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QUINN-Direct Selects NitroSecurity Intrusion Prevention and Security Event Management Solutions to Secure Network Perimeter

Posted on: Monday, 31 July 2006, 15:00 CDT

NitroSecurity, a provider of high performance and scalable enterprise security solutions, today announced that QUINN-direct, the only wholly Irish-owned insurance company, is currently leveraging its NitroView Enterprise Security Manager (ESM) and its NitroGuard IPS solutions to effectively protect the company's network from threats and attacks which could compromise the integrity of its infrastructure. Since the implementation of NitroSecurity's solutions, QUINN-direct is experiencing recognizable improvements in its overall security infrastructure, and a notable decrease in undesirable traffic before it has a chance to affect the network. In addition, QUINN-direct has significantly decreased the workload of its IT department in regard to responding to security events, allowing it to focus on other network related tasks.

Safeguarding sensitive information is paramount to any company involved in the financial services market. Personal information available on a company's network needs to be sufficient enough to allow customers to access their accounts in a timely and accurate manner, and at the same time remain minimalistic enough in nature to retain some anonymity and prevent being compromised. The industry challenge is maintaining that balance between security and business processes.

With more than 250,000 individual policyholders logging onto its network and providing and accessing sensitive information, data integrity is a key priority for QUINN-direct. Previously, QUINN-direct relied solely on standard firewall control and file routing, with all network security measures based on IP addresses and ports. Extensive research by QUINN in the intrusion prevention and security event management space began with the evaluation of more than 25 vendors. After rigorous testing - with all of the appliances seeing the same traffic and a full rule set in effect - NitroSecurity was the only vendor whose solutions did not drop a single packet, which resulted in QUINN-direct selecting the Company's solutions without hesitation The high-speed security event aggregation and correlation capabilities of NitroView ESM served as the final deciding factor.

"When I joined QUINN-direct, my first priority was to secure the perimeter and ensure that QUINN had deeper protection across its infrastructure," said Paul Randle, CISSP, Networks Security Analyst, for QUINN-direct. "All of the appliances underwent the same testing regimen, including exposure to 54 million events over 10 days, during which we took system snapshots to evaluate how each device was performing," said Randle. "Not only was Nitro the only vendor whose solutions did not drop a single packet, but the sheer speed at which its solutions operated was as close to real-time as possible. We knew our choice was clear, and recent results prove we made the right choice in selecting Nitro."

With the NitroGuard IPS in place, QUINN-direct has noticed a tremendous load taken off the firewalls and routers, enabling them to work more effectively. The change in the networking gear is allowing for higher performance of its main functions since the firewalls and routers are dealing with a reduced load percentage, which translates into better network performance.

NitroGuard IPS and NitroView ESM actively detects, analyzes and shields QUINN-direct's network against potential threats. NitroSecurity solutions enable the Company to remain proactive with real-time and forensic security event monitoring, network behavior and anomaly analysis and reporting capabilities. The solutions also satisfy both security and regulatory compliance requirements set forth for small, medium or large enterprises. QUINN-direct's NitroView ESM and NitroGuard IPS were delivered through NitroSecurity's exclusive value added partner, Khipu Networks. The Hampshire-based company is an advanced systems integrator, focusing on designing, supplying and supporting innovative secure compliant infrastructure solutions across the public and private sector.

"We understand the importance of QUINN-direct being able to protect the highly confidential and sensitive information of its policyholders housed on its network," said Frank Hayes, Vice President of Marketing, NitroSecurity. "We are thrilled that our NitroGuard IPS meets the high standards at which the Company operates and proud that they have chosen our solution to shield their network."

About NitroSecurity

Leveraging its patented high performance security event aggregation and correlation engine to protect the internal network infrastructure in enterprises of various size and scope, NitroSecurity solutions provide deeper visibility for in-depth network protection. NitroSecurity's highly scalable line of products provides intrusion prevention, network flow analysis, and security event management for enterprises looking to secure their networks with real-time threat mitigation without business disruption. Headquartered in Portsmouth, NH, NitroSecurity's customer base includes more than 300 global organizations in areas such as healthcare, education, financial services, government, retail/hospitality, and managed services. For more information, please visit www.nitrosecurity.com.

Source: Business Wire

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