Adaptive Security Analyzer Exposes Security Threats and Critical Anomalies Among High-Volume Data

Red Bank, NJ -- (ReleaseWire) -- 06/19/2007 -- Privacyware (http://www.privacyware.com), an innovative developer of security data analysis and threat prevention software, has released Adaptive Security Analyzer 2.0 (ASA), a software solution that helps system administrators and security and compliance personnel detect, understand and remediate unwanted system activity, internal and external policy violations, malware infection and other attacks and intrusions. Adaptive Security Analyzer inspects security and system data generated from a variety of sources such as network firewalls, web proxies, Security Information Management applications (SIM/SIEM), and server and desktop operating systems as well as database transactions and other critical logs.

Adaptive Security Analyzer combines expert rules with concept-based artificial intelligence to establish baselines of normal system activity and to identify and provide insight about known and new threats or activity of interest. Because ASA does not rely on pre-defined associations among variables within data to derive unique and meaningful output, Adaptive Security Analyzer delivers an important enhancement to conventional data collection, correlation and reporting applications. Adaptive Security Analyzer allows enterprise security administrators and those responsible for managing compliance to more effectively identify, understand and respond to threats and atypical behavior.

"Based on a series of extensive pilot implementations and development with some of the world's leaders in IT Security and other verticals, we've re-architected from bottom-to-top the algorithms and techniques that comprise our analytic engine and tested dozens of models pertinent to http requests, web proxy, file access, network reconnaissance, privileged access and many more," stated Privacyware CTO, Dr. Konstantin Malkov. "Our development efforts have resulted in dramatically improved calculation speeds, processing capacity and analytic effectiveness and demonstrated ASA's special ability to discover and provide insight regarding activity vital to assuring the security and peak performance of critical systems."

Adaptive Security Analyzer is implemented as a "snap-in" to the Microsoft Management Console (MMC) and runs on Windows desktop and server operating systems. ASA supports syslog, .csv, .txt and other formatted data as well as those stored in MS SQL, MySQL, and Oracle databases (under both Windows and UNIX platforms). ASA is compatible with leading SIM/SIEM solutions from vendors such as Cisco, LogLogic, netForensics, Sensage, and Quest Software and includes pre-built models designed specifically for Juniper, Cisco, Check Point and Microsoft ISA Server logs.

"Identifying threats and unauthorized activity among rapidly growing volumes of security-related data is an urgent issue for administrators charged with monitoring and maintaining the availability and integrity of computing infrastructures," stated Privacyware CEO Greg Salvato. "ASA is unique because it identifies not just explicitly defined security and policy violations and misuse, but all suspicious and unusual activity."

Pricing for Adaptive Security Analyzer 2.0 starts at $1,249. For more information, evaluation software and support as well as ISV licensing and integration options, visit www.privacyware.com, or contact Privacyware via email at sales@privacyware.com or by calling 732-212-8110 x235.

About Privacyware
Privacyware is an innovative developer of security data analysis and threat prevention software. Privacyware security data analysis products enable enterprise security and compliance personnel to more thoroughly understand the environments for which they are responsible and to more effectively identify and comprehend malicious and/or deviant activity. Privacyware develops award-winning host and desktop defense offerings that increase the level of protection from new and known malware and intrusions in individual, small business and large enterprise computing environments.

CONTACT: Sales, Privacyware, +1-732-212-8110, x235.

Privacyware, Adaptive Security Analyzer, Adaptive Security Analyzer Pro and Adaptive Security Engine are trademarks of Privacyware in the United States and other countries. All other trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners.

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Latest Version Enhances Threat Prevention and Endpoint Control with Expanded Behavioral Technology and Layered Security Model

Red Bank, NJ -- (ReleaseWire) -- 12/18/2006 -- Privacyware, an innovative provider of desktop and host defense and enterprise security analytics solutions, today announced the availability of Endpoint Security Console 2.0 (ESC), the administrative console for centralized deployment and management of Privacyware's popular Personal Firewall and Host Intrusion Prevention Software - Privatefirewall.

Privacyware's Endpoint Security Console (ESC) enables system administrators to install, monitor, and configure Privatefirewall endpoint defense solution on any Windows workstation, laptop or host within a server domain. Settings can be customized for individual computers or for Users/Groups defined and configured within Active Directory.

Key features of version 2.0 include:

• Workstation installation is completely automated, requiring no action from users.
• Using Group Policy Extensions, network access and rules for acceptable application use can be configured for Active Directory Users and Groups.
• Centralized alert management enables network access and application rules to be defined based on specific alerts and distributed to Users and Groups.
• Process Detection: Prevents viruses, trojans, worms and other malware by tracking all trusted processes and providing alerts when any potentially malicious process attempts to run.
• System Anomaly Detection: Behavioral modeling technology baselines normal usage based on system variables such as CPU utilization, thread count, and others. Normal use patterns of running applications are monitored and alerts are generated as unusual activity is detected.
• Redesigned Tray Alerts: Compact, user-friendly tray alerts provide basic activity information. More detailed information alerts and web search can be invoked with a single mouse-click.
• Stealth Mode: "Cloaks" computer's IP address, making PC invisible to the Internet and potential intruders.
• Port tracking and reporting: Tracks all ports and blocks unauthorized port scanning or any other type of system intrusion. Detailed reports list all port scan attempts and display instantaneous on-screen alerts.
• Email Anomaly Detection: Mitigates the impact of attacks targeting email clients by tracking the volume and frequency of outbound emails. Alerts you and blocks unacceptable deviations from normal email activity.
• Advanced packet filtering: Layer-3 firewall uses proprietary stateful packet inspection technology to detect and block unauthorized access to your system. Provides simple adjustment of security levels (High/Low/Custom) to establish different degrees of security for Internet and Local Network access.
• Comprehensive application and inbound/outbound URL control.
• Detailed reports for Internet, System, and Email traffic.

Privatefirewall uses advanced behavioral technology to protect systems from both known and unknown threats and was just named a winner in the Firewall/Desktop category of the 2006 Windows IT Pro Readers' Choice Awards. Endpoint Security Console enables administrators to deploy and manage this proactive desktop defense solution enterprise-wide and improve the protection of vulnerable network endpoints against known and new threats and enforce accepted use policies.

"Threats to enterprise desktops, laptops and servers continue to increase in sophistication, speed, and ultimate threat to the extended enterprise," said Chris Iannicello, Product Manager for Privacyware. "We have extended the behavioral capabilities of Privatefirewall to address an even more comprehensive set of application and system level criteria. The result delivers more immediate, agile and accurate defense against virus, spyware, phishing, worm, rootkit, and hacker threats for which scanning technologies are not yet prepared or are simply not designed to combat in the first place."

Privatefirewall and the Endpoint Security Console are available for purchase via the Privacyware web site: http://www.privacyware.com/personal_firewall.html or through an authorized Privacyware reseller. Endpoint Security Console pricing starts at $135 for a 5 seat license. Volume pricing is available by contacting sales@privacyware.com or calling 732-212-8110 x235. To locate a reseller, please visit Privacyware at http://www.privacyware.com/sales.html.

About Privacyware
Privacyware is an innovative provider of host and desktop threat prevention and enterprise security analytics software. Our products increase the level of protection from new and known malware and intrusions in individual, small business and large enterprise computing environments and enable IT managers, security analysts, and security and compliance officers to more thoroughly understand the environments for which they are responsible and to more effectively identify and comprehend malicious and/or deviant activity.

CONTACT: Sales, Privacyware, +1-732-212-8110, x235.

Privacyware, Privatefirewall and Endpoint Security Console are trademarks of Privacyware in the United States and other countries. All other trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners.

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Red Bank, NJ -- (ReleaseWire) -- 09/01/2006 -- Privatefirewall was named a winner in the Firewall/Desktop category of the 2006 Windows IT Pro Readers' Choice Awards. Kim Paulsen, Group Publisher of Penton Media's Windows IT Pro, announced the winners of the fifth-annual contest today.

"The 2006 Windows IT Pro Readers' Choice Awards continue our tradition of honoring products that our readers tell us are most worthy of recognition," said Paulsen. "These are the hardware, software, and services that measure up where it counts most--in the businesses, agencies, and institutions that rely on them to deliver what they promise."

Readers were asked to vote on their product preferences in 12 broad technology categories. More than 5,200 readers chose the best among more than 750 products and services.

"The IT pros who voted in this year's awards are tough, in-the-trenches critics," Paulsen continued. "They demand solid value and performance from the products they use and put those products to the test day after day." Paulsen concluded, "Readers' Choice award winners can feel proud that the products and services they develop have earned the respect and recognition of the IT world's most knowledgeable and exacting professionals."

Privatefirewall 5.0 is a multi-layered security program designed to help individuals and businesses protect Windows desktops and servers from malware and unauthorized use. Privatefirewall addresses the Windows vulnerabilities and intrusion techniques that hackers exploit to gain access and cause damage to private systems and data. Privatefirewall 5.0 models and monitors system and application behavior to identify and block activity characteristic of known malware, hacking, phishing and other threat types without the need for virus definitions or intrusion signatures that limit the effectiveness of conventional virus and spyware scanning solutions.

Privatefirewall features include:
- System Anomaly Detection
- Inbound/Outbound Internet Packet Filtering
- Port Scanning
- Advanced Port Tracking Reports
- IP Tracking
- Email Anomaly Detection
- Application Control Engine Monitoring
- Website/URL Blocking
- Process Monitor

"Proactive, dependable, and easy-to-use are the key attributes that have made Privatefirewall a top desktop defense solution," said Greg Salvato, CEO of Privacyware. "Privacyware remains committed to developing innovative defense capabilities that expand protection from defined threats as well as the continuous stream of new malware and exploits that plague every PC and network. We are tremendously honored that the Readers of Windows IT Pro have recognized Privatefirewall for its capabilities, quality and value and greatly appreciate this recognition."

Pricing and Availability
Privatefirewall 5.0 is available now. Visit http://www.privacyware.com to download a 30-day free trial and review additional product information. Privatefirewall supports Windows XP, Windows 2000, and Windows Server 2000/2003.

About Privacyware
Privacyware is an innovative provider of multi-layered endpoint defense and enterprise security intelligence software. Our products increase the level of protection from new and known malware and intrusions in individual, small business, and large enterprise computing environments and enable IT managers, security analysts, and security and compliance officers to more thoroughly understand the environments for which they are responsible and to more effectively identify and comprehend malicious and/or deviant activity.

For more information, please see: www.privacyware.com

About Windows IT Media

Penton's Windows IT Media, the largest independent Windows IT community in the world, includes flagship print publication Windows IT Pro. First published in 1995, Windows IT Pro is the editorial leader in its field and has a paid subscription base of 110,000. The magazine is published in 13 languages and has an international reach into 160 countries. Windows IT Pro UPDATE, the group's flagship email newsletter, is the only e-newsletter to make BtoB Magazine's Media Power 50 list.

Windows IT Media also includes SQL Server Magazine and MSD2D. SQL Server Magazine has 30,000 paid subscribers, and three email newsletters sent to more than 130,000 opt-in subscribers. MSD2D is a rich online information resource for IT professionals, with a focus on the software developer community. MSD2D has a robust product mix that includes a vertical search engine, Web sites, partner directories, email newsletters, trade show programs and Web seminars.

The Windows IT Media network has 2.5 million unique visitors to its websites each month, and over one million (gross) subscribers who opt-in to one or more of our email newsletters. Windows IT Media is the world's leading producer of custom roadshows, paid conferences and paid workshops for Windows and SQL Server IT professionals.

For more information visit: www.windowsitpro.com/pressroom, and www.windowsitmedia.com.

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Proactive Protection Powered by Behavior-based Intrusion Prevention Technology

Red Bank, NJ -- (ReleaseWire) -- 08/30/2006 -- Privacyware (http://www.privacyware.com), an innovative provider of proactive desktop and host defense and enterprise security analytics solutions, today announced the latest upgrade of its desktop defense software, Privatefirewall 5.0, a multi-layered endpoint security product designed to help individuals and businesses protect Windows desktops and servers from malware and unauthorized use. The key enhancement in Privatefirewall 5.0 is a sophisticated system monitoring and anomaly detection component that delivers signature-less protection from viruses and malware and detects hacker and cyber criminal attempts to inject malicious code, install rootkits, trojans and spyware, spoof IPs, bypass firewalls and generally gain access, control and/or damage home and corporate systems and private data.

Privatefirewall 5.0 is comprised of several integrated protection layers including desktop firewall, URL filtering, process monitor, and application/system behavior modeling and anomaly detection. Privatefirewall 5.0 evaluates WinAPI calls and analyzes a comprehensive list of system variables and security-sensitive registry keys and alerts administrators to attempted malware infection, intrusion, attack, or policy violations.

"As threats become more immediate and sophisticated, so too must the agility of our defense solutions to ensure the most proactive levels of protection possible," said Chris Iannicello, Product Manager for Privacyware. "Privatefirewall 5.0 effectively detects and blocks known and new virus, spyware and other threats without definitions or attack signatures on even un-patched systems."

Privatefirewall 5.0 addresses the Windows vulnerabilities and intrusion techniques that hackers exploit to gain access and cause damage to private systems and data. Privatefirewall 5.0 models and monitors system and application behavior to identify and block activity characteristic of known malware, hacking, phishing and other threat types without the need for virus definitions, or intrusion signatures that limit the effectiveness of conventional virus and spyware scanning solutions.

Internet and network security settings, untrusted web sites and IPs, and the manner in which software applications and related processes can access the Internet can be easily configured via Privatefirewall's intuitive management console. Most security controls are accessible via the main application screen, making advanced configuration for more complex environments simple to implement.

Pricing and Availability
Privatefirewall 5.0 is available now. Visit http://www.privacyware.com to download a 30-day free trial and review additional product information. Privatefirewall pricing starts at U.S. $29.95 per installation. Privatefirewall supports Windows XP, Windows 2000, and Windows Server 2000/2003.

About Privacyware
Privacyware is an innovative provider of multi-layered desktop and server defense and enterprise security intelligence software. Our products increase the level of protection from new and known malware and intrusions in individual, small business, and large enterprise computing environments and enable IT managers, security analysts, and security and compliance officers to more thoroughly understand the environments for which they are responsible and to more effectively identify and comprehend malicious and/or deviant activity.

For more information, please see: www.privacyware.com

Copyright 2006 PWI, Inc./Privacyware. All rights reserved. Privacyware, ThreatSentry, Adaptive Security Analyzer, Privatefirewall, and Endpoint Security Console are trademarks of Privacyware in the United States and other countries. All other trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners.

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— Block Unwanted Web Traffic and Overcome IIS Vulnerabilities with ThreatSentry 3.0 —

Red Bank, NJ -- (ReleaseWire) -- 08/02/2006 -- Privacyware, an innovative provider of proactive desktop and server defense and enterprise security analytics solutions defends Windows Web servers from known and new Internet Information Services vulnerabilities and provides flexible and rapid configuration of enterprise-specific policies with its IIS Application Firewall and Host Intrusion Prevention software, ThreatSentry 3.0.

"ThreatSentry secures Web-related traffic and provides enlightening insight into the full spectrum of unwanted requests and possible policy violations on critical systems that rely on Microsoft Internet Information Services, (IIS)," stated Privacyware CEO, Greg Salvato. "At a list price of $399 per server, organizations need not forego the proactive defense afforded by behavioral technology breakthroughs due to budgetary constraints."

ThreatSentry 3.0 is a Host Intrusion Prevention System (HIPS) specifically designed to address internal and external unauthorized system access and cyber-criminal threats on Web servers utilizing Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS). Since its introduction, IIS has grown in popularity and ranks as one of the most widely used platforms for enabling simple to sophisticated Web sites and Web-based applications. While it is well-regarded for its ease of use and range of features, it is frequently targeted by hackers due to a variety of IIS-related vulnerabilities and the inherently open nature of many Web applications – many of which manage sensitive information such as credit card numbers, passwords, or other private information. An ISAPI filter hosted in MMC, ThreatSentry is comprised of an application firewall and behavior anomaly detection engine. Server requests are filtered through a knowledgebase of known attack signatures, untrusted IPs and other attack characteristics and an evolving system baseline to detect any untrusted activity and prevent new or known attacks that target IIS vulnerabilities or open access points.

"ThreatSentry's depth of protection and versatility are its defining features," said Privacyware Chief Technologist, Dr. Konstantin Malkov. "Our customers conduct regular audits against their systems and when vulnerabilities in their servers and Web applications are revealed, they often find that either the default application firewall configuration or the behavioral engine already addresses the issue. If not, ThreatSentry is designed to enable administrators to easily implement new defense techniques and achieve the most comprehensive and proactive protection possible."

ThreatSentry supports single or multiple server environments and provides protection from an array of documented exploitive techniques including Directory Traversal, Cross-site scripting, Parameter Manipulation, Buffer Overflow, Denial of Service, SQL Injection, Parser Evasion, High-bit Shellcode, Printer Protocol, and Remote Data Services, but also stops any unusual activity falling outside acceptable patterns of use.

ThreatSentry is available for purchase or 30-day trial download via the Privacyware web site: http://www.privacyware.com or through an authorized Privacyware reseller. ThreatSentry pricing starts at $399 per server. Volume pricing is available by calling 732-212-8110 x235. To locate a reseller, please visit Privacyware at http://www.privacyware.com/sales.html. ThreatSentry supports Microsoft Windows Server 2000/2003 and Internet Information Services (IIS) 5.0/6.0 platforms.

About Privacyware
Privacyware is an innovative provider of multi-layered endpoint defense and enterprise security intelligence software. Our products increase the level of protection from new and known malware and intrusions on individual, small business, and large enterprise computing environments and enable enterprise administrators, security analysts, and security and compliance officers to more thoroughly understand the environments for which they are responsible and to more effectively identify and comprehend malicious and/or deviant activity. For more information, please visit: www.privacyware.com

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