Blue Lance Illustrates Power of Knowledge with LT Auditor+ v8.0.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 18, 2002 Information Security Pioneer Launches New Version of Industry Standard Software for Real-time Monitoring, Auditing and Forensics See computer forensics. "Knowledge is more than power. It is security." A bold statement? Maybe, but it's something that few law enforcement agents or corporate security professionals would argue with. Umesh Verma, chief executive officer of Blue Lance Inc., believes knowledge to be the foundation for a solid information security program, and he is taking that message to corporate executives and computer security analysts across the country as the company launches the new Version 8.0 of its flagship product A primary product of a company, which is typically why the company was founded and/or what made it well known. For example, MS-DOS, Windows and the Microsoft Office suite have been flagship products of Microsoft. CorelDRAW is a flagship product of Corel Corporation. LT Auditor+ this week. "Executives are tired of hearing 'If only we had known...' after a security breach," said Verma. "They want a solution that offers them a way to know exactly who is doing what, when, and where on their company's network. They want the assurance of knowing their assets are being monitored, privacy is being protected and their losses will be minimized if a problem does occur." Blue Lance is well known as a pioneer in the information security industry. The company was one of the first players to come on the scene 17 years ago as the developer of the first totally secure, server-based audit trail technology. LT Auditor+, which is designed to secure organizational assets accessible through Windows 2000/NT and Novell networks A LAN controlled by one of Novell's NetWare operating systems. See NetWare. , has been highly acclaimed ac·claim v. ac·claimed, ac·claim·ing, ac·claims v.tr. 1. To praise enthusiastically and often publicly; applaud. See Synonyms at praise. 2. by NetWare Users International See Novell Users International. and is in use by the world's largest corporations, banks, government agencies, education and healthcare institutions. It protects an organization against unauthorized access, fraud and theft through around-the-clock surveillance of network and user activity, real-time alerts, forensic analysis and audit trail reports. LT Auditor+ Version 8.0 delivers enhanced performance over older versions of LT Auditor+ through the addition of several new features, including support for consolidating audit trail data into high-end relational databases relational database Database in which all data are represented in tabular form. The description of a particular entity is provided by the set of its attribute values, stored as one row or record of the table, called a tuple. such as Microsoft SQL Server A relational DBMS from Microsoft that is a major component of the Windows Server System. It is Microsoft's high-end client/server database and is closely integrated with Microsoft Visual Studio and the Microsoft Office System. and Oracle. This enables security administrators to store larger amounts of data for long-term forensic and trend analysis while also dramatically improving report generation speed. The new version also gives administrators the ability to have scheduled reports directly e-mailed to security personnel or executives, eliminating the chance for report tampering tampering The adulteration of a thing. See Drug tampering. . "A security analyst recently stated that a corporation's greatest threat is the person inside the organization who is not forthcoming about security breaches. With LT Auditor+ Version 8.0 and its ability to deliver understandable, readable read·a·ble adj. 1. Easily read; legible: a readable typeface. 2. Pleasurable or interesting to read: a readable story. reports on enterprise-wide data directly to executives, the problem of disclosure becomes a non-issue," said Verma. Other core features and benefits of LT Auditor+ Version 8.0 include: -- Seamless operation in mixed Windows/NetWare environment using cross-platform consolidation technology -- Integrated data for enterprise-wide analysis and reporting -- Unobtrusive monitoring and auditing of users, files and system activity including Active Directory on Windows and eDirectory/NDS on NetWare -- Tracking of sensitive files and directories using powerful filtering technology -- Immediate notification of security breaches via real-time alerts -- Granular reporting for faster and easier forensic analysis, including time-zone specific reporting for global operations Blue Lance Inc. is the leader in development of real-time monitoring, auditing and computer forensics The investigation of a computer system believed to be involved in cybercrime. Forensic software provides a variety of tools for investigating a suspect PC. Such programs may include a function that copies the entire hard drive to another system for inspection, allowing the original to technology for Windows 2000/NT and Novell networks. Its flagship product LT Auditor+ is used to secure the assets of the world's largest corporations, banks, government agencies, education and healthcare institutions. Founded in 1985, Blue Lance pioneered the development of audit trail technology for Novell and NT networks along with a number of firsts in network audit security, including real-time monitoring, automated au·to·mate v. au·to·mat·ed, au·to·mat·ing, au·to·mates v.tr. 1. To convert to automatic operation: automate a factory. 2. filtering of data and secure consolidation of system logs. For more information on Blue Lance or LT Auditor+ v8.0, visit www.bluelance.com. |
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