Coupling Vernier's rich NAC data with Network Intelligence's powerful Security Information and Event Management creates unprecedented level of event correlation and improved compliance reporting
LAS VEGAS, NV— [Network Intelligence, a privately-held leader in transforming enterprise-wide data into compliance and security information, joined RSA, The Security Division of EMC, after its acquisition by EMC in September 2006.]
Vernier Networks® and Network Intelligence™ Corporation today announced a partnership that will enable enterprises to gain deep network security insight and capture rich access control data to ensure compliance with industry regulations. The partnership brings together Vernier’s award-winning EdgeWall Network Access Control (NAC) products and centralized Control Server and Network Intelligence’s enVision™ appliance-based security information and event management (SIEM) solution to create an unprecedented level of security event correlation, network trend analysis, and customizable regulatory compliance reporting.
“Network Intelligence customers use enVision today to collect, protect and analyze all event data in real time. Vernier’s NAC solution brings another rich stream of event data that these enterprises can incorporate, resulting in more detailed reporting and analysis of user behavior and the compliant state of endpoint systems on the network,” said Upesh Patel, vice president for product partnerships at Network Intelligence. “This partnership will create a best-of-breed solution for powerful security information management and event reporting, giving enterprises unparalleled insight into their networks’ compliance and security postures.”
In addition to standard network and security device data, Vernier’s NAC solution delivers rich user, threat and endpoint data that includes the compliance state of endpoint devices on the network. Due to the extensive range of event data that the Vernier EdgeWall can deliver, Network Intelligence’s security information and event management system can create industry-standard compliance reports from the Vernier event data alone. As a result, customers can seamlessly integrate both solutions in their network and significantly reduce the number of applications, networking devices and security point products involved in the generation of compliance reports.
Vernier’s EdgeWall Network Access Control products authenticate, validate and authorize compliant endpoints, quarantine and remediate infected devices, and continuously inspect traffic for policy compliance. They can also perform wire-speed intrusion detection and prevention on all traffic to ensure that endpoint devices can instantly be quarantined and remediated should they show signs of inappropriate use of the network or infection from worms, viruses and spyware. The EdgeWall family of products is designed to protect wired, wireless, remote access and guest access networks.
Network Intelligence’s enVision is the only solution available today that is capable of collecting, analyzing, reporting on and storing all of a company’s log and event data in real time. The company’s LogSmart® Internet Protocol Database (IPDB)™ efficiently collects and protects all event data from any IP device without filtering or agents.. By capturing all the data, customers have the ability to track, detect and mitigate known and unknown vulnerabilities from their enterprise networks. Providing auditors with this level of protection and insight into the network enables businesses to comply with Sarbanes-Oxley, PCI, HIPAA, GLBA and all other industry and federal regulations.
"It is crucial for enterprise customers to be able to quickly gather, analyze and report on the secure networking data across their network – and to date, that has not always been easy to do," said Rod Murchison, vice president of marketing at Vernier Networks. "By incorporating Vernier’s EdgeWall data with Network Intelligence's market-leading enVision, we are creating the strongest security analysis and compliance reporting solution geared towards NAC deployments.”
To further solidify the technology partnership, Vernier Networks will be a Gold sponsor at Network Intelligence’s second annual End-User Conference, “Start Your Own Revolution,” from May 9-11 in Boston. More information can be found at http://www.network-intelligence.com/enduserconf/.
About Network Intelligence
Network Intelligence, part of RSA, The Security Division of EMC, is a leader in transforming enterprise-wide data into compliance and security information. The LogSmart® Internet Protocol Database™ (IPDB) provides an architecture designed to efficiently collect and protect all the data that drives customers’ businesses. Network Intelligence helps take the cost and complexity out of compliance and security for hundreds of customers worldwide. Network Intelligence joined RSA after its acquisition by EMC in September 2006. For more information, please visit www.network-intelligence.com, or phone 781-375-9000.
About Vernier Networks
Vernier Networks delivers the industry’s leading Network Access Control products that are designed to ensure network compliance. The award-winning EdgeWall product line authenticates, validates and authorizes compliant endpoints, quarantines and remediates infected devices and continuously inspects traffic for policy compliance. Vernier’s products are deployed at hundreds of enterprises, higher education institutions, healthcare organizations and government agencies worldwide. Headquartered in Mountain View, California, with sales operations and channel partners worldwide, Vernier can be found on the web at www.verniernetworks.com.
About RSA
RSA, The Security Division of EMC, is the expert in information-centric security, enabling the protection of information throughout its lifecycle. RSA enables customers to cost-effectively secure critical information assets and online identities wherever they live and at every step of the way, and manage security information and events to ease the burden of compliance.
RSA offers industry-leading solutions in identity assurance & access control, encryption & key management, compliance & security information management and fraud protection. These solutions bring trust to millions of user identities, the transactions that they perform, and the data that is generated. For more information, please visit www.RSA.com and www.EMC.com.
