Arxan Technologies Integrates GuardIT for Java Solutions, Achieves Ready for IBM Rational Software Validation

Bethesda, Md.-based Arxan Technologies (News - Alert), a provider of application hardening solutions that protect software applications from attacks and an Advanced IBM Business Partner, announced today that it has integrated its GuardIT for Java solution to IBM (News - Alert) Rational Application Developer. The company has also attained IBM Ready for IBM Rational validation, and Best Practice Compliance status for the solution.

 

According to company officials, with GuardIT for Java, developers are now able to directly harden code from within their IBM Rational Application Developer integrated development environment.

 

"As hackers become more sophisticated in their methods, it has become increasingly important to seamlessly harden applications throughout the lifecycle to prevent the compromise of the code," said Paul Roberts, enterprise security senior analyst, the451group. "This is especially important with Java applications as they are prone to attack and reverse-engineering. This new partnership between IBM Rational and Arxan provides an efficient and effective method for developers to directly harden code from within the IBM Rational Application Developer integrated development environment. "

 

Available as an Eclipse-based plug-in that integrates into IBM Rational Application Developer, GuardIT for Java provides a simple, right-click approach for rational application developer customers to build in quick and strong application security at the bytecode, and throughout the software development lifecycle.

 

Company officials said that GuardIT for Java enables developers to defend, detect and protect byte code from reverse engineering and decompilation. Key benefits of GuardIT for Java include:

 

"Java application development is the most widely adopted platform for web and enterprise applications, and therefore the protection of Java code from hackers is vital to organizations, especially as we evolve to the cloud and other untrusted environments," said Mike Dager, chief executive officer, Arxan Technologies. "With GuardIT achieving Ready for IBM Rational status, organizations that use IBM Rational software tools can now feel assured in leveraging GuardIT for Java as an easy-to-use plug-in to strengthen their application security toolkit."