Forwarded From: "Spencer, Will" <wspencert_private> ISS Launches Industry's First Enterprise Security Decision-Support Application ATLANTA (Sept. 28) BUSINESS WIRE -Sept. 28, 1998-- SAFEsuite Decisions First Product to Integrate Intrusion and Vulnerability Detection Data and Third-Party Information to Automate Analysis of Enterprise Security Internet Security Systems (Nasdaq: ISSX), the leading provider of adaptive network security software, today introduced an industry-first, decision-support solution to provide customers with a comprehensive, global view of enterprise security and the power to make quick, informed decisions for ongoing information protection. SAFEsuite Decisions is the first product to automate the collection, integration, analysis and reporting of enterprise-wide security information from multiple sources and locations including not only integrated data from ISS' intrusion and vulnerability detection systems, but also third-party security safeguards such as firewalls. "The lack of a centralized, global view of enterprise security poses a formidable challenge for all organizations," said Steven Foote, vice president with information technology research firm, Hurwitz Group, Inc. "With the rapid move towards e-business, corporate walls are coming down leaving organizations dangerously exposed on the Internet. Working with some of the world's largest enterprises, ISS has recognized this need and is responding to the challenge. SAFEsuite Decisions is designed to help organizations better understand their overall security posture across different security systems and safeguards and will enable customers to leverage years of ISS' X-Force expertise to automatically translate seemingly meaningless data into valuable, actionable security information." Tom Noonan, president and chief executive officer of Internet Security Systems, added, "Today's announcement marks a significant leap forward in information security technology. As a pioneer and market leader, ISS has been successful in enabling customers to utilize our monitoring and detection software to proactively protect and improve the security of their networked information. With SAFEsuite Decisions, ISS reaffirms its leadership position and demonstrates its success in further evolving adaptive security technology to meet enterprise customer needs. This new ISS product will enable customers to take control of their enterprise risk management practices and focus valuable resources on fixing security 'hot spots' instead of attempting to analyze enormous amounts of data." About SAFEsuite Decisions SAFEsuite Decisions, the initial product in ISS' new SAFEsuite Enterprise family of enterprise security management applications, extends ISS' heritage of providing innovative solutions for information protection. SAFEsuite Decisions will collect and integrate security information derived from multiple sources and locations including, in the 1.0 version, data from Check Point (Nasdaq: CHKPF) FireWall-1(tm)s, Network Associates' (Nasdaq: NETA) Gauntlet Firewall(tm)s, as well as ISS' RealSecure(tm) intrusion detection and response system, and ISS' Internet Scanner(tm) and System Scanner(tm) vulnerability detection systems. SAFEsuite Decisions automatically correlates and analyzes this cross-product data to indicate the security risk profile of the entire enterprise network. For example, vulnerabilities found by Internet Scanner and intrusion events detected by RealSecure will be correlated to provide high value information indicating specific hosts on the network that are both vulnerable to attack and that have been attacked. SAFEsuite Decisions 1.0 key features include: 1. Enterprise Security Risk Management Reporting - SAFEsuite Decisions will provide valuable security reports based upon consolidated, correlated and coordinated cross-product analysis information. Reports will focus on critical risk management areas such as real- time risk and threat conditions and security vulnerability and threat analysis. 2. Customizable Execution of Reports - The execution and distribution of SAFEsuite Decisions reports can be automated and scheduled. This ensures rapid and efficient dissemination of critical security information. 3. Central Management of Enterprise Security Data - The SAFEsuite Enterprise Database component of SAFEsuite Decisions is a scalable relational database that serves as a central and persistent data store for all enterprise security data. SAFEsuite Decisions 1.0 will rely upon Microsoft(R) (Nasdaq: MSFT) SQL Server(tm) 6.5 with plans to support Sybase and Oracle relational databases. 4. Secure Data Collection - The SAFElink Loader component of SAFEsuite Decisions enables the secure movement of cross-product security information including ISS SAFEsuite applications and third-party products deployed worldwide into the SAFEsuite Enterprise database. Pricing and Availability SAFEsuite Decsions 1.0 is scheduled to begin shipping in the fourth quarter of 1998. SAFEsuite Decisions has a starting U.S. suggested list price of $25,000 and is based upon the size of a customer's protected network. About ISS X- Force The ISS X-Force is a task force of leading security experts dedicated to researching and creating solutions that will help organizations proactively guard themselves from the growing number of security threats. The ISS X-Force team focuses on uncovering and integrating the latest security vulnerability information into the ISS SAFEsuite family of products. About Internet Security Systems Internet Security Systems is the pioneer and leading provider of adaptive network security delivering enterprise-wide information protection solutions. ISS' award-winning SAFEsuite(R) family of products manages security risks and enhances end user confidence in intranet, extranet and electronic commerce environments. By combining proactive vulnerability detection with real-time intrusion detection and response, ISS' adaptive network security system creates a flexible cycle of continuous security improvement, including policy implementation and enforcement. This comprehensive approach to network security strengthens the security of existing systems and has dramatically improved the security posture for organizations worldwide, making ISS a critical, trusted security advisor for firms in the Global 2000, 9 of the ten largest U.S. commercial banks and over 35 governmental agencies. For more information, call ISS at 678-443-6000 or 800-776-2362 or visit the ISS web site at www.iss.net. [snip...] -o- Subscribe: mail majordomot_private with "subscribe isn". Today's ISN Sponsor: Repent Security Incorporated [www.repsec.com]
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