Mazu Profiler Gains Competitive Edge as the Only NBA System with Integrated
Vulnerability Management Capabilities; Strategic Partnership Solidifies Mazu
Networks' Market Leadership Position
SAN JOSE, Calif. and CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Feb. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- RSA
CONFERENCE -- Mazu Networks, the leading provider of behavior-based network
security solutions, today announced a technology alliance with Qualys, Inc.,
the leading provider of on-demand vulnerability management and policy
compliance solutions. The partnership will integrate Mazu Profiler(TM), a
Network Behavior Analysis (NBA) system, with QualysGuard(R), Qualys'
Vulnerability Management and Policy Compliance solution.
The integration will enable customers to initiate vulnerability scans in
response to suspicious network activity discovered by Mazu Profiler. As a
result, customers will be able to: maintain an accurate vulnerability database
without continuous wide-scale scanning; scan hosts involved in suspicious or
unusual activity in real-time; obtain more detailed vulnerability reporting
and use combined traffic behavior from Mazu Profiler and vulnerability data
from QualysGuard to identify unused, yet open, server ports.
"The strategic combination of an NBA system and a vulnerability management
service will allow users to benefit from the extensive and accurate network
intelligence that Mazu Profiler provides combined with the deep scanning
capabilities of QualysGuard," said Amer Deeba, vice president of strategic
alliances, Qualys, Inc.
Mazu Profiler version 6.0 introduced technology that enables the product
to seamlessly integrate with vulnerability scanners. Through strategic
relationships with leading vulnerability management providers such as Qualys,
Mazu Networks can now provide a complete solution to address the risks and
vulnerabilities inside corporate networks.
"Qualys is a leader in the vulnerability management market and the only
major player offering their product solely as software as a service," said Joe
Gately, vice president of channels and alliances. "We targeted multiple
relationships with leading vendors to enable our customers to integrate Mazu
Profiler with the vulnerability assessment product of their choice. Through
the partnership between Mazu Networks and Qualys, both companies will be able
to deliver enhanced functionality to our respective customers."
Mazu Profiler
Mazu Profiler analyzes network traffic and behavior to provide enterprises
with the intelligence required to operate internal networks more securely. By
examining all internal traffic and analyzing anomalous behavior, Mazu Profiler
provides security, network and audit teams with: visibility into how the
network is used; protection from worms and insider breaches and compliance
assistance through the audit and enforcement of internal controls.
QualysGuard
Qualys brings the speed, accuracy and cost-effectiveness of the software-
as-a-service model to enterprise security. Its QualysGuard on demand
vulnerability management and policy compliance service enables organizations
to assess and manage business risk. QualysGuard gives users an automated way
to map global assets, identify vulnerabilities on their networks, prioritize
remediation according to business risk, and ensure regulatory compliance-with
no infrastructure to deploy or manage.
Availability
Mazu Profiler is available through Mazu Networks' sales channels. The
QualysGuard and Mazu Profiler integration will be available in the summer of
2006 to enterprise and government customers. For more information on Mazu
Profiler and the integration with QualysGuard, visit:
http://www.mazunetworks.com/partners/solutions/ or call: 866-354-MAZU.
About Qualys
With more than 2,000 subscribers ranging from small businesses to
multinational corporations, Qualys has become the leader in on demand
vulnerability management and policy compliance. The company allows security
managers to strengthen the security of their networks effectively, conduct
automated security audits and ensure compliance with internal policies and
external regulations. Qualys' on demand technology offers customers
significant economic advantages, requiring no capital outlay or infrastructure
to deploy and manage. Its distributed scanning capabilities and unprecedented
scalability make it ideal for large, distributed organizations. Hundreds of
large companies have deployed Qualys on a global scale, including AXA, DuPont,
Hershey Foods, ICI Ltd, Novartis, Sodexho, Standard Chartered Bank and many
others. Qualys is headquartered in Redwood Shores, California, with European
offices in France, Germany and the U.K., and Asian representatives in Japan,
Singapore, Australia, Korea and the Republic of China. For more information,
please visit http://www.qualys.com.
About Mazu Networks, Inc.
Mazu Networks provides behavior-based network security solutions that
analyze network traffic and behavior to operate enterprise networks more
securely. Mazu Networks' offerings include Mazu Profiler(TM) -- a Network
Behavior Analysis (NBA) system for detecting and mitigating worms and internal
threats, providing network-wide visibility, and easing the burden of
regulatory compliance efforts and Mazu Enforcer(TM) -- a perimeter security
solution for detecting and mitigating denial-of-service attacks. Mazu Networks
is backed by premier venture capital firms, including Greylock Partners,
Matrix Partners, Pilot House Ventures Group and StarVest Partners. Symantec
Corporation also is an investor in the company. Mazu is an IBM Business
Partner. Headquartered in Cambridge, Mass., Mazu also has locations in New
York, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. For more information, please visit
http://www.mazunetworks.com.
SOURCE Mazu Networks, Inc.
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Related links:
http://www.mazunetworks.com
http://www.qualys.com
CONTACT:
Karen Regan, +1-978-505-2457,
karen.regan@mazunetworks.com, or Carol Lee, +1-617-512-9794,
carol.lee@mazunetworks.com, both of Mazu Networks, Inc.; Jonathan
Bitle of Qualys, Inc., +1-650-801-6100; or Megan Lamb of Merritt
Group for Qualys, Inc., +1-703-390-1535
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