COMPUTERLINKS Network Security Systems

Level 4, 53 Walker Street
North Sydney NSW 2060

Tel: 02 8524 2100
Email: info@computerlinks.com.au

Sourcefire was founded in 2001 by Martin Roesch, the creator of SNORT, the open source technology that has become the de facto standard for intrusion detection and prevention.  To date, there have been over 3,000,000 downloads of Snort around the world.  Sourcefire is committed to advancing open source technology and maintains close ties with the Snort user community.

Sourcefire is a world leader in intrusion prevention, transforming the way organisations manage and minimise network security risks and threats.

Sourcefire's ground-breaking 3D approach—Discover, Determine, Defend—is a unified defence system that combines intrusion and vulnerability management technologies to provide customers with some of the most effective, real-time, network security available.

Most Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS) can block known threats during the attack at the perimeter.  However, that is not enough anymore.  More and more attacks and risks are emerging from inside the network.  Nor can network security professionals continue to patch the problem with another software package.  Organisations need an intrusion prevention process—one that will prevent network threats before, during, and after an attack.

That is why Sourcefire created the Sourcefire 3D System.  With it, network security professionals get an intelligent, unified defence system that is:

• Comprehensive—integrating threat, endpoint, and network intelligence. SC Magazine compared it to 11 other IPS solutions and recognized it as the most comprehensive—and the best value
• Highly automated—giving context for smarter, better decisions and automation when needed
• Policy driven—the Sourcefire 3D System offers a multi-level, integrated approach that ensures thorough compliance enforcement and documentation
• Infrastructure agnostic—allowing existing investments to be leveraged and not locking customers into one approach
• Built on a proven technology—Sourcefire is built on Snort

Sourcefire's leadership and ability to deliver has been recognised in the Gartner research note "Magic Quadrant for Network Intrusion Prevention System Appliances", where Sourcefire is currently positioned as the most visionary company in the Leaders Quadrant.  Sourcefire has strategic alliances with industry leaders such as Bivio, Crossbeam Systems, IBM, Nokia, and Nortel.

In addition to providing unparalleled network security worldwide, the Sourcefire solution can help ensure and document that compliance requirements are met for the following organisational profiles:

• Financial Services—the Basel II Capital Accord, the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency regulations
• Federal—FISMA
• Healthcare—HIPAA
• Organisations that maintain or purchase consumer personal information—State security breach laws
• Publicly-trade companies—Sarbanes-Oxley
• Retail/ecommerce—PCI standards

Sourcefire solutions are trusted by all branches of the U.S. Federal Government.

The Sourcefire Vulnerability Research Team (VRT) and Sourcefire's Technical Support Specialists uncover, track, and document vulnerabilities around the clock.  Backed by the vast resources of the Snort user community, the Sourcefire experts are fully committed to advancing the network security industry.