New Functionality Provides Enterprises and Government Agencies with a
Solution to Track IPv6 Devices and Connectivity, Providing Compliance,
Security and Network Efficiency
SAN FRANCISCO and SOMERSET, N.J., April 7, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- RSA(R)
Conference -- Lumeta, the leading provider of Network Assurance solutions
for enterprises and government agencies, today announced the immediate
availability of the latest version of its flagship solution: IPsonar(R)
4.1. Lumeta's IPsonar actively scans the network to collect all data
related to global network visibility. Using IPsonar, network managers,
security managers and corporate executives can accurately visualize what's
on the network, drill down to analyze potential areas of risk and identify
appropriate corrective actions. New in IPsonar 4.1 is the ability to
discover IPv6-enabled routing devices connected to the network.
RSA Conference 20008 attendees can view IPsonar in action by visiting
Lumeta at booth 217 during the show.
Federal government agencies have been mandated by the Office of
Management Budget (OMB) to transition their backbones to IPv6 by June,
2008. The deployment of IPv6 will enable worldwide IP-based devices to
seamlessly communicate and interoperate in a much more secure and efficient
manner. IPv6-enabled networks afford agencies considerable opportunity to
add collaboration features to applications, helping them deliver on the
e-government mission.
However, migrating to IPv6 is not without risk. The shift to IPv6
introduces major change which could negatively impact an organization's
security posture. Failure to understand the current state of the IPv4
infrastructure -- including what's connected to the network and how traffic
flows from device to device -- could introduce significant risk and cost
into the IPv6 migration process. The IPv6 migration process poses security
and compliance challenges, including unintentionally enabled IPv6 traffic,
direct connectivity between devices, and initial degradation of an
organization's security and compliance posture.
"IPsonar 4.1's unique capability to detect IPv6-enabled devices
connected to the network will provide proof that all appropriate systems
have been transitioned to IPv6 in compliance with federal rollout
mandates," said Michael Markulec, chief operating officer, Lumeta. "For all
organizations, IPsonar 4.1 provides heightened levels of security and
efficiency by ensuring there is no hidden, or otherwise inappropriate
connectivity."
A common phased IPv6 deployment strategy is to use a dual-stack
environment. A dual-stack node has complete support for both IPv6 and IPv4.
The two protocol stacks work independently but coexist within the same
network making applications subject to from attack from both IPv4 and IPv6
enabled devices. Therefore, any security controls, such as firewalls, IDSs,
VPN clients and so on, must be mirrored in both protocol deployments to
provide full protection.
Additionally, many organizations have at least some subset of
IPv6-capable devices, even organizations which are not actively planning an
IPv6 transition. As the network changes, those devices, if not properly
monitored and managed, can become IPv6-enabled without the organization's
knowledge.
IPsonar solves the problem of both of these approaches with its ability
to identify any unprotected or unmanaged IPv6 connectivity. With this
release, Lumeta has enabled IPsonar to detect:
-- IPv6-enabled routers;
-- The number of IPv6 connections on routers;
-- The number of IPv6 routes on each router (utilizing the route table
with all IPv6 connections);
-- The status of an IPv6 connection (whether up or down, administratively
and/or operationally); and
-- IPv6-enabled devices via a newly updated MapViewer.
As an example, if an organization configured 100 routers and only 50
are discovered, it can immediately address the issue. Users can discover
any IPv6-configured routers, visualize what is on the network, determine
the configuration, visualize how traffic flows, and inventory what is being
managed. Network administrators can also run the IPsonar scan several times
throughout the IPv6 deployment to ensure appropriate operations during each
stage of the deployment.
Lumeta IPsonar 4.1 is available immediately, with pricing beginning at
$75,000. Pricing is dependent on the size of the network and number of
connections under management.
About Lumeta Corporation
Lumeta provides large enterprises and government agencies with the
global visibility needed to quantify network risk and measure the impact of
network change. Our network assurance solutions enable IT organizations to
deploy new business services, maintain existing service levels and minimize
network security risk to ensure compliant operations.
Lumeta's flagship product, IPsonar, is the industry's only solution
that allows organizations to measure risk from a global network
perspective. IPsonar maps every asset on a network -- including assets not
currently under management -- visualizes the connectivity between assets
and networks to uncover risk patterns and policy weaknesses, and enables
network and security teams to bring unknown assets under management while
deploying security technology more effectively to mitigate risk.
For more information, visit the Lumeta Web site at
http://www.lumeta.com.
Lumeta, the Lumeta logo, IPsonar and the IPsonar logo are trademarks
and service marks of the Lumeta Corporation. Other product and company
names appearing in this document may be trademarks of their respective
owners.
Media Contacts:
Jim McManus
Davies Murphy Group
(781) 418-2402
lumeta@daviesmurphy.com
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CONTACT:
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