Sourcefire Launches Vulnerability Protection Video Series, Active Malware Report, and iPhone Application.Sourcefire Delivers Security Updates via YouTube, Twitter A Web site and service that lets users send short text messages from their cellphones to a group of friends. Launched in 2006, Twitter (www.twitter.com) was designed for people to broadcast their current activities and thoughts. , iTunes and iPhone, Enabling Security Professionals to Access Critical Security Information from Virtually Anywhere COLUMBIA, Md. -- Sourcefire, Inc. (Nasdaq:FIRE), a leader in intelligent Cybersecurity solutions, today announced the launch of its new Vulnerability Research Team (VRT VRT Vita Radio Transport (communications standard / protocol) VRT Virus Removal Tools VRT Vehicle Registration Tax VRT Vehicle Reg Tax VRT Voltage Reduction Technology (Intel Corp) ) Vulnerability Report video series, Active Malware Report, and iPhone application. These new resources are designed to provide IT security professionals with the tools and intelligence necessary to stay ahead of emerging threats. Delivered in video format following each month's Microsoft Tuesday disclosures, the Sourcefire VRT Vulnerability Report provides viewers with an overview of each of the month's leading risks, including the threat level and potential impact to enterprises. This new monthly video series is hosted by Matt Watchinski, leading Cybersecurity expert and leader of the Sourcefire VRT. It provides viewers with increased vulnerability insights, unavailable from printed materials, so they can further improve their protection efforts. Currently, the video is available for viewing on Sourcefire's VRT YouTube Channel and 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. .org Web site, and it can also be downloaded from iTunes in the form of a video podcast Video podcast (sometimes shortened to vidcast or vodcast) is a term used for the online delivery of video on demand video clip content via Atom or RSS enclosures. . The VRT has also launched the new Active Malware Report to provide the security community with increased insights into real-time 1. real-time - Describes an application which requires a program to respond to stimuli within some small upper limit of response time (typically milli- or microseconds). Process control at a chemical plant is the classic example. security threats. This free report delivers a daily overview of top malware threats worldwide, based on attacks that are detected and blocked by ClamAV[TM], one of the most commonly used open source anti-virus and anti-malware products in the world. This report gathers and summarizes attack data from nearly 1,000 sites around the world, with new sites added daily. It enables enterprises to evaluate their current exposure to the top threats and tailor A tailor is a person whose occupation is to sew menswear style jackets and the skirts or trousers that go with them. Although the term dates to the thirteenth century, tailor protection efforts in real time. The Active Malware Report is currently available via the ClamAV.net Web site. In addition to the VRT's monthly Vulnerability Reports and daily Active Malware Reports, a new free Sourcefire VRT iPhone application is available now from Apple's App Store. This new app features three real-time Sourcefire news feeds, including VRT Updates, VRT Top 10 Malware, and Snort News. Designed to support the needs of today's mobile workforce, the iPhone application provides users with the information needed to identify and respond to the most critical Cybersecurity threats in real time. "As criminals continue to share techniques and malware, the security community must increase its collaboration efforts to effectively defend against these attackers," said Matt Watchinski, Senior Director of the Sourcefire Vulnerability Research Team. "The VRT is dedicated to sharing our knowledge and providing actionable Giving sufficient legal grounds for a lawsuit; giving rise to a Cause of Action. An act, event, or occurrence is said to be actionable when there are legal grounds for basing a lawsuit on it. insights that can help the entire security community protect itself from the latest threats. With the new VRT Vulnerability Reports, Active Malware Reports, and iPhone application, we are allowing security professionals to access this valuable information from anywhere at anytime." About the Sourcefire VRT The Sourcefire Vulnerability Research Team (VRT) is a group of leading edge network security experts working around the clock to proactively discover, assess and respond to the latest trends in hacking See hack and hacker. activities, intrusion attempts and vulnerabilities. Some of the most renowned security professionals in the industry, including the authors of several standard security reference books, are members of the Sourcefire VRT. This team is also supported by the vast resources of the open source Snort and ClamAV communities, making it the largest group dedicated to advances in the network security industry. To keep up to date with the VRT's research and insights into network security visit http://vrt-sourcefire.blogspot.com/. About Sourcefire Sourcefire, Inc. (Nasdaq:FIRE), is a world leader in intelligent Cybersecurity solutions. Sourcefire is transforming the way Global 2000 organizations and government agencies manage and minimize network security risks. Sourcefire's IPS (1) (Inches Per Second) The measurement of the speed of tape passing by a read/write head or paper passing through a pen plotter. (2) (IPS) (Intrusion Prevention S and Real-time Adaptive Security solution equips customers with an efficient and effective layered security Layered security is a new term used by information protection and online security vendors that describes the practice of leveraging several different point security solutions to protect the digital identities and information of consumer, enterprise or government environments. defense - protecting network assets before, during and after an attack. Through the years, Sourcefire has been consistently recognized for its innovation and industry leadership by customers, media and industry analysts alike - with more than 50 awards and accolades. Today, 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 network security intelligence. For more information about Sourcefire, please visit http://www.sourcefire.com. SOURCEFIRE[R], SNORT[R], the Sourcefire logo, the Snort and Pig logo, SECURITY FOR THE REAL WORLD[TM], SOURCEFIRE DEFENSE CENTER[TM], SOURCEFIRE 3D[R], RNA RNA: see nucleic acid. 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