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eEye Digital Security's Technology Selected for DISA Task Order Valued at Over $6 Million to Provide Information Assurance Vulnerability Management.


ALISO VIEJO, Calif. -- (Secure Configuration Compliance Validation Tool)

eEye(R) Digital Security, a leading developer of vulnerability management software for enterprise security, today announced that the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA 1. (body) DISA - Defense Information Systems Agency.
2. (standard) DISA - Data Interchange Standards Association.
) has selected eEye's vulnerability management software in conjunction with a Task Order under the DISA I-ASSURE Contract to serve as the basis for an Information Assurance Vulnerability Management (IAVM IAVM Information Assurance Vulnerability Management
IAVM Institute of Advanced Volunteer Management (UK) 
) solution worth up to $6 million if all options are exercised. The requirement was sponsored by the United States Strategic Command United States Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) is one of the ten Unified Combatant Commands of the United States Department of Defense. USSTRATCOM controls the nuclear weapons assets of the United States military.  (USSTRATCOM USSTRATCOM United States Strategic Command ) on behalf of the Department of Defense.

Under the Task Order, eEye and its partner DigitalNet (Nasdaq:DNET DNET Distributed.net
DNET Dish Network
DNET Dysembryoplastic Neuroepithelial Tumor
DNET Dysembryoplastic Neuroectodermal Tumor
DNET Distributed Network
DNET Digital Network
), a premier provider of network computing Storing and/or running applications in servers in a network. See cloud computing and network computer.  solutions, will develop and deploy an automated IAVM tool that will provide network administrators and security personnel a mechanism for verifying application or non-application of Department of Defense (DoD) Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) Information Assurance Vulnerability Management Notices. The IAVM tool will scan networks in order to mitigate security vulnerabilities found in software and those related to incorrect system configurations, as well as security issues related to policy and compliance. This proactive approach to security -- eliminating vulnerabilities rather than thwarting attacks -- allows the DoD to better secure the vital digital assets under its purview The part of a statute or a law that delineates its purpose and scope.

Purview refers to the enacting part of a statute. It generally begins with the words be it enacted and continues as far as the repealing clause.
.

The eEye/DigitalNet IAVM solution offered to DISA includes an integrated family of vulnerability management solutions to help DoD safeguard their digital assets. This solution will dramatically mitigate the DoD's risk from attack and significantly reduce the likelihood that potential attacks can penetrate its networks and cause security breaches and financial loss. This solution includes Retina(R) Network Security Scanner Software that analyzes a network to determine its exposure to unwanted intruders. Also called "vulnerability scanners," such products check client PCs, servers, routers, firewalls, network appliances, system software and applications for vulnerabilities that include open ports, trapdoors,  and REM(TM) Security Management Console. eEye's flagship product, the Retina Network Security Scanner, leads the industry in accuracy, its ability to scan enterprise networks without crashing systems and its open, modular architecture, making it the easiest product on the market to deploy, use and integrate with existing enterprise applications.

"The DoD will represent one of the largest deployments of vulnerability management software anywhere in the world," stated Firas Raouf, eEye's COO. "eEye's industry-leading accuracy, scale and ease of integration with large networks make us ideally suited for this type of implementation. Already, our unique approach to network security has resulted in over 7,500 customer deployments worldwide."

About eEye Digital Security eEye Digital Security is a company that specialises in analysis and prevention of security vulnerabilities in software. Founded by Firas Bushnaq and Marc Maiffret in 1997, the company has been credited by Microsoft with bringing a number of security vulnerabilities to their  

eEye Digital Security is a leading developer of security software and an active contributor to network security research and education. eEye provides complete vulnerability management solutions that address the full lifecycle of security threats: before, during, and after attacks. eEye's award-winning products include vulnerability assessment, vulnerability prevention and vulnerability forensics See computer forensics.  solutions. eEye protects the networks and digital assets of more than 2,500 corporate and government entities in over eighty countries, including AT&T Wireless, Avon, Citigroup, Continental Airlines, Dow Jones, Ernst & Young, Prudential, Viacom, and Wyeth. Founded in 1998, eEye is a privately held, venture-backed firm with headquarters in Orange County, Calif. For more information, visit www.eeye.com.
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