CyberSafe Announces "Hands Free" Intrusion Detection; Automated Software in New Centrax 2.3 Release Virtually Eliminates Manual Interaction.SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 27, 1999-- CyberSafe Corporation, a leading provider of enterprise network security solutions, announced today that its upcoming Centrax(TM) 2.3 software includes "Hands Free" features to drastically reduce manual interaction and deliver the first intrusion detection system This article is about the computing term. For other uses, see Burglar alarm. An intrusion detection system (IDS) generally detects unwanted manipulations of computer systems, mainly through the Internet. capable of unattended operation. In addition to its automatic threat notifications and responses, Centrax 2.3 proactively generates statistical reports, periodically and invisibly assesses computers for vulnerabilities, and automatically creates and applies security policies across an enterprise. The result is a completely automated, low-interaction intrusion detection See IDS and IPS. solution. "The 'Hands Free' technology in Centrax 2.3 is the first product to significantly reduce the effort required to operate an intrusion detection system," said Paul E. Proctor, Senior Scientist at CyberSafe. "Security officers can now devote their time to other tasks, secure in the knowledge that Centrax will take care of all intrusion-related tasks in the background." Centrax 2.3 is the latest upgrade to the mature Centrax intrusion detection system, which debuted in 1997 and integrates host- and network-based intrusion detection, vulnerability assessment A Department of Defense, command, or unit-level evaluation (assessment) to determine the vulnerability of a terrorist attack against an installation, unit, exercise, port, ship, residence, facility, or other site. , and sophisticated audit policy management. The "Hands Free" technology in Centrax 2.3 includes: -- Automatic report generator Same as report writer. . Users can schedule reports to be displayed or saved to a file at any time and interval. For example, Centrax can automatically update threat information on a corporate intranet by periodically updating HTML HTML in full HyperText Markup Language Markup language derived from SGML that is used to prepare hypertext documents. Relatively easy for nonprogrammers to master, HTML is the language used for documents on the World Wide Web. report files. -- Scheduled vulnerability assessments. Centrax automatically and transparently scans computers across an enterprise, from Windows NT to UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). machines, for vulnerabilities. It provides detailed information on vulnerabilities found, and how to eliminate them. -- AuditPilot(TM) automatic audit policy creator. The new AuditPilot option in Centrax 2.3 helps novice users by automatically creating efficient, effective audit policies. Centrax continues to include its sophisticated audit policy editor for advanced users. -- Automatic deployment and application of audit policies. Centrax automatically and periodically applies audit policies across an enterprise to ensure complete, consistent policy coverage and the most effective host-based intrusion detection. Centrax 2.3 also includes platform and usability enhancements: -- Support for monitoring AIX (Advanced Interactive eXecutive) IBM's Unix-based operating system which runs on its Intellistation workstations and pSeries, p5, iSeries and i5 server families. computers. Centrax 2.3 will include both real-time and scheduled detection of threats for AIX operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. , as well as Windows NT and Solaris. -- Ability to use 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. as the primary Centrax database, providing greater flexibility within enterprise environments. -- Web download of new attack signatures from the CyberSafe web site. -- Enhanced alerting. Centrax 2.3 will include enhanced alert filtering and the ability to "cancel" alerts once proper action has been taken by the security officer. Availability Centrax 2.3 is scheduled to ship in late 1999. For more information, visit www.cybersafe.com. About CyberSafe CyberSafe is a privately held corporation Noun 1. privately held corporation - a corporation owned by a few people; shares have no public market close corporation, closed corporation, private corporation founded in 1991. Its award-winning TrustBroker(TM) Security Solution, Defensor(R) and Centrax(TM) product lines are designed to enable secure electronic business, while reducing administration costs. Leading investors in the company include Accel Partners, OAK Investment Partners, and Polaris Venture Partners. CyberSafe is located in Issaquah, Wash., and on the World Wide Web at http://www.cybersafe.com. For additional information, please send requests to info@cybersafe.com. CyberSafe, Defensor and the CyberSafe logo are registered trademarks of CyberSafe Corporation and its wholly owned subsidiaries Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. . TrustBroker and Centrax are trademarks of CyberSafe Corporation and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All other products and trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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