Counterpane Announces Enterprise Protection Suite 2.0; Expansion of Leading Security Service Package Boosts Enterprise Protection from Web and Email Attacks.

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- Counterpane Internet Security, Inc., the leading protector of networked information and the inventor of outsourced security monitoring, today announced availability of Enterprise Protection Suite 2.0, a new version of its industry-leading security services package that significantly enhances protection from Web and email-based attacks. New enhancements include considerably expanded email scanning services, as well as strengthened protection services to further shield Counterpane customers from Distributed Denial of Service Attacks (DDoS) at the network layer.

Enterprise Protection Suite 2.0 consolidates traditionally separate service functions, such as security monitoring, carrier-level protection, and email scanning, to provide a more unified view of disparate network activity. This provides a more robust defense against multiple points of network attacks, alleviates complexities in compliance reporting and reduces administrative overhead for customers.

New Partnership with MessageLabs

Counterpane has teamed with MessageLabs to seamlessly extend its Email Scanning services and proactively protect against spam, viruses, and other malware threats entering the enterprise network. These services improve IT management's ability to enforce email security policies pertaining to incoming image and text content. Enhanced protection from unwanted inbound messages and SPAM will further allow Counterpane customers to manage message traffic loads with greater efficiency and reduced demand for network bandwidth.

Boosted Protection from Distributed Denial of Service Attacks

Counterpane's enhanced carrier-side DDoS Prevention services proactively protect public Web sites against external attacks, up to multi-gigabit-per-second DDoS attacks regardless of the customer's primary carrier. The service "absorbs " attacks by filtering out malignant packets from inbound Web traffic and simultaneously delivering purified traffic back to service users. In addition, caching removes excess overhead that clutters most Internet circuits, thereby increasing the speed and overall performance of customer Web sites.

"Customers entrust Counterpane with their network security, because we see into hundreds of networks around the globe, track the migration of external threats and head them off before they penetrate customer networks," said Counterpane CEO Paul Stich. "This is a service model companies simply cannot duplicate in-house. Our e-mail scanning partnership with MessageLabs and sturdy DDoS Prevention package extends Counterpane's radius of protection and stops malicious attacks even closer to their origination points. Equally important, we're simplifying network security for our customers by providing a unified experience across security services from service delivery to regulatory compliance audits, rolled into a single monthly bill."

Other feature enhancements in Enterprise Protection Suite 2.0 include:

--Upgraded Web Portal features including direct visibility into monitored sensor behavior, expanded search for faster triage and forensics as well as service level agreement status.

--Improved Managed Vulnerability Scanning services including compliance reporting and patch management workflow prioritization in conjunction with Counterpane's MasterCard Site Data Protection scanning vendor certification requirements.

--Continued market leadership through its technology platform with enhancements to the correlation of vulnerability data with Counterpane monitoring data, along with upgrades to core correlation features.

--Expanded Device Management services to vendor support for complete outsourcing of firewalls, IDS and IPS products including Juniper Netscreen, Cisco CSA, McAfee Intrushield and Entercept, TippingPoint and Sourcefire offerings.

--Added Security Consulting packaged offerings focused on compliance with MasterCard's Site Data Protection and Visa's Cardholder Information Security Program audits for retailers, airlines and other large merchants.

--Enhanced Managed Security Monitoring support for IBM AS400, AIX, and RACF devices with expanded security event coverage.

For more information about Enterprise Protection Suite 2.0, please call 888-710-8175.

About Counterpane

Counterpane is the world's leading protector of networked information -- the inventor of outsourced security monitoring and the foremost authority on effective mitigation of emerging IT threats. With the most comprehensive view available of global information security events, Counterpane offers customers the earliest possible warning of internal or external threats to their information security and availability, as well as the expert counsel required to successfully mitigate such threats. Counterpane's managed service model and technology products provide information-intensive organizations the security they require to collaborate with ever-increasing numbers of partners, customers, suppliers, investors and government regulators. The company is privately held and headquartered in Mountain View, Calif.

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