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nFX SIM One Simplifies Information Security Management and Compliance Through Streamlined Usability and Remediation Workflows

(Nov 29, 2007)-- netForensics, provider of information security management solutions and pioneer of the Security Information Management (SIM) market, today introduced its nFX One security compliance management suite. nFX One provides organizations of all sizes with solutions to address external and internal threats, mitigation, log management and compliance reporting.

After previewing nFX SIM One, we anticipate having increased visibility into our overall security posture which will ensure all of our regulatory obligations are fulfilled. We require a SIM solution that offers the industry's most robust and scalable solution backed by best-in-class reporting. It looks as if netForensics has done it again. Additionally, netForensics announces version 4.0 of its nFX SIM One application (formerly nFX Open Security Platform), which transforms large volumes of complex security-event data into understandable, actionable and compliance-oriented information. This new release represents the cornerstone offering of the new nFX One suite.

Completely redesigned and rebranded as nFX SIM One, this new version incorporates new monitoring and compliance reporting functionality, streamlined processes and an improved architecture that makes it the market’s most cost-effective and scalable data security compliance management solution. nFX SIM One is not just for the largest organizations, but also within the budget reach of small and medium sized-businesses (SMBs) with limited IT resources and managed security service providers (MSSPs).

nFX SIM One automates the collection, assessment and presentation of data from thousands of network and security devices, systems, applications, databases and vulnerability management systems to deliver unprecedented enterprise-wide visibility into security threats, clear guidance for effectively averting or remediating security events, and a simplified process for managing IT security compliance.

nFX SIM One provides users with a new intuitive, easy-to-use interface and streamlined workflow to break down massive amounts of real-time security event data and see the information that is relevant. Not only does the solution identify the threats, it helps users understand the nature of the threat and its potential impact now and into the future. The usability and workflow redesign ensures a shorter learning curve for new users, and makes it easier to filter and prioritize events amidst an enormous amount of security-related information.

The new nFX SIM One architecture enables more intelligent correlation and dynamic threat visualization, and delivers the market’s most robust reporting, analytics and integrated incident resolution management workflow functionality. In addition, nFX SIM One enhances database processing performance at benchmark levels three times faster than prior versions. The product’s new event collector framework allows collectors to gather additional data for reporting and analysis without impacting database performance, so it can query, collect information, and run reports faster than other SIM products in the market.

Managed security service providers (MSSPs) face the unique challenge of segmenting data for each customer, while ensuring privacy, data security and visibility across each organization. With new IP overlap, private IP address support, and segmentation by customer identifier, nFX SIM One v4.0 delivers functionality to enable MSSPs to address these challenges. Security service providers get an independent perspective on the security posture of an individual customer organization or those that span multiple customers. nFX SIM One eliminates the requirement of multiple, ad hoc solutions to handle the same types of security problems, reducing redundant effort, hardware, software and support costs, so MSSPs can provide an integrated, more coherent and effective solution.

In addition to the latest technology enhancement, netForensics has developed a completely new reporting framework. nFX SIM One delivers a wide range of security and compliance report templates based on comprehensive data from devices, systems applications, and databases. New report templates provide a real-time picture of security posture and ensure that compliance requirements are being fulfilled. Reports measure everything from risk exposure to compliance, and custom reports allow users to get tailored information. Role-based dashboards meet specific information needs of analysts, operators, and executives.

“netForensics has altered the security compliance equation,” says Tracy Hulver, Vice President of Product Management and Marketing. “Instead of merely cobbling together conventional technologies to fit specific compliance requirements for PCI, SOX, FISMA and other regulations, we developed patented event management technology that dramatically improves security itself, which in turn, makes compliance easier to achieve. netForensics invented SIM and with this new solution we are applying years of experience to help organizations of all sizes address the IT security and compliance challenges of today and tomorrow.”

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