REMOTE SECURITY FOR VICTOR CHANDLER'S ONLINE OPS

9 November 2007

New Scansoft security could be a sector breakthrough


Gibraltar-based online gambling firm Victor Chandler claimed this week that that it can ensure instant web security in remote offices where it has little or no IT infrastructure. If true, this could lead the way to breakthroughs in banking and public sector organisations with similarly remote, unsupported outposts, reports IT publication Computer Weekly.

The GBP 1billion multi-national gaming enterprise operates across international borders, and has to comply with a myriad of national compliance and gaming regulations. Part of its strategy is managed web security to protect a staff of 450 from allegations of unfair trading.

"We cannot gamble on web security," said VC's operations engineer Chris Murchison, who added that the company had to protect staff, who spend most of their time exploring online gaming and betting sites, either to monitor the performance of their own platforms, deal with a particular customer query or to check on developments with rival services.

Employees also use a web interface when dealing with third-party service providers, such as payment processing companies or credit agencies.

Victor Chandler's traders use instant messaging to conduct risk assessment, odds compilation or handling proprietary bets. The company had to rethink its security strategy when it opened a new office with 25 staff in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Computer Weekly reveals

"The Kuala Lumpur office was not connected to our corporate network, so we needed a remote solution that secured staff against Web threats and enforce our Internet usage policy," Murchison said, revealing that the security contract went to Scansoft and has a duration of three years.

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