Foundstone Acquires NT OBJECTives Product Line; NT Security Tool Acquisition Adds to Foundstone's Computer Forensics Service.Business Editors & Internet Writers IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 31, 2000 Foundstone Inc., the premier provider of security services Security services are state institutions for the provision of intelligence, primarily of a strategic nature, but also including protective security intelligence. Examples include the Security Service (MI5) and the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) in the United Kingdom, and the and training, Tuesday announced the acquisition of NT OBJECTives product line. This acquisition will enable Foundstone to incorporate the NT-based 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 tools into its growing Incident Response and forensics See computer forensics. service offering. "Cyber crime continues to escalate and there is a definite lack of critical tools in the marketplace. Recent attacks like the ones perpetrated against Microsoft (MSFT MSFT Microsoft (stock symbol) MSFT Movimento Sociale Fiamma Tricolore (Italy) MSFT Multi-Stage Fitness Test MSFT Master of Science in Family Therapy MSFT Macalester Students for Fair Trade ) demonstrate how vulnerable corporations, large or small, can be," said Kevin Mandia, Foundstone's director of computer forensics. "The integration of these NT-based computer forensic tools will enable Foundstone's R&D department to further our capabilities for product and service offerings to fight cyber crime." "Foundstone shares a vision with NT OBJECTives to bring the best variety of NT-based computer forensic products to the security tool marketplace," said JD Glaser, president of NT OBJECTives. Glaser is currently a senior software engineer for Foundstone's R&D department. "The acquisition of NT OBJECTives product line will ultimately bring our customers the best incident response and computer forensic service offerings in the marketplace," said Stuart McClure, president and CTO (Chief Technical Officer) The executive responsible for the technical direction of an organization. See CIO and salary survey. of Foundstone. "The popularity and success of NT OBJECTives security tools is proven by the fact that over 100,000 tools have been downloaded and deployed worldwide." Foundstone offers a wide variety of security tools that are all available and downloadable from the Foundstone Web site at www.foundstone.com. About NT OBJECTives NT OBJECTives Inc. is a leading provider of security tools for the Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. platform. Founded in 1997, the mission of NT OBJECTives is to provide superior, innovative, network security and forensics tools with the goal of minimizing analysis time and assisting network professionals in administrating their networks. About Foundstone Foundstone Inc., the premier provider of security services and training, addresses the security and privacy concerns of leading dot-coms and Global 2000 companies. Foundstone considers security services, along with information security training, to be an effective company solution in the fight against computer crime. Foundstone has combined their expertise in one of the most dominant security talent pools ever assembled, including experts from Ernst & Young, KPMG KPMG Klynveld Peat Marwick Goerdeler (accounting firm) KPMG Kaiser Permanente Medical Group KPMG Keiner Prüft Mehr Genau (German) KPMG Kommen Prüfen Meckern Gehen , PricewaterhouseCoopers, "Black World" Defense Contractors and the United States Air Force United States Air Force (USAF) Major component of the U.S. military organization, with primary responsibility for air warfare, air defense, and military space research. It also provides air services in coordination with the other military branches. U.S. . Foundstone executives are the authors of the international best seller, "Hacking Exposed: Network Security Secrets & Solutions." Foundstone is a national organization with headquarters in Irvine. More information can be found at www.foundstone.com or by calling 877/91-FOUND. Foundstone Inc. -- Securing the Dot Com dot com - com World |
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