Addison, Texas, July 26, 2011 – Global DataGuard®, the premier provider of network behavior analysis-based (NBA) Unified Enterprise Security™(UES), today announced a new Signature Selection feature that enables customers to automatically fine tune signatures within their unique network environment. Configurable through the unified management console’s (MCU)™ tools menu, this advanced signature selection capability utilizes Global DataGuard’s Vulnerability Scanning Module™ (VSM) in conjunction with the Detection+Prevention Module™DPM) to automatically match signatures to vulnerabilities and then load IDS/IPS detection rules that specifically look for network attacks on customer resources that they may be vulnerable to.
According to IDC, ‘the security landscape has been seeing new threats growing explosively in number and complexity – attacks that exploit the vulnerabilities of applications, insider sabotages, identity fraud and unauthorized access to corporate systems and networks. Regulatory compliance requirements are also a significant driver for security solutions’. Based on the continuing growth of sophisticated threats, analysts believe that companies are turning to security and vulnerability management products to establish a security management framework for various compliance requirements such as policy compliance, log archiving and auditing.
There are far too many signatures available today to be loaded on any intrusion detection system at one time without risking performance degradation, stated Scott Paly, chief executive officer for Global DataGuard. The Signature Selection software enhancement ensures optimal protection for a customer’s network ecosystem by providing surgically precise targeting of signature rule sets to help customers achieve greater IT security monitoring and control of vulnerabilities within whatever mix of physical and virtual infrastructure their network utilizes.
A passive intrusion detection and prevention device, the Detection+Prevention Module hosts a signature intrusion detection engine and an intelligent packet inspection and capture system that can analyze raw network packet data, then select and transfer suspicious packets to the Behavioral Correlation Module (BCM) for further behavior analysis. The DPM monitors and provides protection for network and customer-defined threats, potentially suspicious employee activity, evidence of malware, infections, and security policy and compliance violations.
With the new Signature Selection feature, any customer using a Global DataGuard Vulnerability Scanning Module has the ability to load IDS/IPS detection rules that specifically look for network attacks on potentially vulnerable resources. When a network vulnerability scan occurs and vulnerabilities are found on any scanned system, those vulnerabilities are automatically matched to existing Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures-based (CVE) signature rule sets for those exploits and then loaded into the Detection+Prevention Module. It can also exclude any given signature rule set, as needed, if it relates to activity that a customer’s application requires in order to function. This unique capability enables customers to efficiently load and unload signature rule sets for customization of each network that is monitored.
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The Detection+Prevention Module is available immediately in seven models that are designed for premise-based and virtual (private and public cloud) network environments. The DPM is a fully integrated component within Global DataGuard’s Unified Enterprise Security and Unified Enterprise Cloud Security™(UECS) portfolio. Custom configurations can be designed and priced based on an organization’s unique network requirements. In addition, Global DataGuard’s customizable security suite and managed security services are available through a 30-day free product and services evaluation to qualified organizations. Companies interested in this no-cost trial offer may request additional information by contacting UES@masergy.com.