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Enterasys Networks(R), the Secure Networks Company(TM), today introduced Dragon(R) Network Defense, a major enhancement to its award-winning Dragon Security Suite of intrusion detection and prevention products. Dragon is an integral part of the company's unique Secure Networks(TM) portfolio. Dragon Network Defense enables users to more effectively detect, isolate and remediate business-crippling network attacks. IT professionals now have a single tool with which to identify and respond to the broad array of internal and external threats. The seamless integration of a security information manager (SIM) and behavioral anomaly detection evolves Dragon Intrusion Defense into the industry's most comprehensive suite of security tools. "In today's business climate, the network is a business enabler but network security can put up gates that act as a business restrictor," said Jon Oltsik, senior analyst of Enterprise Strategy Group. "The number-one challenge is to implement network security in an integrated architecture that protects the network and enables, rather than disrupts, business activities. The Enterasys approach with Dragon is unique. It is the only vendor I know of that has an integrated network security suite for traffic analysis, event monitoring, IDS/IPS, and policy enforcement. In this way, Enterasys may be the industry's only one-stop network security shop." Dragon Security Command Console Dragon Security Command Console is a security information manager that delivers the actionable intelligence and sophisticated reporting necessary to protect complex enterprise infrastructures. It aggregates and analyzes security information from a wide range of devices, greatly reducing the resources required to effectively manage a network. Dragon Security Command Console also provides out-of-the-box reports that can span an entire enterprise or focus on a single department and helps organizations comply with stringent compliance regulations, such as Sarbanes-Oxley. Dragon Network Defense is an enterprise-wide network security management solution that combines multiple detection methodologies into a single platform for unmatched visibility and control. Integrated support for third-party security products, such as antivirus and network scanning tools, enables Dragon Network Defense to gather, correlate, normalize and prioritize security data from many sources, greatly improving an enterprise's ability to respond to emerging threats and effectively manage a complex environment. Dragon Network Behavioral Anomaly Detection Dragon Network Defense now includes advanced network behavioral anomaly detection capabilities that greatly expand the number and type of threats detected. Behavioral anomaly detection complements Dragon's intrusion prevention and detection capabilities by tracking, analyzing and recording every network flow. This increases network availability and decreases costly downtime. UMass Medical School, based in Worcester, Mass., recently chose to deploy the entire Enterasys Dragon Security Suite along with NetSight(R) Automated Security Manager to dynamically reconfigure the network in response to threats. "The addition of behavioral anomaly detection to the Dragon Security Suite significantly enhances the value of the overall solution," said Charles Desourdy, associate CIO at UMass Medical School. "Combining the security information manager component with Dragon Security Command Console enables us to obtain all of our security and network information in a single, easy-to-use view. This not only gives us insight into our security posture, but also into other important areas, such as compliance reporting." According to Leon Woo, Enterasys Networks executive vice president of engineering and chief technology officer, these enhancements to the Dragon Security Suite raise the bar for secure networking. "Dragon has long been a leader in delivering powerful IDS and IPS capabilities that enable organizations worldwide to protect their networks and vital data from threats," said Woo. "Now we have taken network security to an unprecedented level with Dragon Network Defense. With the addition of SIM and behavioral anomaly capabilities, Enterasys has extended its leadership by providing the most integrated security suite in the industry today." The Enterasys Secure Networks Advantage Enterasys' industry-leading Secure Networks products and solutions provide the industry's most comprehensive embedded infrastructure security available today. Secure Networks delivers granular policy-based security, providing visibility and control down to the network device, individual user and application level, which enables network managers to quickly and easily detect, assess, locate and protect against attacks. This unmatched security comes from the integrated policy-based management software architecture that works with the embedded security capabilities Enterasys designs into its entire product line. Enterasys' unique architectural approach offers significant operational and business benefits, unmatched by vendors that add hardware or software to multiple network access points in an attempt to increase security. In fact, Secure Networks technology can even make networks with competitors' equipment more secure. About Enterasys Networks Enterasys Networks--the Secure Networks Company--provides enterprises with the most integrated, up-to-date portfolio of security-enabled network infrastructure products, centralized command and control software, and advanced security applications available today. Information about the company's award-winning line of policy-enabled switches, routers, wireless products, security software, and services is available at www.enterasys.com.