Wednesday, April 4, 2007
Open Source Licensing: is StillSecure trying to redefine Open Source?
Open Source Licensing: is StillSecure trying to redefine Open Source? asks Roberto Galoppini in this April 4, 2007 post at his eponymous blog
Roberto believes that being compliant with OSI or FSF definitions should be mandatory if one wishes to call their products open source or free software...However, he finds that Cobia, StillSecure's security platform, does not strictly comply with OSI and in fact a StillSecure representative whose comments are included in the post appears to feel that compliance with OSI is not the most important issue as far delivering value to end users are concerned. Roberto, and a few others, would most likely beg to differ on that...
Interesting post, read the full discussion here
Roberto believes that being compliant with OSI or FSF definitions should be mandatory if one wishes to call their products open source or free software...However, he finds that Cobia, StillSecure's security platform, does not strictly comply with OSI and in fact a StillSecure representative whose comments are included in the post appears to feel that compliance with OSI is not the most important issue as far delivering value to end users are concerned. Roberto, and a few others, would most likely beg to differ on that...
Interesting post, read the full discussion here
Labels: compliance, it-security, opinion, osi
Tuesday, April 3, 2007
US Defense kicks off open-source encryption program
Defense kicks off open-source encryption program
By Jana Cranmer, GCN Staff, 04 Mar 2007
The Defense Department has launched a new program to encourage the use of open- source encryption software within DOD systems.
The Open Source Software Institute of Hattiesburg, Miss., will support the OpenCrypto Management Program, which is part of DOD’s Open Technology Development road map initiative. The goal of that program is to provide DOD with greater system development and acquisition flexibility through collaborative software development.
Read the full news report from here @ GCN
By Jana Cranmer, GCN Staff, 04 Mar 2007
The Defense Department has launched a new program to encourage the use of open- source encryption software within DOD systems.
The Open Source Software Institute of Hattiesburg, Miss., will support the OpenCrypto Management Program, which is part of DOD’s Open Technology Development road map initiative. The goal of that program is to provide DOD with greater system development and acquisition flexibility through collaborative software development.
Read the full news report from here @ GCN
Labels: government, it-security, military
Monday, April 2, 2007
Open-Source Solution for Gigabit Networks, NetFlow Probe, Debuts
Open-Source Solution for Gigabit Networks, NetFlow Probe, Debuts
Press release
Reston, Virginia - March 28, 2007 - Integrator of hardware acceleration open-source network security and monitoring applications tools, nPulse Networks LLC, has released a new security-hardened application of its nProbe appliance solution.
nProbe was developed to be a a highly-tuned, light-weight NetFlow probe, derived from the open-source ntop project managed by Luca Deri (www.ntop.org). nPulse is the commercial representative of ntop.org in North America. Implemented on nPulse's Catapult hardware acceleration platform, the entry-level nProbe appliance can capture and inspect over 1.1 million packets per second on its gigabit monitoring port, and generates NetFlow v5/9 or IPFIX records for export to an external network management system or "collector."
Peter Shaw, VP of Marketing for nPulse Networks remarked, "We have validated nProbe for compatibility with most of the widely-used network security and monitoring solutions. Many such systems use NetFlow data in watching for anomalous or threatening behavior on distributed networks. nProbe can be a cost-effective extension for existing solutions, or a valuable standalone tool in its own right." Pricing for the single-port, 1 gigabit nProbe appliance starts at $3,999, and multi-port, hardware accelerated configurations are also available.
nPulse is a hardware-acceleration open-source-based solution firm for network security, network monitoring, traffic analysis and data management. With its customers and partners, nPulse works every day at the leading edge of network security and monitoring technology, providing its customers with deep insight into "network vital signs." nPulse Networks is headquartered in Reston, Virginia, and also maintains development centers in Charlottesville, VA and in Pisa, Italy.
For more information, please visit: www.npulsenetworks.com
Press release
Reston, Virginia - March 28, 2007 - Integrator of hardware acceleration open-source network security and monitoring applications tools, nPulse Networks LLC, has released a new security-hardened application of its nProbe appliance solution.
nProbe was developed to be a a highly-tuned, light-weight NetFlow probe, derived from the open-source ntop project managed by Luca Deri (www.ntop.org). nPulse is the commercial representative of ntop.org in North America. Implemented on nPulse's Catapult hardware acceleration platform, the entry-level nProbe appliance can capture and inspect over 1.1 million packets per second on its gigabit monitoring port, and generates NetFlow v5/9 or IPFIX records for export to an external network management system or "collector."
Peter Shaw, VP of Marketing for nPulse Networks remarked, "We have validated nProbe for compatibility with most of the widely-used network security and monitoring solutions. Many such systems use NetFlow data in watching for anomalous or threatening behavior on distributed networks. nProbe can be a cost-effective extension for existing solutions, or a valuable standalone tool in its own right." Pricing for the single-port, 1 gigabit nProbe appliance starts at $3,999, and multi-port, hardware accelerated configurations are also available.
nPulse is a hardware-acceleration open-source-based solution firm for network security, network monitoring, traffic analysis and data management. With its customers and partners, nPulse works every day at the leading edge of network security and monitoring technology, providing its customers with deep insight into "network vital signs." nPulse Networks is headquartered in Reston, Virginia, and also maintains development centers in Charlottesville, VA and in Pisa, Italy.
For more information, please visit: www.npulsenetworks.com
Labels: hardware, it-security, networking
Open Source Network Security Platform Debuts
Open Source Network Security Platform Debuts
April 2, 2007
The Cobia Unified Network Platform announced recently by StillSecure combines IPV4-based routing, DHCP, firewall, intrusion prevention, Wi-fi and VPN modules.
The platform is being offered free to businesses or home users...
Read the full story from Network World
April 2, 2007
The Cobia Unified Network Platform announced recently by StillSecure combines IPV4-based routing, DHCP, firewall, intrusion prevention, Wi-fi and VPN modules.
The platform is being offered free to businesses or home users...
Read the full story from Network World
Labels: it-security, networking
Sourcefire® Launches Open Source Logging Tool to Assist Organizations with Network Security Management
Sourcefire® Launches Open Source Logging Tool to Assist Organizations with Network Security Management
Press release
Daemonlogger™ Enables Users to Simplify Logging of Network Traffic for Security Management and Forensic Analysis
COLUMBIA, Md.-- Open source innovator and Snort® creator, Sourcefire, Inc. (Nasdaq:FIRE), a leader in network intrusion prevention, today announced the availability of Daemonlogger™, an open source network traffic logging and “soft tap” tool.
“Daemonlogger is the latest example of Sourcefire’s commitment to the open source community,” said Martin Roesch, the original author of Snort and CTO of Sourcefire. “With the open source release of Daemonlogger we’re able to provide a handy and easy-to-use tool for two simple tasks in the classic mold of UNIX tools that do a few things and do them well.”
In response to regulatory requirements for improving security, many organizations are implementing procedures to log and store all network traffic for periods of up to seven years. Proprietary log management and security management tools provide logging and storage as one of many features. Often the cost and complexity of implementing these solutions forces organizations to delay or cancel critical IT projects. Daemonlogger provides an alternative to proprietary products that can be implemented quickly with minimal cost and resource commitments.
Daemonlogger was developed and released by Sourcefire to simplify the implementation of a traffic logging solution. Like its big brother Snort, the popular open source intrusion prevention system, Daemonlogger is at its core a packet sniffer that is capable of passively capturing network traffic logs and writing it to disk in PCAP format. Users have the option to retransmit packets on another network interface via Daemonlogger’s “soft tap” feature.
Users may configure which packets are logged using BPF filters to ensure that only the traffic that must be logged is collected. Further, users may configure how frequently the log file is rolled based on either the size of the log file or the age of the file. The program can also run in a “ringbuffer” mode where it will rotate through a set number of log files. For example, if a user decided to log the last 24 hour’s worth of activity they could specify that the log files roll every hour and that a ringbuffer of 24 files will be maintained.
Daemonlogger is licensed under the GNU General Public License (GPL) version 2. The source code is freely available at www.snort.org. Under the GPL open source license, anyone may access, modify and redistribute the source code for Daemonlogger making it easy for users to modify the code to meet their specific needs or share enhancements and new features with the global community of network security professionals.
About Sourcefire
Sourcefire, Inc. (Nasdaq:FIRE), a leading provider of intelligence driven, open source network security solutions, is transforming the way organizations manage and minimize network security risks with its 3D Approach - Discover, Determine, Defend - to securing real networks in real-time. The company's network defense system unifies intrusion and vulnerability management technologies to provide customers with superior network security. Founded in 2001 by the creator of SNORT®, Sourcefire is headquartered in Columbia, Maryland and has been consistently recognized for its innovation and industry leadership by customers, media, and industry analysts alike - with more than 18 awards and accolades since January 2005 alone. Recently, Sourcefire was positioned in the Leaders Quadrant of Gartner's "Magic Quadrant for Network Intrusion Prevention System Appliances 2H06" report and the Sourcefire 3D System was named "Best Security Solution" at the 2006 SC Magazine Awards. At work in leading Fortune 1000 companies and government agencies, the names Sourcefire and founder Martin Roesch have grown synonymous with innovation and intelligence in network security. For more information about Sourcefire, please visit http://www.sourcefire.com
SOURCEFIRE®, SNORT®, the Sourcefire logo, the Snort and Pig logo, SECURITY FOR THE REAL WORLD™, SOURCEFIRE DEFENSE CENTER™, SOURCEFIRE 3D™, RNA™ and certain other trademarks and logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sourcefire, Inc. in the United States and other countries.
Contacts
Sourcefire, Inc., Columbia
Investor Contact:
Tania Almond, 410-423-1919
or
Media Contact:
Welz & Weisel Communications
Tony Welz, 703-218-3555 x226
Press release
Daemonlogger™ Enables Users to Simplify Logging of Network Traffic for Security Management and Forensic Analysis
COLUMBIA, Md.-- Open source innovator and Snort® creator, Sourcefire, Inc. (Nasdaq:FIRE), a leader in network intrusion prevention, today announced the availability of Daemonlogger™, an open source network traffic logging and “soft tap” tool.
“Daemonlogger is the latest example of Sourcefire’s commitment to the open source community,” said Martin Roesch, the original author of Snort and CTO of Sourcefire. “With the open source release of Daemonlogger we’re able to provide a handy and easy-to-use tool for two simple tasks in the classic mold of UNIX tools that do a few things and do them well.”
In response to regulatory requirements for improving security, many organizations are implementing procedures to log and store all network traffic for periods of up to seven years. Proprietary log management and security management tools provide logging and storage as one of many features. Often the cost and complexity of implementing these solutions forces organizations to delay or cancel critical IT projects. Daemonlogger provides an alternative to proprietary products that can be implemented quickly with minimal cost and resource commitments.
Daemonlogger was developed and released by Sourcefire to simplify the implementation of a traffic logging solution. Like its big brother Snort, the popular open source intrusion prevention system, Daemonlogger is at its core a packet sniffer that is capable of passively capturing network traffic logs and writing it to disk in PCAP format. Users have the option to retransmit packets on another network interface via Daemonlogger’s “soft tap” feature.
Users may configure which packets are logged using BPF filters to ensure that only the traffic that must be logged is collected. Further, users may configure how frequently the log file is rolled based on either the size of the log file or the age of the file. The program can also run in a “ringbuffer” mode where it will rotate through a set number of log files. For example, if a user decided to log the last 24 hour’s worth of activity they could specify that the log files roll every hour and that a ringbuffer of 24 files will be maintained.
Daemonlogger is licensed under the GNU General Public License (GPL) version 2. The source code is freely available at www.snort.org. Under the GPL open source license, anyone may access, modify and redistribute the source code for Daemonlogger making it easy for users to modify the code to meet their specific needs or share enhancements and new features with the global community of network security professionals.
About Sourcefire
Sourcefire, Inc. (Nasdaq:FIRE), a leading provider of intelligence driven, open source network security solutions, is transforming the way organizations manage and minimize network security risks with its 3D Approach - Discover, Determine, Defend - to securing real networks in real-time. The company's network defense system unifies intrusion and vulnerability management technologies to provide customers with superior network security. Founded in 2001 by the creator of SNORT®, Sourcefire is headquartered in Columbia, Maryland and has been consistently recognized for its innovation and industry leadership by customers, media, and industry analysts alike - with more than 18 awards and accolades since January 2005 alone. Recently, Sourcefire was positioned in the Leaders Quadrant of Gartner's "Magic Quadrant for Network Intrusion Prevention System Appliances 2H06" report and the Sourcefire 3D System was named "Best Security Solution" at the 2006 SC Magazine Awards. At work in leading Fortune 1000 companies and government agencies, the names Sourcefire and founder Martin Roesch have grown synonymous with innovation and intelligence in network security. For more information about Sourcefire, please visit http://www.sourcefire.com
SOURCEFIRE®, SNORT®, the Sourcefire logo, the Snort and Pig logo, SECURITY FOR THE REAL WORLD™, SOURCEFIRE DEFENSE CENTER™, SOURCEFIRE 3D™, RNA™ and certain other trademarks and logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sourcefire, Inc. in the United States and other countries.
Contacts
Sourcefire, Inc., Columbia
Investor Contact:
Tania Almond, 410-423-1919
or
Media Contact:
Welz & Weisel Communications
Tony Welz, 703-218-3555 x226
Labels: it-security, networking
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