Category: Press Releases

Combating Today’s Prominent Cyber Attacks

On Thursday, December 15 2011 Lancope will present a complimentary webinar “Leveraging Netflow to Combat Today's Most Prominent Cyber Attacks.” Participants will learn about the types of cyber attacks they need to be prepared to address in 2012, and how NetFlow can help improve their security strategy for the new year and beyond. Everyday businesses, governments, organizations, schools, and consumers extend the reach of information and communications technologies. Our modern culture is interconnected by information technologies – and irreversibly dependent on it. The increased adoption of information technology has also been accompanied by the development of a new set of… READ MORE

Critical Infrastructure Protection Month

Deeming December "Critical Infrastructure Protection Month", President Obama has called on the feds to "reflect on" their responsibility to keep U.S. electricity, financial networks, and other critical control facilities safe from cyber threats. Here is a brief quote from Obama's proclamation: “As we navigate new and uncertain challenges in the digital age, we must also address the growing threat cyber attacks present to our transportation networks, electricity grid, financial systems, and other assets and infrastructure.  Cybersecurity remains a priority for my Administration, and we are committed to protecting our critical infrastructure by taking decisive action against cyber threats. To ensure… READ MORE

StealthWatch from Both the Private and Public Sectors

As we come to the close of 2011 it is time to step back and look at how both the private and public sectors view Lancope's StealthWatch product family. From the perspective of the private sector Lancope is: “The leading provider of flow-based monitoring to ensure high-performing and secure networks for global enterprises. Unifying critical network performance and security information for borderless network visibility, Lancope provides actionable insight that reduces the time between problem onset and resolution. Enterprise customers worldwide, including healthcare, financial services, government and higher education institutions, rely on Lancope to make better network decisions and avoid costly… READ MORE

NetFlow-Based StealthWatch Monitoring Solution Wins GSN Award

ATLANTA, Nov. 15, 2011 – Lancope has been honored by GSN: Government Security News for its strength in leveraging NetFlow to protect government and corporate networks. The GSN Homeland Security Awards celebrate the ongoing public-private partnership between all branches of federal, state and local government in the United States and the private sector vendors of IT security and physical security products, solutions and technologies, whose combined efforts successfully defend and protect the nation's people, property and way of life. “Lancope’s StealthWatch® System is trusted by hundreds of governments and corporations to deliver the situational awareness and incident response capabilities needed… READ MORE

Massachusetts University Selects Lancope StealthWatch

Getting a better handle on network traffic became critical when Fitchburg State University went from having Wi-Fi in common areas and academic buildings to providing 100% wireless in all residence hall areas using a campus-wide 802.11n Enterasys network. With the upgrade, students started connecting more than just their laptop to the network. Suddenly smartphones, tablets and gaming systems were also adding to the traffic onslaught, Roger said. As a result, a network that once had 3,000 to 3,500 devices connected at any one time was now exceeding 7,000. Suddenly network capacity management was critical. The networking team at the Massachusetts… READ MORE