Sourcefire Introduces Integration and Correlation of Snort Sensor Data.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers COLUMBIA, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 1, 2004 New 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. Agent Integrates Seamlessly into Sourcefire Defense Center, Providing Customers with Context to Evaluate Potential Attacks Sourcefire, Inc., a world leader in real-time network defense, today announced its new Snort Intrusion Agent, providing Snort users with increased network context for alert prioritization and real time response to attacks. Users can now monitor all of their open source Snort deployments through the Sourcefire Defense Center, which allows them for the first time to correlate Snort intrusion data with Sourcefire 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 for increased insight into how potential attacks could impact a their business. As the de facto standard Hardware or software that is widely used, but not endorsed by a standards organization. Contrast with de jure standard. de facto standard - A widespread consensus on a particular product or protocol which has not been ratified by any official standards body, such as ISO, for intrusion management, Snort is the most widely deployed Intrusion Detection See IDS and IPS. technology in the world with more than 1,000,000 downloads to date and over 100,000 currently active deployments, including most of the Fortune 100. Sourcefire continually provides technology upgrades and support to the Snort community, and this announcement further illustrates the company's dedication to providing the open source community with the most effective tools available. Snort users can also leverage Sourcefire's ground-breaking Impact Flag capability (see related release: "Sourcefire Unveils "Impact Flags" Revolutionizing the Way Customers Prioritize pri·or·i·tize v. pri·or·i·tized, pri·or·i·tiz·ing, pri·or·i·tiz·es Usage Problem v.tr. To arrange or deal with in order of importance. v.intr. and Respond to Threats"). Sourcefire is the first company to combine intrusion data with network data, allowing customers to go beyond simple detection, empowering them to assess the impact of events for effective prioritization and real-time response. "As the most widely deployed Intrusion Detection System This article is about the computing term. For other uses, see Burglar alarm. An intrusion detection system (IDS) generally detects unwanted manipulations of computer systems, mainly through the Internet. in the world, Snort is an integral component of many organizations' security infrastructures, and Sourcefire is enabling these users to garner increased benefits and functionality from their Snort deployments," said Martin Roesch, Sourcefire Founder and CTO (Chief Technical Officer) The executive responsible for the technical direction of an organization. See CIO and salary survey. and Snort creator. "This new Snort Intrusion Agent provides millions of users with increased context with which to defend their networks." The Sourcefire Defense Center aggregates event information from Snort sensors
Identifiable assets, such as land and buildings, equipment, patents, and trademarks, as distinguished from a financial investment. on their networks instead of simply attempting to assess the hostility of packets traversing tra·verse v. tra·versed, tra·vers·ing, tra·vers·es v.tr. 1. To travel or pass across, over, or through. 2. To move to and fro over; cross and recross. 3. the network. In addition, the Snort Intrusion Agent provides users with sophisticated data analysis, comprehensive reporting, impact assessment and prioritization of events, integration with third party tools (such as SIM products), and real time response to attacks. The Snort Intrusion Agent is available for Linux and Solaris implementations. About Sourcefire's 3D Product Suite 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 product suite, 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 Product Suite offers the most flexible and precise intrusion detection and network discovery technologies worldwide. Sourcefire Intrusion Sensors utilize the award-winning Snort(TM) rules-based detection engine, bringing the benefits of signature, protocol, and anomaly-based inspection methods to all varying network traffic speeds. 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 - Alerting, Blocking or Configuring - all in real-time to deliver the most effective security. About Sourcefire Sourcefire, Inc., the world leader in real-time network defense solutions, 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 a 2004 Company to Watch by Network Computing Storing and/or running applications in servers in a network. See cloud computing and network computer. Magazine and selected as one of the Red Herring Red Herring A preliminary registration statement that must be filed with the SEC describing a new issue of stock (IPO) and the prospects of the issuing company. Notes: Top 100 privately held companies privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. . 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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