CTO of Imperva comments on ENISA botnet threat report

 9th March 2011 - The European Network and Information Security Agency has published a report on botnets. ENISA predicts the growing threat of botnets and provides three high-level objectives for engaging the botnet threat. These are:

-          Mitigation of existing botnets

-          Prevention of new infections

-          Minimizing the profitability of botnets and cybercrime

They have also provided top recommendations aimed at specific stakeholder groups. These recommendations are targeted towards regulators, end-users, research institutions and towards the affected parties in general (ISPs, academia, law enforcement, etc.) to collaborate and contain this threat.

 ANDOVER, Massachusetts, March 8, 2011 – Napatech today announced the introduction of the world’s first 40 Gbps Ethernet adapter for network monitoring and analysis. The NT40E2-1 intelligent network adapter provides a single QSFP-based 40 GbE port and can be used for both packet capture and transmission.   The NT40E2-1 is one of the very first 40 GbE network adapters on the market, but in contrast to other vendors, Napatech focuses exclusively on the needs of network appliance vendors for full packet capture and transmission with zero packet loss.    “The challenges of network monitoring and analysis at 40 Gbps are substantial and dedicated network adapter hardware help ensure appliances can keep up”, stated Seamus Crehan, President, Crehan Research.

 London, 8th March, 2011 – Metro Bank, the first new high street bank in the UK for 100 years, today announced it has enlisted the Trusteer Rapport secure browsing service to ensure its customers are protected and secure in their online transactions with the bank, from the start. Having experienced exponential growth since its launch in July, a key consideration in Metro Bank’s selection of Trusteer is that it is a proven security technology that can scale in a rapid growth environment moving from protecting a several thousand customers one day to millions the next.   Metro Bank brings a fresh approach to banking in the UK. As a new entrant to the industry, Metro Bank has the perfect opportunity to benefit from the latest technology and business practice.

 Adds agent-based monitoring and auditing for DB2 z/OS mainframe databases Enhances agent-based monitoring and auditing for open systems databases   Redwood Shores, CA – March 8, 2011 – Imperva, the leader in data security, today announced the availability of SecureSphere 8.5, which extends protection from insider threat with enhanced SecureSphere Agent Technology for file and database activity throughout the IT infrastructure. SecureSphere 8.5 extends Imperva’s award-winning data security solution, combining network monitoring and local monitoring via agents to provide support for data platforms including Windows file servers and mainframe databases as well as optimized local agent performance and management experience. “Network-based file activity monitoring alone cannot peer into local console-based access and may not be cost-effective for remote locations, creating blind spots for many enterprises,” explained Neil MacDonald VP and Gartner Fellow.