Forwarded From: Kent Landfield <kent@nfr.net>
Available at: http://www.nfr.net/news/press/19980916-infowarcon.html
Network Flight Recorder Demonstrates Leading Intrusion Detection Capability
NFR significantly faster than competitors in open testing at InfowarCon '98
Washington, DC - September 16, 1998 - Network Flight Recorder, Inc.
(Bloomberg Ticker: 9022Z EQUITY) demonstrated its industry-leading traffic
analysis engine in a public intrusion detection showcase at InfowarCon '98
in Washington, DC. Before a live audience, Network Flight Recorder®
demonstrated real-time alerts as it detected attacks launched against a
demonstration network. Also in attendance at the event was Internet
Security Systems (NASDAQ: ISSX). Other intrusion detection vendors, Cisco
Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO) and AXENT Technologies (NASDAQ: AXNT), were
scheduled to attend but did not. Attendees of the conference observed the
NFR detecting intrusions significantly faster than the other product being
demonstrated. During the operational testing, NFR detected exactly the
same number of attacks as ISS' RealSecure, with both products missing only
one of the attacks. NFR's flexible N-Code network analysis scripting
language allowed it to be configured on the spot to detect the new attack.
N-Code scripting allows an NFR to be deployed in multiple roles
simultaneously, performing a mix of intrusion detection, usage monitoring,
performance analysis, and data retention. Its platform-independent Java
interface allows it to be accessed and queried by any Web browser-equipped
system, allowing administrators to manage it from virtually any desktop.
The InfowarCon '98 conference organizer, Winn Schwartau, observed, "We saw
excellent detection capabilities demonstrated by the only two companies
who were willing to subject themselves to a vendor-neutral showcase. Both
companies' products performed extremely well.
Network Flight Recorder, Inc. President and CEO Marcus J. Ranum explained,
"In today's industry, flexibility is essential. NFR is the only
programmable traffic analysis/intrusion detection engine that can be
instantly updated when a new attack is discovered. Our technology allows
our customers the ability to specify their own events and types of
information to collect. Why settle for a sniffer with a bunch of hacker
logic glued onto it, when you can have complete on-demand access to
information about any event on your network as well as intrusion detection
and real-time alerts? Sites are using NFR for everything from performance
analysis to Web site statistics to usage-based billing, and they can do it
without buying multiple solutions."
"In a market filled with snake oil products that, in many cases, do more
damage than good - it is great to see Network Flight Recorder actually
capable of performing what it claims," commented Dr. Mudge, of L0pht Heavy
Industries. "Not only that, it makes the other products in the market look
seriously anemic. The ability to write structured logic across platforms
in N-Code for any of your network analysis needs is a godsend. How many
others release their engine source code to the general community? It's
time for people to follow suit... if they can..."
Network Flight Recorder is the industry's most widely deployed network
intrusion detection engine, with over 4,500 sites worldwide downloading
the freely available research version. Its N-Code traffic analysis
specification language is an open standard, and is freely available.
External organizations, including government researchers, journalists, and
security experts, have independently implemented intrusion detection
filter systems using the open N-Code language. "We wanted to produce a
tool that doesn't lock the customer into a narrow view of what they can
learn about their network," explained Ranum. "Today's network managers
have so many different and rapidly changing requirements, you simply can't
offer them a closed, proprietary solution."
About Network Flight Recorder (NFR)
Network Flight Recorder, with offices around the United States and
resellers worldwide, is a leading developer of intrusion detection,
network traffic, and network analysis tools The flexibility of the NFR
software provides effective local and distributed misuse detection
solutions for small, medium, and large environments. NFR's highly
customizable technology is deployed at more than 1,500 sites worldwide,
including financial institutions, Internet service providers,
telecommunications companies, national governments, military sites,
intelligence agencies, and Fortune 500 firms. NFR news and company
information can be found on The Bloomberg under the ticker symbol: 9022Z
EQUITY and on the World Wide Web at http://www.nfr.net.
Contact
Network Flight Recorder
Barnaby Page
202.662.1400
barnaby_page@nfr.net
Network Flight Recorder is a registered trademark and NFR and the striped
NFR logo are trademarks of Network Flight Recorder, Inc. Other products,
services, and company names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their
respective owners.
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Received on Wed Sep 16 14:44:12 1998