Sana Security's Primary Response Application Security Software First to Support Linux, Microsoft Exchange Server and Windows 2003.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 3, 2003 World's First Security Software Solution Based Upon Human Immune System Delivers Broad Range of Protection for Enterprise Applications and Systems Sana Security, Inc., the leader in application security software, today announced its Primary Response 2.0 family of security solutions, the first host-based intrusion prevention See IPS and IDS. solution to simultaneously support Linux, Microsoft Exchange Server Microsoft Exchange Server is a messaging and collaborative software product developed by Microsoft. It is part of the Microsoft Servers line of server products and is widely used by enterprises using Microsoft infrastructure solutions. (R) and Windows 2003(R). The new solution provides proactive worm suppression and enterprise class manageability. "Enterprise network perimeters are rapidly disappearing as advanced attacks and intrusions continue to increase at alarming rates and threaten the enterprise application core," said John Zicker, chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , Sana Security, Inc. "Security requirements for corporations and government organizations have advanced beyond knowledge-based security products and patches. Primary Response 2.0 protects from the application out and evolves automatically to defend against future intrusions. This cross-platform, autodidactic au·to·di·dact n. A self-taught person. [From Greek autodidaktos, self-taught : auto-, auto- + didaktos, taught; see didactic. approach reduces administrative costs administrative costs, n.pl the overhead expenses incurred in the operation of a dental benefits program, excluding costs of dental services provided. while providing advanced security across more applications and systems than any other intrusion prevention software on the market." Vulnerability Management The world's only security software approach based upon the principles of the human immune system immune system Cells, cell products, organs, and structures of the body involved in the detection and destruction of foreign invaders, such as bacteria, viruses, and cancer cells. Immunity is based on the system's ability to launch a defense against such invaders. , Primary Response 2.0 provides customers with proactive vulnerability exploit detection and real-time prevention from zero-day attacks, worms and hackers and an immediate return on investment by forgoing frequent security patch A fix to a program that eliminates a vulnerability exploited by malicious hackers. See vulnerability and patch. fire drills. This is particularly appealing to Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. 2000, Windows 2003 and Exchange Server customers inundated in·un·date tr.v. in·un·dat·ed, in·un·dat·ing, in·un·dates 1. To cover with water, especially floodwaters. 2. with frequent vulnerability patch announcements. Autonomous distributed agents, broad cross-platform functionality, increased manageability and third party systems integration combine to reduce total cost of ownership associated with knowledge-based security software. "Fire drill patching of vulnerable 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. and applications is no longer acceptable for IT organizations that can't keep up with the daily barrage of new security patches," said Richard Stiennon, research director, security and privacy, Gartner Inc. "Effective application security solutions at the very least must provide automated application security against both known and unknown attacks, giving enterprises adequate protection until the next time they run scheduled software patch updates." Broadest Enterprise Prevention Support Primary Response 2.0 protects custom and off the shelf applications, making it perfectly suited for the growing numbers of Linux customers needing to protect their proprietary applications. Linux-based applications range from simple web and demilitarized zone See DMZ. (DMZ (DeMilitarized Zone) A middle ground between an organization's trusted internal network and an untrusted, external network such as the Internet. Also called a "perimeter network," the DMZ is a subnetwork (subnet) that may sit between firewalls or off one leg of a ) applications to more complex, custom business critical applications in the core of enterprise networks. Windows 2003 is another operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. gaining momentum and Primary Response 2.0 is the only security solution offering real-time prevention from zero-day attacks and worms for custom and standard applications on Linux and Windows 2003 platforms. Enterprise Class Manageability Primary Response 2.0 scales to protect thousands of servers and applications offering role-based user and group management and integration with enterprise management systems. The product is designed to easily adapt to legitimate system and application changes further reducing false positives that can otherwise overwhelm IT departments with useless data and non-urgent security alerts. Easily deployed and centrally managed across the enterprise, Primary Response 2.0 has minimal installation overhead, allowing IT administrators to simply deploy agents on enterprise servers and instruct them to monitor desired applications. The agents self-learn normal application behavior over a short period of time and automatically detect anomalous code paths thereby blocking system call execution. Anomaly responses are automated providing instant forensic security event information collection and alert notification at the time of an attack. "Primary Response 2.0 delivers unequaled accuracy, at the most granular level of application behavior profiling, enabling it to be the first solution for many widely-deployed mail server, operating system and business applications," said Dr. Steven Hofmeyr, founder and chief scientist, Sana Security, Inc. "Our unique technology catches exploits by detecting anomalous code paths and literally stops these exploits by blocking system call execution. This gives IT and security managers automatic blocking of attacks specifically designed to subvert packaged and custom-built enterprise applications." Availability and Pricing Primary Response 2.0 is available today on Windows NT, 2000 and Solaris 8 (32-bit and 64-bit) operating systems, supporting all applications on those platforms including industry first protection for MS Exchange and custom applications. Agent support for Windows 2003 and Linux Advanced Server will be available in December 2003. Product pricing is US$6,500.00 for the management server and US$1,750.00 for each agent. For information on product bundles and promotions contact Sana Security at sales@sanasecurity.com About Sana Security Sana Security develops and markets application security software that provides the most accurate, automated and effective detection and prevention of attacks for standard, complex and custom server applications on major platforms. Developed to commercialize breakthrough Sana Platform (SP) technology developed by founder Dr. Steven Hofmeyr, Sana Security's first product, Primary Response, provides server-based application security employing a fundamentally different methodology than knowledge-based products, eliminating the need for constant updating and management by security experts and significantly reducing total cost of ownership for the enterprise. Sana Security is funded by leading venture capital firms Name Location Founding date Managing Partners/Directors Specialty Capital managed 5AM Ventures Menlo Park, CA; Waltham, MA 2002 John Diekman, PhD (managing partner), Scott Rocklage, PhD (managing partner), Andrew Schwab (managing partner) life sciences $200M [1] Sevin Rosen Funds Sevin Rosen Funds (SRF) is a venture capital firm that was established in 1981 by L.J. Sevin and Ben Rosen. SRF was involved in the financing of ArQule, CIENA, Citrix, Cypress Semiconductor, Electronic Arts, Lotus Development Corporation, Silicon Graphics, and Vitesse. and El Dorado Ventures. The company is headquartered in San Mateo, California San Mateo is a city in San Mateo County, California, in the San Francisco Bay Area. It is one of the larger suburbs on the San Francisco Peninsula, located between Burlingame to the north, Foster City to the East, and Belmont to the south. . For more information about the company and its Primary Response products, visit www.sanasecurity.com (C)2003 Sana Security, Inc. All rights reserved. Microsoft, Microsoft Exchange Server, Windows, 2000, Windows 2003, Windows NT are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corp. in the United States and/or other countries. All product and company names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. |
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