EMC acquires NetWitness to add to RSA
On Monday, EMC Corp. announced that it had acquired Virginia-based NetWitness Corporation, a firm that provides network security analysis solutions; EMC is one of the world’s largest information infrastructure solution firms and is the parent company of RSA, which specializes in security solutions for government agencies and corporations around the world; NetWitness will become a core element of RSA’s Advanced Security Management Solutions providing it with technology to detect and analyze threats in real-time; EMC’s acquisition of NetWitness comes after RSA recently revealed that hackers had infiltrated their networks and stolen sensitive information regarding its SecurID two factor authentication products
On Monday, EMC Corp. announced that it had acquired Virginia-based NetWitness Corporation, a firm that provides network security analysis solutions.
EMC is one of the world’s largest information infrastructure solution firms and is the parent company of RSA, which specializes in security solutions for government agencies and corporations around the world.
NetWitness will become a core element of RSA’s Advanced Security Management Solutions providing it with technology to detect and analyze threats in real-time.
In a statement, EMC said, “NetWitness offers a revolutionary network security monitoring and analysis platform that provides organizations with a complete and actionable understanding of activity happening on their enterprise networks.”
EMC’s acquisition of NetWitness comes after RSA recently revealed that hackers had infiltrated their networks by exploiting “zero day” vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash to steal sensitive information regarding its SecurID two factor authentication products.
Tom Heiser, president of RSA, said, “The intensity and sophistication of advanced adversaries and zero day malware challenge every organization to rethink traditional approaches to network security.”
Zero-day threats are attacks used by hackers that take advantage of vulnerabilities in programs that software developers do not know about.
Heiser added, “NetWitness has redefined the security landscape, providing a powerful solution for organizations seeking to gain immediate insight, precise clarity, and timely closure in the face of the toughest cyber threats. NetWitness’ unique network security analysis capabilities extend RSA’s solutions for managing security risk and compliance across both physical and virtual environments.”
RSA is one of the primary providers of two-factor authentication products, a highly secure way to identify an individual requesting permission to access information.
Some of the world’s largest organizations and government agencies rely on RSA’s SecurID including the Department of Defense, Lockheed Martin, First National Bank, and the French Ministry of Education.
Adobe has said that it has fixed the security flaw in its Flash, Reader, and Acrobat products that hackers exploited in the RSA attacks.
