Data and Database Management Software
FireEye Unveils Strategy for Industry's Most Comprehensive Anti-Botnet Protection
Company Uniquely Combines Global Intelligence and Local Botnet Analysis to Thwart Attacks; Debuts Next Generation FireEye Botwall Appliance
MENLO PARK, Calif., Sept. 24 / / -- In the company's continuous commitment to combat botnets globally, FireEye today announced its strategic blueprint for protecting consumers, service providers, and corporate networks against botnet-driven attacks. Botnets are armies of compromised PCs, or bots, which are frequently employed by cybercriminals and traditional crime syndicates alike to exploit unprotected consumers and inadequate security of businesses for profit. FireEye is squarely at the forefront of addressing today's rapidly proliferating botnet attacks delivering the most comprehensive anti-botnet solution available by integrating global intelligence with local botnet analysis.
By leveraging FireEye's solution, organizations can eliminate the security gap that popular tools such as antivirus software, behavioral anomaly detection devices, and firewalls do not address. Enterprises deploying FireEye Botwall appliances can block botnets and stealthy malware from exploiting enterprise data and computing resources. Service providers using FireEye's technology now have a way to pinpoint compromised consumer endpoints in order to bring back stability to their networks, ensure a more trusted e-commerce environment, improve customer satisfaction, and strengthen its protection for business customers.
"Botnet infiltration has grown to major proportions, but few as yet recognize just how serious the threat really has become. Events such as the Estonian botnet attack and the Storm worm indicate the potential scale and impact. This is risk on a different level from other forms of attack, with the potential for widespread disruption and raising the specter of cyberterrorism. Law enforcement agencies are responding with focused efforts to counter the botnet threat through initiatives such as the FBI's 'Operation Bot Roast' -- but few enterprises as yet realize just how vulnerable to the botnet threat they really are. These factors demand a new assessment of the risk -- as well as recognition that traditional approaches face significant challenges in containing the threat. Companies like FireEye are combating this problem head on and I applaud them for their dedication," said Scott Crawford, CISSP, ISAP, ISSMP, research director with Enterprise Management Associates (EMA).
Closing the Gap on Botnets
Today's bots are designed to remain stealthy and undetectable, outwitting existing security tools that bot herders know are in place. Botnets are widespread, exposing consumers, service providers, and enterprises to targeted, money-driven attacks, or cybercrime. Enterprises are now at risk for major expenses related to liability for stolen identities and privacy breaches, corporate IP theft, network downtime, loss of productivity, and ballooning operational expenses. The annual loss due to computer crime was estimated to be $67.2 billion for U.S. organizations, according to a 2005 Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) survey. Although traditional security solutions are effective in stopping legacy threats, the only effective means of stopping botnets is by tracking their activity both within the local network and on the global Internet.
Complete Anti-Botnet Protection
The FireEye anti-botnet protection solution is designed to address botnet threats that typically slip under the radar of antivirus, behavior-based heuristic detection, or firewall technologies. FireEye's strategy culminates in the first and only solution designed to effectively combine local botnet analysis with global intelligence on command and control (C&C) activities, providing a complete view into the botnet threat landscape.
o Phase 1: FireEye's technology vision was implemented with the
capability to identify, understand, and stop stealthy, unsignatured
malware threats. The company entered the market with innovative
virtual machine security technology to accurately secure against
today's malware attacks.
o Phase 2: FireEye added enterprise-ready capabilities, including
database optimization, doubled throughput performance for its analysis
engine, management controls to bolster the solution for customers.
o Phase 3: FireEye now offers customers the first real-time global
exchange of botnet intelligence. The anti-botnet offering supports
enterprises and service providers in their efforts to detect, analyze,
and stop botnet activities within their networks.
"It is our commitment to provide our customers the most robust means to combat botnets and regain control of their networked assets and protect them from becoming unwitting participants in the crime-driven botnet economy," states Ashar Aziz, president and CEO of FireEye. "Putting a preventative anti-botnet plan in place stops bot masters from exploiting and monetizing corporate data. FireEye combats this Internet-scale threat head-on -- with a coordinated, intelligent, Internet-scale security solution to stop botnet propagation and unauthorized botnet remote control."
The company also announced today the availability of its FireEye Botwall Network and new Botwall 4000 Series appliances in the press release, "FireEye Delivers Global Intelligence and Local Analysis with New Botwall Network."
About FireEye, Inc.
FireEye, Inc. is the leader in anti-botnet protection, enabling organizations to protect critical intellectual property, computing resources, and network infrastructure against bot infiltration. Today's most damaging attacks originate from and through highly organized botnets, or networks of remotely controlled, compromised machines. FireEye delivers a complete solution that is designed from the ground up to detect and protect organizations from botnets through global and local intelligence and analysis. The company is backed by Sequoia Capital, Norwest Venture Partners, and JAFCO. For more information, contact (650)543-1600 or email: info@fireeye.com.Visit us at http://www.fireeye.com/.
FireEye is a trademark of FireEye, Inc. All other brands, products, or service names are or may be trademarks or service marks of their respective owners.
Source: FireEye, Inc.
CONTACT: Phillip Lin of FireEye, Inc.,
+1-650-543-1600, pr@fireeye.com
Web site: http://www.fireeye.com/
