Lancope Announces StealthWatch Xe for sFlow

Patent-Pending Integration Cost-effectively Extends Anomaly Detection Enterprise-wide

ATLANTA — MAY 31, 2005 — Lancope, Inc., the leading provider of Network Behavior Analysis (NBA) and Response solutions, today announced StealthWatch Xe for sFlow, the first anomaly detection solution to leverage sFlow network infrastructure records. As the latest addition to the StealthWatch System, StealthWatch Xe for sFlow is built on the same foundation as StealthWatch Xe for NetFlow, which was generally available in February 2005. The new appliance leverages sFlow records to further extend security across the enterprise network with minimal cost of deployment and maintenance. By integrating with sFlow, StealthWatch Xe provides network and security administrators with unprecedented levels of identification, prioritization and control of network behavior. The resulting combination of rich visualization and advanced behavioral detection functionality in StealthWatch Xe will enable organizations to more quickly defeat zero-day attacks, worms, policy violations, network misuse and other anomalies.

“As a true market leader, Lancope is deepening the integration of security and network infrastructure,” said Gary Hemminger, director of Product Marketing for Foundry Networks “. By leveraging sFlow, which is natively available in Foundry’s best-of-breed network infrastructure, Lancope delivers a powerful and effective security solution that integrates easily into customer environments and scales to meet the growing security needs of enterprise customers.”

  • Continuous, cost-effective network monitoring and coverage with sFlow data
  • Contextual security awareness and network visibility across the enterprise
  • Effective mitigation via “infrastructure IPS” which leverages existing network infrastructure devices to initiate blocking from the StealthWatch Management Console
  • Scalable up to 10+ Gbps networks to provide unprecedented protection of high-speed network trunks
  • Mixed deployment for greatest flexibility and breadth of coverage

“By being the first to leverage sFlow, Lancope accelerates our growing industry momentum and advances our mission to expand the usage of behavior-based anomaly detection technology," said Harland LaVigne, president and CEO of Lancope. "In our efforts to increase the number of information sources for cost-effective network protection, we demonstrate our continuing commitment to broadening the support of enterprise network infrastructures. Lancope’s approach ensures that customers gain maximum value from both their network and security investments.”

Availability

StealthWatch Xe for sFlow will be generally available in third quarter 2005. For more information, contact sales@lancope.com.

About StealthWatch System

The StealthWatch System, which includes StealthWatch NC for native flow capture, StealthWatch Xe for NetFlow, StealthWatch Xe for sFlow and StealthWatch Management Console, is the leading Network Behavior Analysis (NBA) and Response system that defends internal networks against zero-day attacks, internal misuse, and unnecessary network exposures. StealthWatch continuously monitors network behavior, detects anomalies, and isolates known and unknown threats. Expanding beyond the capabilities of traditional network security products, StealthWatch collects, categorizes and analyzes network traffic to create comprehensive security intelligence at both network and host levels. Providing a cost-effective, single point of reference for optimizing security and network operations, StealthWatch enables organizations to improve the network health and security posture of their networks.

About Lancope

Lancope is the leading provider of Network Behavior Analysis (NBA) and Response solutions that defeat zero-day worms, internal network misuse and other anomalies that compromise network integrity. Lancope’s StealthWatch integrates security and network management technology to reduce network risks and maximize network availability by rapidly identifying, prioritizing, mitigating and resolving critical threats, whether new or well-known. Both OPSEC and Common Criteria certified, StealthWatch was named InfoWorld’s 2005 Technology of the Year and finalist for Network Computing Magazine’s 2004 Well Connected Awards. Additionally, it has received outstanding reviews from InfoWorld, eWeek and CRN magazines. Defending the networks of Global 2000 organizations, academic institutions and government entities, Lancope’s StealthWatch protects over 150 enterprise customers and 15 million hosts worldwide. Lancope is a privately held, venture-backed company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. For more information, call 888-419-1462 or visit www.lancope.com.

Lancope is a registered trademark and StealthWatch™ is a trademark of Lancope, Inc. All other registered or unregistered trademarks are the sole property of their respective owners.

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