DMZGlobal
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DMZGlobal is the specialist security division of TelstraClear
and Telstra
. DMZGlobal is one of the leading Managed Security Service Providers (MSSP) in the Asia Pacific region and as in 2009 was recently nominated for the 2010 organisational excellence in Information Security as part of the AusCERT Secure Computing Awards.
DMZGlobal made international headlines when they used Owen Walker
for a number of seminars aimed at raising awareness of IT Security.
DMZGlobal also got media attention when a senior security engineer working for them ran the Race-to-zero malware competition at DEF CON (convention).
DMZGlobal provides a number of unique managed security services including the only Distributed Denial-of-service attack
protection service available in New Zealand and the only In Cloud Government approved mail encryption service. Other service include firewall management, clean Internet and e-mail services, and website hosting and protection.
DMZGlobal Ltd was founded in Wellington
on the 30th of August 2000 as a wholly owned subsidiary of Sytec Resources Ltd. DMZGlobal was acquired by TelstraClear when it purchased Sytec Resources Ltd late 2004. Although DMZGlobal has grown significantly since the acquisition it ceased being a limited company in its own right in New Zealand and Australia when on 31 December 2006 it was absorbed back in Sytec Resources Ltd. Subsequently on 30 June 2007 Sytec was also de-registered and absorbed into TelstraClear. The DMZGlobal (Australia) Pty Ltd company was de-registered on the 10th of December 2008. TelstraClear's Large Enterprise division merged with Sytec to form TelstraClear Enterprise and Government and align the organisational structure with Australian parent Telstra
.
DMZGlobal used to be famous for its Ford BA Falcon
s and sponsorship of a boat in the New Zealand Offshore powerboat racing
series, in particular the 2002 championship winning team piloted by the company's original founder Grant Smith.
TelstraClear
TelstraClear is New Zealand's second-largest telecommunications company and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Telstra Corporation , with around 400,000 customers....
and Telstra
Telstra
Telstra Corporation Limited is an Australian telecommunications and media company, building and operating telecommunications networks and marketing voice, mobile, internet access and pay television products and services....
. DMZGlobal is one of the leading Managed Security Service Providers (MSSP) in the Asia Pacific region and as in 2009 was recently nominated for the 2010 organisational excellence in Information Security as part of the AusCERT Secure Computing Awards.
DMZGlobal made international headlines when they used Owen Walker
Owen Walker
Owen Thor Walker is a computer hacker living in New Zealand, who was discharged without conviction despite pleading guilty to several charges of 'cybercrime'...
for a number of seminars aimed at raising awareness of IT Security.
DMZGlobal also got media attention when a senior security engineer working for them ran the Race-to-zero malware competition at DEF CON (convention).
DMZGlobal provides a number of unique managed security services including the only Distributed Denial-of-service attack
Denial-of-service attack
A denial-of-service attack or distributed denial-of-service attack is an attempt to make a computer resource unavailable to its intended users...
protection service available in New Zealand and the only In Cloud Government approved mail encryption service. Other service include firewall management, clean Internet and e-mail services, and website hosting and protection.
DMZGlobal Ltd was founded in Wellington
Wellington
Wellington is the capital city and third most populous urban area of New Zealand, although it is likely to have surpassed Christchurch due to the exodus following the Canterbury Earthquake. It is at the southwestern tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Rimutaka Range...
on the 30th of August 2000 as a wholly owned subsidiary of Sytec Resources Ltd. DMZGlobal was acquired by TelstraClear when it purchased Sytec Resources Ltd late 2004. Although DMZGlobal has grown significantly since the acquisition it ceased being a limited company in its own right in New Zealand and Australia when on 31 December 2006 it was absorbed back in Sytec Resources Ltd. Subsequently on 30 June 2007 Sytec was also de-registered and absorbed into TelstraClear. The DMZGlobal (Australia) Pty Ltd company was de-registered on the 10th of December 2008. TelstraClear's Large Enterprise division merged with Sytec to form TelstraClear Enterprise and Government and align the organisational structure with Australian parent Telstra
Telstra
Telstra Corporation Limited is an Australian telecommunications and media company, building and operating telecommunications networks and marketing voice, mobile, internet access and pay television products and services....
.
DMZGlobal used to be famous for its Ford BA Falcon
Ford BA Falcon
The Ford BA Falcon is a full-size car, produced by the Ford Motor Company of Australia between September 2002 and October 2005. The exterior styling of the BA was a substantial revision of that used for the preceding AU model. A new independent rear suspension setup was fitted to all sedan...
s and sponsorship of a boat in the New Zealand Offshore powerboat racing
Offshore powerboat racing
Offshore powerboat racing is racing by large, specially designed ocean-going powerboats, typically point-to-point racing.Probably one of the largest, most dangerous, and most powerful racing machines of all, the extreme expense of the boats and the fuel required to participate make it an expensive...
series, in particular the 2002 championship winning team piloted by the company's original founder Grant Smith.