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Prolexic Presents at Department of Homeland Security Emergeing Security Technology Forum
April 18, 2005
HOLLYWOOD, Fla., April 18, 2005 - Darren Rennick, CEO of Prolexic, the world's leading provider of Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) solutions and security consulting products, presented at the Emerging Security Technology Forum (ESTF), held at SRI International in Arlington, VA on April 13-14. Hosted by the Department of Homeland Security and its Cyber Security Research and Development Center, the ESTF is organized to bring together select information security providers to demonstrate emerging technologies that defend against DDoS and worm attacks to government technologists, technical managers and others responsible for incorporating new technologies into government infrastructure.
Rennick provided a state-of-the-market overview on the rapidly growing size, rate and sophistication of DDoS attacks, while highlighting the limitations of traditional mainstream security solutions, such as mitigation boxes, firewalls/routers, and intrusion detection systems. Prolexic also demonstrated its solution to eliminating the DDoS threat, along with an in-depth description of customized protection services, support and monitoring devices for government and enterprise-level users.
"Government authorities, including the FBI and the U.K.'s National High Tech Crime Unit, rely on Prolexic as a trusted partner," said Rennick. "Our invitation to the EST Forum enables us to reach targeted government agencies that have needs unfilled by today's commercial security offerings."
Prolexic's service employs many layers of in-house engineered hardware, software, and network equipment to provide a cost-effective solution against DDoS attacks. The Prolexic system works transparently to the customer and requires nominal changes to network infrastructure for full implementation. Prolexic also offers security consulting services, hardware reselling to assist in network re-design of a customer's infrastructure, DDoS-resilient, server-grade dedicated circuits, satellite backup bandwidth, and co-location services.
"One of the goals of the Cyber Security R&D Center is to identify and support emerging security technologies being developed in the private sector," said Douglas Maughan, Cyber Security Program Manager within DHS S&T HSARPA. "The Emerging Security Technology Forum is our first event that brings vendors and government representatives together to learn about government needs and the technology solutions that may be available to meet those needs."
About DHS S&T HSARPA:
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology (S&T) Directorate Cyber Security Research and Development Program within the Homeland Security Advanced Research Projects Agency (HSARPA) selected 13 technology vendors to present information security solutions to government personnel at ESTF.
A critical area of focus for the DHS S&T Directorate is the development and deployment of technologies to protect the nation's cyber infrastructure including the Internet and other critical infrastructures that depend on computer systems for their mission. .
About Prolexic:
Prolexic's service employs the use of many layers of in-house engineered hardware, software, and network equipment to provide a cost effective solution against DDoS attacks. The Prolexic System works transparently to the customer and requires nominal changes to network infrastructure for full implementation. For medium to large sized businesses, Prolexic also offers security consulting services, hardware reselling to assist in network re-design of a customer's infrastructure, DDoS resilient server-grade dedicated circuits, satellite backup bandwidth, and Co-Location services. Learn more about the product and services offered by Prolexic Technologies at www.prolexic.com.
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