US and EMEA, delivering software assurance capabilities to thousands of global clients via managed (SaaS) or on-demand models.
The Wipro SAC is the tool ensuring the security of any software application that might contain exploitable vulnerabilities. The Wipro SAC can also validate an application’s compliance to key regulations such as PCI, GLBA and HIPAA. The service provides visibility into the risks posed by vulnerable software and assesses applications using Fortify technology and personnel provide the application’s security health the Software Assurance Score.
Wipro’s Software Assurance Center (SAC) allows organizations to proactively detect and mitigate the risk from various threat sources, applying Fortify’s industry-leading technology, says Vinod Muniyappa, practice head, Application Security.
“Enterprises need a cost-effective, scalable way to assess the business risk posed by insecure applications and remediate those vulnerabilities, whether those applications are developed within their organization, or by an outsourcing relationship with a trusted provider,” says John M. Jack, CEO, Fortify Software. “Wipro has the resources, skills and customer base to complement Fortify’s market-leading technology and deliver a service to meet those needs.”
This partnership marks a major milestone for Fortify as we continue to build out our framework for Business Software Assurance and help companies address enterprise risk at the application level, says John M. Jack.
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