[ISN] Security Dynamics Selected to Join ICSA Intrusion Detection Consortium

From: mea culpa <jericho_at_dimensional.com>
Date: Tue 08 Dec 1998 - 02:48:32 CST
Forwarded From: rio <rio@dimensional.com>

Security Dynamics Selected to Join ICSA Intrusion Detection Consortium 

Cooperative Alliance to Promote the Importance of Intrusion Detection

    BEDFORD, Mass., Dec. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Security Dynamics Technologies,
Inc. (Nasdaq: SDTI), a leading provider of enterprise network and data
security solutions, today announced it has been selected to join the
International Computer Security Association's (ICSA) newly formed
Intrusion Detection Consortium.  As a charter member of the Consortium,
Security Dynamics joins a cooperative vendor alliance designed to clarify
and define the role of Intrusion Detection and Vulnerability Assessment
products, educate end users, improve product quality and help manage
product expectations. 
    "We are pleased that ICSA has recognized the importance of building
the intrusion detection technology market and has committed resources to
work with Security Dynamics and others to address the issues affecting
this rapidly evolving market," said Robert Kane, vice president of
technical marketing, Security Dynamics Technologies, Inc.  "As one of the
industry's leading authorities on intrusion detection, the ICSA consortium
provides Security Dynamics with a means to advance our award-winning Kane
Security Analyst and Kane Security Monitor products through certification
standards." 
    ICSA recognizes the need for intrusion detection products and the need
for a cooperative industry response to the associated issues, and has
pledged significant resources and effort toward this new consortium.  The
mission of the Intrusion Detection Consortium will be accomplished through
corporate and consumer education, product definition and the development
of product certification standards designed to strengthen and maintain the
highest level of security available. 

    Security Dynamics' Intrusion Detection Products

    Kane Security Analyst(TM) and Kane Security Monitor(TM) software are
part of Security Dynamics' solutions for enhancing and extending the
native security features found in today's leading operating systems. 
Specifically, Kane security products are designed to help companies assess
and monitor the security effectiveness of their networks.  With advanced
features providing comprehensive network security analysis and monitoring
toolsets available today, the award-winning Kane security products enable
businesses to identify network security shortfalls, implement security
fixes and monitor for suspicious activity. 

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