Enterprise Threat Management - Sourcefire 3D System
Product/Technology: Sourcefire 3D System
Hardware or Software? Hardware and Software
First Launched: 2004
What it does? The Sourcefire 3D System provides organizations the ability to more confidently protect their networks. Through a unique patent pending combination of IPS, NAC, NBA and VA technologies, Sourcefire delivers the increased benefits of real-time network profiling and change management without the drawbacks of traditional approaches to identifying network assets and vulnerabilities. This results in the IPS functioning more efficiently and effectively to ensure the highest levels of security.
Sourcefire is the first security company to understand that today’s ‘always on’ organizations are constantly vulnerable to attacks and require security solutions that operate in real-time to prevent data break-ins and theft.
What makes it Innovative? Sourcefire is at the forefront of network security innovation, providing around-the-clock protection against today’s leading threats. As part of its Enterprise Threat Management strategy, in the last 12 months the company announced the industry’s first-ever Adaptive IPS, the first 10 gigabit IPS, Sourcefire Real-time User Awareness, enabling customers for the first time to correlate threat, endpoint, and network intelligence with user identity information.
Satisfied Customers: Sourcefire sells its security solutions to a diverse customer base that includes more than 25 of the Fortune 100 companies and over half of the 30 largest U.S. government agencies. The company’s customer base spans various industries where the need to protect assets and information is paramount. These industries include: Financial Services, Government/Public Sector, Healthcare, Higher Education, Power and Energy, and Retail. Sourcefire has over 1600 satisfied enterprise customers.
