Software provides real-time data vulnerability solution.

Determina, Inc. Dec 22, 2005

Press Release Summary:

Comprised of Memory Firewall(TM) and LiveShield(TM), Vulnerability Protection Suite (VPS) delivers real-time protection without requiring system reboot and subsequent disruption to business operations. It uses proactive approach protects against directed (hacker) and mass worm threats that exploit software vulnerabilities to attack systems, install malware, and compromise systems and corporate data.

Original Press Release:

Determina Announces Breakthrough Real-Time Vulnerability Solution

Determina Vulnerability Protection Suite Addresses Root Cause of Security Issues, Empowers Security Teams to Protect IT Systems with No Downtime

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. and REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Sept. 19 / -- Determina(TM) Inc. today announced the launch of its Vulnerability Protection Suite (VPS) at DEMOfall 2005, a groundbreaking approach to offering customers real-time protection from the threat of software vulnerabilities. Based on eight years of research at MIT, the suite consists of Determina's patent-pending Memory Firewall(TM), and a new product, LiveShield(TM), that offers customers precise vulnerability protection in real-time.

Determina's proactive approach addresses the root of the security problem -- software vulnerabilities. Both directed (hacker) and mass worm threats take advantage of vulnerabilities to attack systems, install malware, and compromise systems and valuable corporate data. The software patches that could protect businesses from such attacks require that IT systems be updated and rebooted in unplanned patch windows, resulting in significant disruption to business operations. As a result, security teams have to balance two competing pressures every day -- bringing systems down to update protection, or maintaining critical uptime for 24x7 operations and risk being compromised.

"Businesses should not have to choose between keeping their IT systems secure and keeping them running," said Matthew Powell, CEO of Determina. "Determina's VPS is a game-changing advance in the security market. For the first time, enterprise security and operations teams have the ability to proactively protect their systems against both known and unknown vulnerabilities, giving them the valuable time they need to secure their enterprise systems without any downtime or business disruption."

Today's hacker community is savvy, and companies can't keep up with the increased activity around vulnerability disclosure while trying to deploy patches across their enterprise systems. According to Yankee Group, the average delay for U.S. companies to deploy patches is 63 days, while the window of time it takes for a vulnerability to be exploited is narrowing.

"We're now at the point where patches have become a veritable blueprint for vulnerabilities," Andrew Jaquith, analyst with Yankee Group said. "Zotob should have been a resounding wake up call for CSOs everywhere. Determina VPS closes the exploit window between the time a software vulnerability is announced, and when a patch is deployed, eliminating the trade-off between security and business continuity."

Determina launched VPS from DEMOfall 2005, one of the world's foremost showcases for new product innovations. In its 15th year, the DEMO Conference is recognized around the world as the forum to learn about new technologies.

"Determina offers an innovative solution to the growing security threats facing enterprises and affecting their individual customers," said Chris Shipley, executive producer, DEMO. "In a crowded security market Determina stood out with a bullet-proof solution that came out of eight years of research and development at MIT Labs."

About Determina

Determina is a leading provider of enterprise-class host intrusion prevention systems based on breakthrough technology developed at M.I.T. The Determina Vulnerability Protection Suite (VPS) is the first solution that offers real-time Vulnerability Protection(TM), which delivers the highest levels of security without disrupting business operations. Unlike attack-oriented security technologies, vulnerability protection offers customers the ability to comprehensively address the security and operational issues around security and patching. The Determina VPS suite offers comprehensive vulnerability protection though its two products -- Memory Firewall(TM), which provides proactive, zero-day protection for the most dangerous class of vulnerabilities, and LiveShield(TM), which provides precise vulnerability protection in real-time. Determina is headquartered in Redwood City, CA with development offices in Cambridge, MA. Determina VPS is available today and being used by enterprise customers in industries demanding the highest level of availability such as manufacturing and financial services.

About DEMOfall 2005

The annual DEMO conferences focus on emerging technologies and new products, which are hand-selected from across the spectrum of the technology marketplace. The DEMO conferences have earned their reputation for consistently identifying tomorrow's cutting-edge technologies, and have served as launch pad events for companies such as Palm, E*Trade, Handspring and U.S. Robotics, helping them secure venture funding, establish critical business relationships and influence early adopters. Each DEMO conference features approximately 70 new companies, products and technologies. For more information on the DEMO conferences, visit www.demo.com.

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