DAILY NEWS AND INFORMATION FOR THE GLOBAL GRID COMMUNITY / AUGUST 11, 2003; VOL. 2 NO. 32    ( Table of Contents )

Breaking News - Security:

Latis Networks Introduces Cost-Effective Gigabit IPS

Latis Networks, Inc., a leading network security software provider to enterprises, released StillSecure Border Guard v4.1. Border Guard is a comprehensive family of intrusion prevention products that reduce the risk and liability from network attacks. Key new features in Border Guard v4.1 include gigabit level performance, Accessible Device Protection, centralized rule management, and several high- impact usability and performance enhancements.

StillSecure Border Guard continues to set the standard in the intrusion prevention systems (IPS) category with comprehensive techniques for attack detection, highly-developed algorithms to eliminate false positives, powerful attack blocking capabilities, and detailed reporting.

Introduction of StillSecure Border Guard GigE

With this release, Latis introduces StillSecure Border Guard GigE, the first cost-effective gigabit IPS. GigE adds enterprise-level scalability and real- time gigabit level performance to the Border Guard product family. Border Guard GigE has been specifically tuned to handle high traffic and high attack environments for enterprise organizations. The new product is offered as a hardware appliance solution that includes one-day of engineer delivered tuning services to optimize GigE for the customer's network environment.

New in v4.1

Organizations today are being attacked at unprecedented levels overwhelming IT staff. StillSecure Border Guard v4.1 increases the efficiency of IT resources by focusing only on attacks that pose real threats. V4.1 introduces StillSecure exclusive technology, Accessible Device Protection (ADP). ADP enables administrators to discover all accessible devices with active ports on their networks thereby detecting which devices are at risk from attack. Border Guard creates a shield around these vulnerabilities by blocking malicious traffic destined for the accessible device and port. Conversely, attacks that are not targeted at accessible devices, based on user preference, can be safely ignored, thereby dramatically reducing the level of false positives.

Enterprises deploying multiple instances of StillSecure Border Guard can save time, increase protection, and ensure consistency by using centralized rule sets. From a single Web-based StillSecure Console, Multi-node manager can either share rule sets among multiple Border Guard instances or assign a specific rule set to a single node. Whenever rules are updated or added to a shared rule set, each Border Guard instance in the group automatically starts using the new rules.

Also in StillSecure Border Guard v4.1 are a number of usability and performance enhancements. Each Border Guard instance can now manage multiple network segments saving organizations significant deployment and administrative cost. V4.1 provides new features for searching the active rule set, for tracing rule update activity, and for viewing server and configuration diagnostics. In addition, Border Guard has been enhanced to increase usability for ever increasing traffic levels.

"StillSecure Border Guard's unique Accessible Device Protection will dramatically reduce the number of false positives we see," said Shannon Johnson, network security engineer at Liberty Cavion, a company that specializes in secure Internet connectivity solutions for Credit Unions. "It will also help us become more efficient by identifying and eliminating rules that do not apply to our network and prioritize our attack responses."

"StillSecure Border Guard v4.1 is a dramatic step forward for the IPS industry. We've now virtually eliminated all false positives, freeing IT staffs to focus on real security issues," said Rajat Bhargava, President and CEO of Latis Networks. "Furthermore, I'm proud to announce the first truly cost-effective gigabit level intrusion prevention system on the market. Latis continues to deliver on its promise to provide easy-to-use, affordable, and innovative security solutions."