eWeek And PC Magazine Editors Name Lancope's StealthWatch A Winner In Innovation In Infrastructure -- i3 -- Awards At Spring Networld+Interop 2002 Las Vegas.Business Editors, Technology Writers NetWorld+Interop 2002 Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 8, 2002 Lancope Wins Coveted cov·et v. cov·et·ed, cov·et·ing, cov·ets v.tr. 1. To feel blameworthy desire for (that which is another's). See Synonyms at envy. 2. To wish for longingly. See Synonyms at desire. Infrastructure Security Award for its Dynamic Threat Management Solution Lancope, Inc., creator of the StealthWatch(TM) line of advanced 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. (IDS) appliances, today announced that StealthWatch was named as a winner in the security category of the Innovation In Infrastructure Awards (i3) at Spring NetWorld+Interop 2002 Las Vegas by the editors of eWeek Magazine and PC Magazine. "This prestigious award further validates Lancope's superior technology and industry approach that is defining the next-generation of IDS called Dynamic Threat Management," said Dr. John A. Copeland, chairman of Lancope and a chaired professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology Georgia Institute of Technology, in Atlanta, Ga.; coeducational; state supported; chartered 1885, opened 1888. It is a member school in the university system of Georgia. Significant among its facilities and programs are the Frank H. . "We're honored that eWeek and PC Magazine support our mission in combating today's advanced hacking See hack and hacker. exploits and enterprise corporate network misuse." StealthWatch, is a next-generation Intrusion Detection System (IDS) security appliance Security appliances protect computer networks from unwanted data traffic, intruders, email spam, enforce policies, and may also be used to create and manage VPNs. There are a number of types of security appliances. that recognizes unknown threats, provides intelligent alarming and advanced network surveillance, operates at giga-speeds and creates an audit trail of suspicious activity. Virtually all of today's IDS systems are signature-based and are therefore subject to security breaches by undocumented, fragmented, or encrypted en·crypt tr.v. en·crypt·ed, en·crypt·ing, en·crypts 1. To put into code or cipher. 2. Computer Science attacks. In addition, signature-based IDS systems suffer from performance constraints inherent to their architecture and are also known to be administratively burdensome due to the overwhelming number of false alarms they generate. By creating a flow-based IDS approach that does not focus on the finite universe of signature attacks, but instead on the universe of potential attacks and unknown threats, Lancope expands the current definition of intrusion detection See IDS and IPS. by combining the best of network and host-based IDS. StealthWatch is an easy-to-install and easy-to-manage appliance solution. In addition, unlike insecure in·se·cure adj. 1. Lacking emotional stability; not well-adjusted. 2. Lacking self-confidence; plagued by anxiety. in software-only solutions, StealthWatch is hardened, optimized and battle-tested to provide a secure intrusion detection solution. StealthWatch G1, designed to handle high-speed traffic of up to One Gbps is available now with pricing starting at $35,000. StealthWatch M100, capable of handling traffic at speeds up to 100 Mbps is also available with pricing starting at $20,000. For more info, please visit us at http://www.stealthwatch.com/. About Lancope and StealthWatch(TM) Lancope is a leading provider of StealthWatch(TM), a dynamic threat management solution designed to combat today's advanced hacking exploits and corporate network misuse on enterprise networks. StealthWatch(TM), is an Intrusion Detection System (IDS) security appliance that has intelligent alarming, provides advanced network survelliance, operates at giga-speeds, recognizes unknown threats, and creates an audit trail of suspicious activity. Named "Most Impressive of 2001" by eWeek Magazine, Lancope has attracted enterprise level clients that include Weather.com and Nielsen Media Research. For more information, visit www.lancope.com. |
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