SecureForce Uses the Cloud to Provide Auditing and Analysis of Network Devices to Identify Network Exposures and Vulnerabilities, Validate Policy Compliance, and Prioritize Remediation Activities

STERLING, Va., Nov. 2, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- In order to battle the volatility of networks and constant barrage and evolution of attacks, SecureForce today announced the first Enterprise Security Intelligence (ESI) solution operating in the cloud.  SecureForce's ESI service examines configurations of firewalls, routers, VPNs, and load balancers across an organization's network to discover, classify, and prioritize openings in the network infrastructure. In addition, the service enables security policy validation, identifies and prioritizes vulnerabilities for remediation, and reveals regulatory compliance to auditors.

"A commitment to security means ensuring networks are constantly being checked to validate their integrity. The challenge is doing this frequently enough to identify and resolve any vulnerability while having the confidence in the security of your network at any point in time," said Stefen Smith, CSO for SecureForce. "Clients using our Enterprise Security Intelligence service are able to consistently monitor for problems, model changes, assess risks, and quickly remediate the variety of issues that occur when managing the diverse set of layer-three devices spread across their organizations."

SecureForce's Enterprise Security Intelligence service analyzes the configuration of layer-three devices in the network to examine not only the device itself but also how each of those devices interact with each other to provide security for the role in which they are being used.

SecureForce's ESI service focuses on two essential capabilities. The first, Network Accessibility Audit, delivers a best practices report to identify how the customer's network meets existing industry standards for managing the integrity of networks. The service analyzes every possible way devices communicate with each other. The resulting audit identifies untrusted devices or zones - pointing out accessibility holes in the network that require immediate attention.  

The second capability of ESI is the Network Vulnerability Analysis that builds upon the intelligence generated in the Network Accessibility Audit by adding vulnerability scan data to the mix. The result is the delivery of a list of vulnerable or incorrectly configured devices, prioritized by degree of exposure and downstream risk, and a remediation plan directing clients where to take immediate corrective action.

"Over the last decade, we've found that most organizations out there are fortunate to perform these types of systematic audits and analyses once a year. With the increasing number of devices showing up across networks, the time and labor intensity required to perform such tasks is cost prohibitive to perform on a monthly basis - and in many cases nearly impossible," said Marc Perrelli, President and CEO of SecureForce. "With our Enterprise Security Intelligence service, we now provide our clients with a degree of confidence in the security posture of their networks that they've never had. More importantly, that confidence level is not something that will fade away over time as with other audits performed annually, if ever. Our service provides the audit and analysis each month - helping organizations conserve precious budgetary dollars, while providing the ability to actively monitor and manage the vulnerability state of their network."

SecureForce's Enterprise Security Intelligence solution allows clients to make informed decisions when mitigating vulnerabilities - ultimately addressing those prioritized issues that provide the biggest impact and benefit to the organization. ESI brings a structured approach to verifying the Defense In Depth principles and using real-world data to make recommendations - eliminating the manual and lengthy process of interpreting vulnerability scanner reports.  

ESI also assists IT organizations by eliminating the personnel costs and related upfront infrastructure costs for software licenses, new hardware, maintenance, and training.  The ROI for the SecureForce Enterprise Security Intelligence solution is clear for organizations looking to improve the security posture of their network while reducing the resources and expenditures that would be required to operate such a monthly audit from within the organization.

About SecureForce LLC

SecureForce is headquartered in metropolitan Washington, D.C. and was founded by veterans of the IT security community and the U.S. military. Clients depend on SecureForce for security engineering, architecture, and integration solutions, as well as information assurance, security risk management, and compliance assessment services. SecureForce provides clients with the technical capabilities to design, deploy, and manage to stringent security requirements across mission critical systems for government agencies and multinational corporations around the world.

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