ENIRA Cuts Cost and Risk of Security Breaches; Newest Version of NRS Intelligently Quarantines Compromised Devices - In Under a Second.

RESTON, Va. -- ENIRA Technologies is speeding the response time for security breaches with its newest upgrade of Network Response Solution (NRS), available today.

NRS 3.1 delivers what large enterprises urgently need as network management and security management converge: an extremely fast and highly controlled way to limit the impact of security breaches worldwide.

It is the industry's only immediate response system that safely quarantines affected nodes - ensuring enterprise access to the network while isolating systems that may be infected. Its automated quarantining combines the IT staff's expertise and judgment with customizable rules that can be applied instantaneously to any device, including mobile and remote systems.

The software, launched in early 2004, is used by several health care institutions, financial services firms and government agencies.

Sub-Second Lock-Down

Leading enterprises are melding network and security management - and applying a three-part strategy to security: prevention, anomaly detection and rapid response. Though the first two address the majority of incidents, network and security managers responsible for thousands of nodes have learned from painful experience that breaches will occur.

"The key is containing them - completely and rapidly, before they can do damage," said Darren Dworkin, chief technology officer at Boston Medical Center. "ENIRA lets us isolate a compromised system faster than I'd ever considered possible. The result: Almost no damage, and no downtime from security breaches in the nine months we've been using it."

As security attacks become more sophisticated and frequent, network and security administrators can't afford to chase every worm and virus that slips through.

"Manual labor - no matter how skilled - can't keep up with the exploding volume," said Axel Tillmann, vice president of ENIRA Technologies. "Automation is essential. It's also the best way for companies to meet regulatory audit requirements for demonstrating how they are minimizing security risks and managing any breaches."

ENIRA integrates with other security solutions, especially security event management (SEM) tools and alert software such as intrusion detection systems (IDS); this holistic approach lets ENIRA take the 'next step' - by highlighting compromised devices and isolating them.

ENIRA's customizable quarantine rule system lets network and security administrators define specific conditions and responses for each step, ensuring automated response that complies with the enterprise's unique management policies.

How It Works

Within milliseconds of a security compromise, NRS 3.1 automatically:

--Communicates with existing network devices to identify the exact location of the compromised device

--Evaluates the network topology and user accounts to determine the action to be taken

--Validates the recommended action against the fully customizable Deny and Quarantine Rule system

--Executes the action

--Records the action and informs all participants of the notification queue.

ENIRA provides a fully auditable trail of actions and offers customizable reporting templates to support compliance mandates, including HIPAA, Sarbanes-Oxley, FERC and FERPA.

Authorized network managers can control any device on the network, using the secure Web interface. Pricing is based on the number of nodes managed and begins at $45,000 for 2500 nodes. For more information, please visit www.enira.com.

ENIRA Technologies, the intelligence network solutions provider, automates complex network management tasks enabling companies to eliminate processes that currently take hours or days to manually complete. ENIRA's holistic view of a network's topology addresses real-time threats and policy issues that affect networks almost daily. For each unique situation, whether it is quarantining and response or policy management, ENIRA creates a highly intelligent, automatic action that far surpasses manual capabilities. The company, based in Reston, Va., can be reached at www.enira.com or [phone].