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DAILY NEWS AND INFORMATION
FOR THE GLOBAL GRID COMMUNITY /
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Breaking News -
Security:
New Product Protects Against
Unremediated Vulnerabilities
iDEFENSE Inc and Secure Elements introduced one of the security industry's
first products to protect enterprises from emerging cyber threats by
automatically deploying countermeasures and policies before security patches
are implemented, and by then administering available patches. The partnership
is the first to combine the crucial elements of intelligence, responsiveness
and automation required for pre-empting today's sophisticated cyber crime.
Secure Elements' patent-pending automated vulnerability remediation (AVR)
technology, powered by iDEFENSE's proprietary intelligence, provides immediate
protection from new threats, during the critical period between the launch of
an exploit and the release of an effective patch. As the window between
vulnerability discovery and malicious code attacks continues to shrink,
organizations are increasingly susceptible to cyberthreats while waiting for a
proven patch. The ability to deploy these remediation tactics well before
public disclosure, in the face of zero-day exploits and workarounds, is an
essential part of any countermeasure strategy.
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"Unpatched no longer means unprotected," said Ned Miller, president and CEO
of
Secure Elements. "Together with iDEFENSE, we've created a new first line of
defense for protecting critical information assets from emerging threats."
Secure Elements' CLASS 5 AVR is the only security solution that creates and
implements remediation strategies -- in an automated manner -- for
vulnerabilities before a patch is available. Based on iDEFENSE's threat
intelligence, CLASS 5 AVR implements countermeasures and security patches
across network-based asset classes. The product manages the entire remediation
management process from a central console, streamlining the ability to change
settings, configurations and policies that were previously done manually. All
countermeasures, even the quarantining of assets, are implemented without
limiting network performance or productivity. And once a patch is available,
Secure Elements' CLASS 5 AVR enables automatic deployment and restoration of
previous settings and configurations.
The partnership brings together leaders in global cyber intelligence and
the
growing area of enterprise vulnerability management. The two companies will
jointly integrate the solution, with Secure Elements marketing and selling
CLASS 5 AVR to commercial and government organizations.
"This year's unprecedented amount of fast-moving, sophisticated cyber
threats
is raising awareness about the need for early action," said John Watters,
president and CEO of iDEFENSE. "Secure Elements meets this need by providing
customers a new and indispensable layer of security that protects
organizations when they're most vulnerable."
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