Partnership Integrates Mazu Profiler with Rapid7's NeXpose to Provide
Customers with More Actionable Alert Information to Accelerate Remediation
Process
SAN JOSE, Calif. and CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Feb. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- RSA
CONFERENCE -- Mazu Networks, the leading provider of behavior-based network
security solutions, and Rapid7, a provider of enterprise vulnerability
management solutions, today announced a technology alliance that will
integrate Mazu Profiler(TM), a Network Behavior Analysis (NBA) system, with
NeXpose(R), Rapid7's vulnerability management and risk assessment software.
Together the technologies will enable a faster and more accurate response to
security threats by providing enterprises with access to both extensive
network visibility and protection through Mazu Profiler and accurate and
timely vulnerability data via NeXpose.
There is a growing market need for integrated technologies that can
address increasingly complex network security threats. With a combined NBA and
vulnerability management solution, customers gain more actionable information
in alerts to accelerate the remediation process. This functionality enables
customers to characterize the hosts involved and provide visibility into the
vulnerabilities that caused the event, thereby enabling faster corrective
actions.
"The growing complexity of enterprise networks and the increasing
sophistication of attacks have turned securing our infrastructure into an on-
going challenge," said David Olbrys, global infrastructure security
coordinator at Cabot Corporation. "The integration of Mazu Profiler and
NeXpose enables us to achieve a true layered defense through solid protection
at the network perimeter and interior. As such, through Cabot's regimented
defense-in-depth approach, we can respond efficiently and effectively to
potential threats."
The integration of these two technologies will allow customers to initiate
vulnerability scans with Rapid7's NeXpose in response to suspicious network
activity discovered by Mazu Profiler. As a result, customers will be able to:
maintain an accurate and timely 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 NeXpose to
identify unused, yet open, server ports.
"Through the Mazu Profiler and NeXpose integration, customers gain
context-triggered scanning as well as more detailed, timely and serviceable
vulnerability intelligence," said Alan Mathews, president and CEO, Rapid7.
"The extended value of combining behavior-based technology and vulnerability
management systems enables customers of both Mazu Networks and Rapid7 to
dramatically improve their security defense."
Mazu Profiler version 6.0 introduced technology that enables the product
to seamlessly integrate with leading vulnerability management solutions such
as NeXpose. As such, Mazu Networks can provide its customers with a complete
solution to address the risks and vulnerabilities inside their corporate
networks.
"Through the integration of Mazu Profiler and NeXpose, customers will be
armed with the intelligence needed to respond to network threats faster and
more effectively. Because the combined solution enables much more intelligent
scanning, customers can now have a constantly up-to-date picture of network
vulnerabilities without burdening the network infrastructure," said Joe
Gately, vice president of channels and alliances. "Consequently, customers
will have access to more current, relevant and useful network vulnerability
data, which will dramatically improve their response rate and accuracy."
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.
NeXpose
NeXpose enterprise vulnerability management scans devices, systems,
software and Web server applications to locate threats, assess their risk to
the environment, devise a remediation plan and implement the ticketing
process. With its expert system, NeXpose builds a knowledge base of facts on
the environment it's exploring and models potential targeted attacks to expose
all existing threats. NeXpose provides reporting capabilities that ensure
compliance with governmental regulations and corporate security configuration
policies.
Availability
Mazu Profiler is available through Mazu Networks' sales channels. The
NeXpose 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 NeXpose, visit:
http://www.mazunetworks.com/partners/solutions/ or call: 866-354-MAZU.
About Rapid7
Rapid7 was founded in 1998 by a team of software industry veterans who
were major contributors to product development and subsequent growth and
success at Percussion Software, Bond Technologies and Stride & Associates.
Rapid7 launched NeXpose, its vulnerability management and risk assessment
software, in 2001. Since introduced, NeXpose has been sold to over 130
organizations in the U.S. and abroad. Rapid7 sells NeXpose to corporate
enterprises, Global 2000 companies, and government entities, and serves the
full range of vertical markets. Rapid7 is headquartered in Boston, MA, with
offices in New York, California, and the United Kingdom.
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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