Enterasys Networks' Dragon Intrusion Defense Wins Best Intrusion Detection at SC Magazine European Awards
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Kevin Flanagan Enterasys Networks (978) 684-1473 kevin.flanagan@enterasys.com |
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ANDOVER, MA-- April 26, 2006--
Enterasys Networks®, the Secure Networks CompanyTM, today
announced that Dragon® Intrusion Defense, an integral part of its award-winning Dragon Security Suite
of intrusion detection and prevention products, received the Reader Trust Award for "Best Intrusion
Detection" at the SC Magazine European Awards in London.
Dragon Intrusion Defense provides comprehensive protection for the enterprise IT infrastructure by detecting and mitigating network-borne threats, monitoring and controlling network use, and helping enforce regulatory compliance. Dragon Intrusion Defense is a key component of Enterasys' industry- leading Secure NetworksTM architecture, which embeds granular policy-based security capabilities directly into the network infrastructure.
Dragon Intrusion Defense is built on Enterasys' advanced suite of threat-detection technologies that monitor both networks and hosts. It mitigates worms and denial-of-service attacks, repels spyware and a wide range of other malicious activities, and provides extensive auditing capabilities, all of which enable enterprises to comply with stringent data-privacy regulations. Dragon Intrusion Defense features a state- of-the-art signature database, in-depth protocol decoding and support for virtual sensors. It delivers all the tools enterprises need to perform fast, accurate intrusion detection.
"It's an honor to receive this award, but what's most significant is that it was the readers of SC Magazine--our satisfied customers--who voted for Dragon as best intrusion detection," said Gerard Vivier, president of Enterasys Networks' EMEA operations. "This is further proof that Dragon Intrusion Defense--along with the entire Dragon Security Suite--solves real-world problems for enterprises and ensures business continuity by protecting vital information from internal and external threats."
The Enterasys Secure Networks Advantage
Enterasys' industry-leading Secure Networks products and solutions provide the industry's most
comprehensive embedded infrastructure security available today. Secure Networks delivers granular
policy-based security, providing visibility and control down to the network device, individual user and
application level, which enables network managers to quickly and easily detect, assess, locate and
protect against attacks. This unmatched security comes from the integrated policy-based management
software architecture that works with the embedded security capabilities Enterasys designs into its entire
product line. Enterasys' unique architectural approach offers significant operational and business
benefits, unmatched by vendors that add hardware or software to multiple network access points in an
attempt to increase security. In fact, Secure Networks technology can even make networks with
competitors' equipment more secure.
About Enterasys Networks
Enterasys Networks--the Secure Networks Company--provides enterprises with the most integrated, up-to-date portfolio of security-enabled network infrastructure products, centralized command and control software, and advanced security applications available today. Information about the company's award-winning line of policy-enabled switches, routers, wireless products, security software, and services is available at enterasys.com.