2012 Media Coverage
eEye and its security solutions have been covered by numerous press and media associations. Select any of the links below to view more details regarding our most recent news articles.
10.8.2012
Network World's roundup of intriguing new products from companies such as BeyondTrust's Retina Community » more
10.2.2012
Carlsbad-based security software developer BeyondTrust said today that it has launched a new version of Retina Community, the free vulnerability assessment tool it acquired when it bought eEye in May. BeyondTrust said the new edition of Retina Community supports up to 256 assets, and includes such features as live feeds of vulnerability information, simplified wizards, automation support, and more. » more
10.2.2012
With this latest offering, being made available at no cost as a public service to the industry, BeyondTrust continues to dramatically decrease the cost of managing IT security risks, especially for mid-size organizations that are often resource strained and face budgetary constrictions. With it's easy to use Windows 8-inspired user interface, Retina Community, simplifies the complexities of vulnerability assessment with zero-gap visibility, context-aware prioritization, and guided remediation to significantly increase visibility into existing weak points in the IT assets organizations rely on every day. » more
10.2.2012
"Our community version, which provides full-blown vulnerability management and patch management, has been increased from 128 assets to 256 assets, and you can still use it for free," said CTO Marc Maiffret. » more
9.18.2012
According to Marc Maiffret, CTO at BeyondTrust, the attack currently being executed into the wild begins with a malicious website that determines which version of IE the host system is running. » more
9.17.2012
"When these zero-days become leveraged in exploit toolkits the threat becomes even more severe given the average organization is already not equipped to handle zeroday that well, let alone wide spread un-targeted attacks across all levels of businesses and consumers," Marc Maiffret said. » more
9.12.2012
"A very simple but all too common mistake is storing passwords in plain text, which involves not hashing the user inputted password, and not salting hashes, which entails adding random bits to the hash," says Daniel Jacobowitz, security research engineer for BeyondTrust. » more
9.6.2012
"So far, there's just zero proof. It's like every bad Hollywood plot, which makes me think this is fishy," said Marc Maiffret, chief technology officer for BeyondTrust Software Inc. of Carlsbad, Calif. "But any competent hacker, any good penetration-tester, if they wanted to get Mitt Romney's tax returns, it wouldn't be that hard to do. These breaches are absolutely possible. If you can sit at the computer it would take two minutes to bypass the log-in information." » more
9.6.2012
"So far, there's just zero proof. It's like every bad Hollywood plot, which makes me think this is fishy," said Marc Maiffret, chief technology officer for BeyondTrust Software Inc. » more
9.5.2012
"If AntiSec and related folks were doing that kind of attack, this would be an upping of the game," said Marc Maiffret, chief technology officer of security firm BeyondTrust. » more
7.10.2012
Marc Maiffret, co-founder of eEye Digital Security and now CTO at BeyondTrust, points out, “Internet Explorer 9 is not only the “faster browser” this month but the fastest way to get you owned. MS12-044 specifically covers a critical vulnerability that affects only Internet Explorer 9.” » more
7.10.2012
"By default, XML 5.0 has a bit of mitigation in place because it will prompt the user," explained Marc Maiffret, CTO of BeyondTrust. “So, Microsoft was truly trying to work fast and could not patch everything in time.” » more
7.10.2012
"[Bulletin] MS12-046 has the fix that IT folks have been waiting a month for," Marc Maiffret, CTO of identity management company BeyondTrust, told SCMagazine.com. » more
7.10.2012
"MDAC is something that has been exploited plenty of times in the past including vulnerability CVE-2006-0003, which was leveraged by the vast majority of exploit toolkits," said Marc Maiffret, CTO of BeyondTrust. » more
6.13.2012
Another expert, Marc Maiffret, chief technology officer at BeyondTrust, chided Microsoft for the constant patching of the same bug. » more
6.12.2012
"This is probably one of the most severe bulletins because exploit code is likely to be created for one or more of these vulnerabilities, which leads to the potential for drive-by malware attacks across all versions of Internet Explorer," said Marc Maiffret, CTO at BeyondTrust. » more
6.12.2012
Microsoft expects to see exploit code targeting at least one of the vulnerabilities within the next 30 days. » more
6.12.2012
"While any RDP vulnerability rated as “exploit code likely” by Microsoft should be taken very seriously, there is still more of a chance that the average IT environment will continue to be hit by drive-by client application style exploits," said Marc Maiffret, CTO at BeyondTrust. » more
5.16.2012
Marc Maiffret, co-founder of eEye and now -- through acquisition -- CTO of BeyondTrust, ran attendees of ISSA-LA's Security Summit IV through the modern-day risks of mobile phone use. Not surprisingly, he suggested that threats to mobile phones and tablets are not new at all. » more
5.15.2012
Carlsbad company says acquisition will boost annual revenue to $70 million. » more
5.14.2012
Authorization management specialist BeyondTrust has acquired vulnerability management solution provider eEye Digital Security and its plan to offer a context-driven security and compliance solution using eEye technology. » more
5.11.2012
BeyondTrust has acquired partner eEye Digital Security, taking in-house the application security features BeyondTrust sold with its privilege management software. » more
5.11.2012
BeyondTrust plans to integrate the two vendors' respective products to come up with a range of "context-driven security and compliance" products. » more
5.11.2012
The privilege management company plans to spend money beefing up eEye's application security technology. » more
5.10.2012
Combined, the companies will “offer the market’s most comprehensive solution for intelligent, context-driven security and compliance.” » more
5.10.2012
Security software developer eEye, which has operations in Phoenix, has been acquired by fellow security software firm BeyondTrust, the firms said this morning. » more
5.10.2012
Carlsbad-based BeyondTrust, a developer of security and access control software, said today that it has acquired eEye DIgital Security, which develops vulnerability management software. » more
5.10.2012
BeyondTrust, a Carlsbad, Calif.-based provider of privilege delegation and authorization management solutions, has announced its acquisition of Irvine, Calif.-based eEye Digital Security, which brings vulnerability management solutions to the table. » more
5.10.2012
Privilege management vendor BeyondTrust is acquiring vulnerability and configuration management vendor eEye Digital Security, in a move the company said is an ongoing strategy of adding security capabilities to its product portfolio. » more
5.10.2012
eEye co-founder Marc Maiffret now CTO of BeyondTrust. » more
5.10.2012
Carlsbad, CA-based BeyondTrust, a network security company focused on protecting public companies against attacks from within, says it has acquired eEye Digital Security, a Phoenix, AZ-based company that helps defend networks from external threats. » more
5.9.2012
Is the combination of eEye's vulnerability management and BeyondTrust's privilege management and endpoint controls a 'strength in numbers' play, or is it a transformative deal? Perhaps both: some financial alchemy and deeper security smarts. » more
5.9.2012
BeyondTrust, a software firm that specializes in identity and access management for the enterprise, has announced the acquisition of eEye Digital Security, which makes products for vulnerability management, patch remediation, malware defense and configuration compliance. » more
4.4.2012
When we aren't fighting crime, taking over the world, or enjoying a good book by the fire, we here on the eEye Research team like to participate in the Any Means Possible (AMP) Penetration Testing engagements with our clients. For us, it's a great way to interact one-on-one with IT folks and really dig into the security problems that they are facing. » more
3.26.2012
A decade ago, security expert Marc Maiffret was featured on MTV'sTrue Life: I'm a Hacker. These days while he's still commanding code, he's using his knowledge for good. » more
3.22.2012
eEye Digital Security, the industry’s leading innovator of threat management solutions, just released new research, “Working Toward Configuration Best Practices” . Findings verify that proper configuration and mitigations remain the most effective way to secure IT infrastructure. » more
3.22.2012
eEye Digital Security released a new piece of freeware today for checking system configurations in the name of security. » more
3.20.2012
Free tool created by eEye Digital Security checks health of key configurations that can reduce risk. » more
3.15.2012
eEye's Marc Maiffret talks about looking at security differently and finding a new way to market security. » more
3.12.2012
What should companies do about truly persistent threats? This article goes into detail on this subject and interviews eEye's Marc Maiffret on his thoughts. » more
2.28.2012
Morey Haber, vice president, project management for eEye Security, notes that for organizations with high security requirements, "the security data driving today's modern threat and risk intelligence is 'big data' in itself. In fact, it might be the biggest data in your organization, with regards to its value and impact to operations." » more
2.1.2012
A powerful product with a first-rate pedigree. This solution provides strong compliance features and functionality. The Retina CS from eEye provides a lot of functionality - beyond just vulnerability scanning - in an easy-to-use format. It is a great value for almost any environment. » more
1.18.2012
An alert by eEye Digital Security detected a worm that was actively exploiting a remote Symantec vulnerability originally back in May 2006 and patched by Symantec on 12th June, 2006. It said: “This vulnerability has been publicly exploited as early as November 30, but this is the first example of a worm leveraging this vulnerability for self-propagation.” » more
1.18.2012
eEye Digital Security had found the vulnerability and warned Microsoft of the issues. Microsoft quickly addressed the problem, but with little impact: customers had neither the tools nor the incentive to patch the flaw, recalls Marc Maiffret. Less than a month later, Code Red arrived, exploiting that same vulnerability to spread from Web server to Web server. » more
1.12.2012
Marc Maiffret, founder and chief technology officer at eEye Inc. was a prominent critic of the pre-Trustworthy Computing Microsoft. » more
1.10.2012
Marc Maiffret, CTO of digital security consultant eEye, doubts business is ready for Android. He sees its fragmentary nature as the biggest stumbling block. » more