Automatic update provides customers with a more detailed analysis of Linux and other non-Windows devices
(ALISO VIEJO, CA) March 2, 2005 — eEye Digital Security®, a leading network security software company enabling businesses to protect and manage their network infrastructure, today announced the latest version of its industry-leading Retina Network Security Scanner – Retina 5.2. Available as a standalone solution or as part of the Retina Enterprise Suite, Retina 5.2 is one of the first in the industry to provide security and IT professionals with a more in-depth view of the Linux, UNIX and other non-Windows devices on their network. As a result, Retina 5.2 gives organizations more visibility to act on, report on and manage security vulnerabilities within their networks. By allowing companies to secure their networks more effectively, this enhanced version of Retina ensures business continuity while also guaranteeing all devices on the network comply with both internal and external security policies.
"Most businesses incorporate devices that don’t run Windows, such as routers, Linux and UNIX-based servers," said Firas Raouf, COO at eEye Digital Security. "Until now, these businesses have struggled to get a detailed security assessment of all of the assets across their environment – above and beyond Windows-based devices. Retina 5.2 delivers the same industry-leading accuracy as its predecessor and enables organizations to secure more of their assets, providing true cross-platform vulnerability management."
With Retina 5.2, the auditing of non-Windows devices has been augmented to include SSH tunneling to perform local vulnerability assessment of Linux, UNIX, Cisco and other non-Windows devices. This enhanced auditing functionality allows security professionals to get a deeper view of their routers, edge appliances, servers and other systems by identifying vulnerabilities that require local file or setting checks. For example, network security professionals can create custom audits to check for approved settings on Cisco routers, thus ensuring they comply with corporate security policies.
As part of eEye's Retina maintenance, customers automatically receive the latest version of the scanner via the eEye Auto Updater. The eEye Auto Updater allows for either automatic or manual updates of their Retina scanner to fit within a client's specific implementation settings. Customers are also able to download and review additional information on Retina 5.2 on the eEye Client Extranet: http://www.eeye.com/clients
About the Retina Enterprise Suite
Retina 5.2 is integrated into the Retina Enterprise Suite, which also includes the Retina Remediation Manager and the REMTM Security Management Console. As a fully integrated vulnerability management solution, the Retina Enterprise Suite provides IT administrators with the ability to identify known security vulnerabilities, assist in prioritizing threats for remediation, remotely patch vulnerable machines and aggregate information from multiple Retina scanners in a distributed enterprise. Further, the Retina Enterprise Suite delivers vulnerability assessment, remediation, patch automation and sophisticated workflow integration that allows IT and security departments to work together effectively to optimize resources and mitigate threats. As a result, the Retina Enterprise Suite gives enterprises the means to automate protection strategies that will ensure business continuity.
The Retina Enterprise Suite with Retina 5.2 is available now. Interested parties can learn more at http://www.eeye.com/retinaenterprise.
About eEye Digital Security
eEye Digital Security® is pioneering a new class of security products:integrated threat management. This next-generation of security detects vulnerabilities and threats, prevents intrusions, protects all of an enterprise’s key computing resources, from endpoints to network assets to web sites and web applications, all while providing a centralized point of security management and network visibility.eEye’s research team is consistently the first to identify new threats in the wild, and our products leverage that research to deliver on the goal of making network security as easy to use and reliable as networking itself. Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Orange County, California, eEye Digital Security protects more than 9,000 corporate and government organizations worldwide, including half of the Fortune 100. For more information, please visit www.eeye.com
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