Sourcefire(R) 3D System Achieves Highest Level NEBS Compliance; Sourcefire Solutions Proven to Perform Reliably, Even under Most Severe Conditions.COLUMBIA, Md. -- Sourcefire, Inc., the world leader in intrusion prevention See IPS and IDS. , today announced that the Sourcefire(R) 3D System achieved Network Equipment Building System (NEBS) Level 3 compliance, the highest NEBS accreditation available. The Sourcefire 3D System, including the IS3000 Intrusion Sensor, 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 3000 and Defense Center was evaluated by a certified testing organization to ensure that it could withstand a number of potential environmental traumas including extreme heat, physical impact or power failure. NEBS testing is a critical certification, required by telecommunications, utility and defense organizations that build and maintain the country's communication infrastructure. The primary goal of this certification is to ensure that critical infrastructure continues to operate during natural or man-made disasters man-made disaster Technological disaster Public health An event in which a significant number of people are injured or die as a result of human devices or activities, unrelated to conflicts, and attributed to operator error–eg, Exxon Valdez , such as earthquakes, or the failure of cooling systems cooling systems for housed animals include spraying of roofs with water, evaporative pads with fans, foggers and misters; for pastured animals shelter from the sun by trees or artificial shade devices and cooling ponds are used. due to power outages This is a list of famous wide-scale power outages. 1965
"Even customers who do not support our nation's critical communication infrastructure, require highly reliable systems that are not impaired by environmental changes," said Tom Ashoff, Vice President of Engineering at Sourcefire. "As the highest certification and most rigorous testing, NEBS Level 3 provides Sourcefire customers with the confidence that our solutions will perform flawlessly under the most extreme conditions." About NEBS NEBS is the most common set of safety, spatial and environmental design guidelines applied to telecommunications equipment in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . NEBS is why telephones work after an earthquake or thunderstorm thunderstorm, violent, local atmospheric disturbance accompanied by lightning, thunder, and heavy rain, often by strong gusts of wind, and sometimes by hail. ! The NEBS concept was first introduced by Bell Labs in the 1970s to simplify the design and deployment of telecommunications equipment in the Bell System. Telcordia, and its predecessor, Bellcore, has maintained the NEBS documents since the divestiture The breakup of AT&T. By federal court order, AT&T divested itself on January 1, 1984 of its 23 operating companies, which became known as the Regional Bell Operating Companies (RBOCs). of the Bell System in 1984. NEBS requirements are utilized all over the world for a host of commercial, utility and defense applications. Still, the most frequent application of NEBS is to design and test equipment intended for use in Regional Bell Operating Company The Regional Bell Operating Companies (RBOC) are the result of the U.S. Department of Justice antitrust suit against American Telephone & Telegraph. History (RBOC (Regional Bell Operating Company) The Bell telephone companies that were spun off of AT&T by court order in 1984 (the Divestiture). Also known as the "Baby Bells," the initial seven RBOCs were Nynex, Bell Atlantic, BellSouth, Southwestern Bell, US West, ) central offices. About Sourcefire's 3D System Sourcefire's 3D Approach - Discover, Determine, Defend - to securing real networks in real-time provides proactive defense-in-depth through an integrated process of discovering risks, vulnerabilities and threats; determining their business impact; and taking the appropriate action to defend the network. Sourcefire's 3D System, including Sourcefire Intrusion Sensors and Agents, Sourcefire RNA Sensors and the Sourcefire Defense Center, provides companies with the most effective security possible. The Sourcefire 3D System offers the most flexible and precise intrusion prevention and network discovery technologies worldwide. Sourcefire Intrusion Sensors utilize the award-winning 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. (R) rules-based detection engine, bringing the benefits of signature, protocol, and anomaly-based inspection methods to all network traffic at speeds up to 8 gigabits per second. In addition, Sourcefire RNA Sensors passively monitor a network to deliver highly detailed, real-time profiles of all network assets including their configuration, behavior, potential vulnerabilities and associated changes. 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 Defense Center easily prioritizes the millions of security events to determine the most critical events to an organization's business and takes the appropriate actions. These actions follow the ABCs of Defense - Alert, Block, Correct - all in real-time to deliver the most effective security. About Sourcefire Sourcefire, Inc., the world leader in intrusion prevention, is transforming the way organizations manage and minimize network security risks with its 3D Approach - Discover, Determine, Defend - to securing real networks in real-time. The company's ground-breaking network defense system unifies intrusion and vulnerability management technologies to provide customers with the most effective network security available. Founded in 2001 by the creator of Snort, Sourcefire is headquartered in Columbia, MD and has received numerous accolades including being named the Frost & Sullivan 2005 Network Security Infrastructure Protection Company of the Year. At work in leading Fortune 1000 and government agencies, the names Sourcefire and founder Martin Roesch have grown synonymous with synonymous with adjective equivalent to, the same as, identical to, similar to, identified with, equal to, tantamount to, interchangeable with, one and the same as innovation and intelligence in network security. For more information about Sourcefire, please visit www.sourcefire.com. |
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