SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–
Guidance Software Inc. (NASDAQ:GUID – News), the World Leader in Digital
Investigations™, and FireEye,
Inc. today announced a strategic alliance to integrate their
security incident response and malware detection products to allow
enterprises to more efficiently and effectively detect and respond to
advanced cyber threats.
The announcement was made at the RSA Conference where Guidance Software
is in booth #136 and FireEye is in booth #2117.
Companies are under attack by sophisticated zero-day and signature-less
advanced malware that can evade traditional perimeter security systems.
FireEye Malware Protection System detects this advanced malware on the
network then shares malware forensic information with EnCase®
Cybersecurity to further investigate the attack at the endpoint,
determine scope of infection and remediate the zero-day threat.
Under the alliance, the two companies are developing a software
connector for integration of their two products and are also training
their customers and channel on how to use the integrated products.
“Determined hackers, hacktivists and cyber criminals have learned to
evade traditional signature and policy-based approaches and the result
is that the risk of data loss is higher than ever,” said Alex
Andrianopoulos, Guidance Software vice president of marketing. “By
working with FireEye to close the loop on responding to a threat, we can
help enterprises reduce data losses and the cost and embarrassment that
comes with them.”
EnCase Cybersecurity is an endpoint incident response and data auditing
software solution designed to eliminate the time gap between alert and
response. Through the automation of the incident response process,
organizations can reduce the high cost of response and the risk of
exposing sensitive data to loss or theft. The solution helps validate
the presence of a detected zero-day on network endpoints, prioritize
response, determine source and scope of an incident, identify potential
data loss scenarios and minimize time to remediation.
“Today, malware attacks have moved beyond signature-based code and have
become so sophisticated that it has prompted the need for enterprises to
look for new tools to ensure the integrity of their computing
infrastructure,” said Brent Remai, FireEye chief marketing officer.
“With our Malware Protection System working with EnCase Cybersecurity,
enterprises now have a more comprehensive tool at their service that is
able to find advanced malware on their networks, alert them of threats
at the endpoint, and contain these threats to prevent further harm to
their network.”
The FireEye Malware Protection System (MPS) is the only complete
solution to stop advanced targeted attacks across the Web and email
threat vectors and malware resident on file shares. The FireEye security
platform offers integrated, multi-vector protection utilizing stateful
attack analysis to stop all stages of an advanced attack. Each of
FireEye’s products features the Virtual Execution (VX) engine that
provides state-of-the-art, signature-less analysis using the most
sophisticated virtual machines. The Malware Protection System builds a
360-degree, stage-by-stage analysis of an advanced attack, from system
exploitation to data exfiltration, in order to most effectively stop
would-be APT attackers.
The combined solution provides:
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Lower security operation costs – Decrease the time to detect
and increase the analysis capacity, ultimately reducing the malware
incident response cycle from weeks to minutes. -
Adaptive defense to stop targeted, zero-day attacks – Analyze
network traffic to identify new and unknown attacks in real time, and
audit endpoints to expose unknown risks that may have evaded signature
based defenses. -
Real-time protection blocks data exfiltration attempts and gives IT
time for a real-time response to contain threats at the endpoint – Stop
outbound callback communications to disrupt compromised systems from
being exploited from external command and control servers. Wipe data
associated with the threat from affected endpoints. -
Quick and accurate decision making with complete visibility – See
exactly what was occurring on the endpoint the moment an alert is
generated and trace the full execution path of zero-day and known
attacks to accurately determine the source and scope of attack. -
Accurate results – Confirm malware through comprehensive,
automated testing and endpoint validation to avoid false alarms. -
Automated sensitive data audit – Understand immediately if
sensitive data is at risk to further prioritize response activities
and next steps.
An integrated solution is available today from VARs worldwide.
About Guidance Software (GUID)
Guidance Software is recognized worldwide as the industry leader in
digital investigative solutions. Its EnCase® platform, with more than
40,000 licenses distributed worldwide, provides the foundation for
government, corporate and law enforcement organizations to conduct
thorough, network-enabled, and court-validated computer investigations
of any kind, such as responding to e-discovery requests, conducting
internal investigations, responding to regulatory inquiries or
performing data and compliance auditing – all while maintaining the
integrity of the data. The EnCase® Enterprise platform is used by
numerous Federal Civilian and Defense agencies, more than 60 of the
Fortune 100, and thousands attend Guidance Software’s renowned training
programs annually. For more information about Guidance Software, visit www.guidancesoftware.com.
About FireEye, Inc.
FireEye is the leader in stopping advanced targeted attacks that use
advanced malware, zero-day exploits, and APT tactics. FireEye’s
solutions supplement traditional and next-generation firewalls, IPS,
antivirus and gateways, which cannot stop advanced threats, leaving
security holes in networks. FireEye offers the industry’s only solution
that detects and blocks attacks across both Web and email threat vectors
as well as latent malware resident on file shares. It addresses all
stages of an attack lifecycle with a signature-less engine utilizing
stateful attack analysis to detect zero-day threats. Based in Milpitas,
California, FireEye is backed by premier financial partners including
Sequoia Capital, Norwest Venture Partners and Juniper Networks.
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