Mediengruppe Pressedruck Selects ForeScout's CounterACT Edge Solution

ForeScout Technologies, Inc., a provider of automated security control solutions for Fortune 1000 enterprises and government organizations, recently announced that its automated threat prevention solution, CounterACT Edge, has been selected by Mediengruppe Pressedruck, a  publisher and information provider in Germany.

The officials from ForeScout said that the solution is helping Mediengruppe Pressedruck protect its network from attacks and sophisticated malware. CounterACT Edge, which took one hour to be deployed, already has detected and stopped over 4,000 Internet attacks each week. The solution is successfully managing a huge network that includes 70 servers in two data centers, including their databases, content and mail infrastructure.

CounterACT Edge is a high performance security appliance that protects the network perimeter against intrusion. ForeScout CounterACT Edge is extremely easy to install and requires approximately zero management overhead. It is powerful and painless. ForeScout CounterACT Edge deploys outside the firewall to protect against incoming attacks. It is connected to a switch via a mirror port. It installs out of band, not in-line with traffic. There is no “bump in the wire”, no latency, no single point of failure.

"ForeScout’s CounterACT Edge allows us to manage the risk of zero-day and targeted attacks on our network without incurring headcount, maintenance and expertise overhead of traditional intrusion systems," said Andreas Neutatz, network manager of Mediengruppe Pressedruck. “The appliance was the only one we assessed that would provide us with the level of advanced threat protection with the least affect on IT resources.  In addition, CounterACT Edge’s clear interface and automated functionality made our choice that much simpler.  In comparison, the two other intrusion prevention systems (IPS) we evaluated were cumbersome to set up and maintenance would have required too much administrative effort.”

ForeScout CounterACT Edge uses ForeScout’s patented ActiveResponse technology to detect and stop attacks without any need for signatures, anomaly detection or pattern matching. ActiveResponse is effective against zero-day and “low and slow” attacks. ActiveResponse technology is protected by U.S. Patent number 6363489.

“Solely relying on signatures and reputation lists are not enough to preempt targeted or zero-day attacks,” said Oded Comay, co-founder and CTO at ForeScout, in a statement. “To be proactive, organisations need to reduce their vulnerability footprint and leverage automated behaviour-based defences.   With minimal administration, ForeScout's ActiveResponse technology continues to protect our customers throughout Europe, and worldwide – thwarting intrusions and numerous Conficker, Zeus and Flame derivations."

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