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Nebulas joins Sourcefire's UK partner programme.


Nebulas Security, a specialist in next generation security and mobility solutions, today announced that it has joined Sourcefire's Business Partner Programme in order to bring its revolutionary realtime network defense solutions, including Sourcefire Real-Time Network Awarene, to the UK security market.

All Sourcefire solutions are plug-n-protect appliances to ensure an easy installation, reduced overhead and lower Total Cost of Ownership (TCO (1) (Total Cost of Ownership) The cost of using a computer. It includes the cost of the hardware, software and upgrades as well as the cost of the inhouse staff and/or consultants that provide training and technical support. See ROI. ) in network security. Sourcefire's RNA RNA: see nucleic acid.
RNA
 in full ribonucleic acid

One of the two main types of nucleic acid (the other being DNA), which functions in cellular protein synthesis in all living cells and replaces DNA as the carrier of genetic
 technology uses a unique patent-pending combination of passive discovery technology, behavioural Adj. 1. behavioural - of or relating to behavior; "behavioral sciences"
behavioral
 profiling and integrated vulnerability management. The RNA Sensors passively monitor all network assets, providing a continual view of network asset profiles; asset behavioural profiles, network profiles, security vulnerabilities, and change events.

Sourcefire's Intrusion Sensors utilise the Snort An open source network intrusion detection system (NIDS) that is noted for its effectiveness. Developed by Martin Roesch, Snort can also be used just as a packet logger or packet sniffer. For more information, visit www.snort.org. See IDS.  rules-based detection engine, combining the best of signature, protocol, and anomaly Abnormality or deviation. Pronounced "uh-nom-uh-lee," it is a favorite word among computer people when complex systems produce output that is inexplicable. See software conflict and anomaly detection.  based inspection methods to provide the most precise attack detection and prevention. Intrusion Agents for Snort will allow organisations to capitalise Verb 1. capitalise - supply with capital, as of a business by using a combination of capital used by investors and debt capital provided by lenders
capitalize
 on their investment in all their open source Snort deployments for more sophisticated data analysts and reporting in order to gain greater impact assessment and priorftisation of events.

By tightly integrating and correlating the threat information provided by Sourcefire Intrusion Sensors and Agents with the network intelligence provided by Sourcefire RNA Sensors, the Sourcefire Defence Centre prioritises the millions of security events to determine the most critical events to an organisation's business and takes the appropriate actions. www.sourcefire.com
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Title Annotation:Security News and Products
Publication:Database and Network Journal
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Oct 1, 2004
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