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Demarc Launches Sentarus Threat Management Software

Demarc Security, a global provider of dynamic threat management solutions, announced the availability of Sentarus software -- one of the most powerful, comprehensive security solutions on the market.

Previously available in a hardware edition, the new, enhanced software edition of Sentarus provides network-based intrusion detection and prevention capabilities, host-based intrusion detection, service/application up-time monitoring, and process/application regeneration all through an intuitive, central management console interface. Sentarus uses a combination of stateful signature, protocol anomaly, traffic anomaly and other advanced detection methods to accurately identify real attacks, dropping the connection and responding to new attacks by complete packet denial. Incorporating an ultra-refined data correlation engine capable of handling hundreds of millions of events while still providing sub-millisecond response times, Sentarus allows real-time network monitoring and protection on any scale.

Sentarus has been deployed in the United States and internationally by financial institutions, health care and education organizations, and government and military agencies. Broome-Tioga Board of Cooperative Education Services (BOCES), an organization which manages Internet connectivity, payroll, student management services and other network systems for the southern tier of New York's public school districts is a current Sentarus customer. One of 38 such entities around the state, Broome-Tioga BOCES serves 15 school districts in Broome and Tioga counties, supporting nearly 40,000 high school students and 12,000 adult students.

"We chose to move our systems to Sentarus because of its intrusion prevention capabilities, speed, ease of configuration and centralized management. With all the devices and end-users connected to the districts we serve, the vulnerability scanning and system integrity components are critical to help us protect our networks and confidential data," said Michael Goodman, network security specialist with Broome-Tioga BOCES.

Increasing use of the Internet for vital systems such as human resources, payroll, services and other business functions means network performance and protection are key to an organization's ongoing operations.

"During the first six months of 2004, the number of Internet-based, security-related events impacting business operations skyrocketed," said Jim Hurley, vice president of research at Aberdeen Group. "Our recent research confirms that most firms are aggressively pursuing a strategy based on avoidance and prevention -- enabled by new avoidance and prevention technologies."