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Sourcefire, Inc. (Nasdaq: FIRE), a leader in intelligent cybersecurity
solutions, today announced that Immunet®, the company’s advanced
anti-malware solution, has surpassed 2 million installed endpoints.
Immunet achieved this milestone due to its “big data” approach to
endpoint security, which allows it to provide an additional layer of
protection not afforded by traditional anti-malware technologies.
“The rapid adoption witnessed with Immunet demonstrates that users are
seeking both an added layer of protection to bolster their defenses, and
a more intelligent approach to block advanced threats,” said Oliver
Friedrichs, Senior Vice President of Sourcefire’s Cloud Technology
Group. “This intelligence comes from designing a product with a big data
mindset, which is an absolute requirement in today’s threat landscape.
Traditional anti-malware solutions simply cannot achieve the protection
and control that customers require.”
The explosion and advancement of threats each day has allowed them to
bypass traditional solutions. For example, threats today are transitory
with at least 75 percent being seen on only a single endpoint. Threat
lifetimes can be measured in hours that require a centralized “big
data” repository that can be monitored, observed, culled and used to
make intelligent security decisions for all of Immunet’s users. A
data-driven approach also enables Immunet to gather real-world metrics
on how technologies perform in the field. Immunet was built on the
principle of Collective Immunity™, which is shared protective resistance
gained through community and collective intelligence to fight against
computer malware infection.
“The data deluge is having an impact on the changing nature of security
management. Not only has there been an explosion in the sheer volume of
data requiring protection, but there has also been a dramatic growth in
threats as well as disclosed vulnerabilities,” said Scott Crawford,
research director, Enterprise Management Associates. “The centralized
data approach enables the capability to collect and act on large data
sets with great speed, accuracy and efficacy.”
Immunet 3.0 enables small businesses and consumers to create custom
anti-malware signatures for more accurate protection against targeted
attacks. Immunet 3.0 also offers an innovative Cloud Recall™ feature
that can remediate previously approved files and automatically
quarantine them in real time based on new threat information. In
addition, the Immunet technology has outperformed all of its competitors
and successfully defended against 100 percent of malware attacks in an
independent test conducted by the Malware Research Group.
Immunet 3.0 is available as a free
anti-malware download from the Immunet website. Users can upgrade to
Immunet 3.0 Plus for advanced
anti-malware protection.
About Sourcefire
Sourcefire, Inc. (Nasdaq:FIRE), a world leader in intelligent
cybersecurity solutions, is transforming the way Global 2000
organizations and government agencies manage and minimize network
security risks. With solutions from the network to the endpoint,
Sourcefire provides customers with Agile SecurityTM that is
as dynamic as the real world it protects and the attackers against which
it defends. Trusted for more than 10 years, Sourcefire has been
consistently recognized for its innovation and industry leadership with
dozens of patents, world-class research, and award-winning technology.
Today, the name Sourcefire has grown synonymous with innovation,
security intelligence and agile end-to-end security infrastructure. For
more information about Sourcefire, please visit www.sourcefire.com.
Sourcefire, the Sourcefire logo, Snort, the Snort and Pig logo, ClamAV,
Immunet and certain other trademarks and logos are trademarks or
registered trademarks of Sourcefire, Inc. in the United States and other
countries. Other company, product and service names may be trademarks or
service marks of others.
Article source: http://www.finanzen.net/nachricht/Sourcefire-s-Immunet-Anti-Malware-Solution-Surpasses-2-Million-Endpoints-1493121
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