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| Catbird Puts Security in Your Pocket Catbird Security has announced the launch of Pocket V-Agent, the first pocket-sized security solution. Pocket V-Agent is the simplest path to a fully-hosted, thorough network security assessment and enterprise-grade audit in the marketplace today. Suited for security consultants, auditors and managed security providers, Pocket V-Agent runs from a USB thumb-drive and delivers remote network security assessments with single-click installation and zero additional hardware. By simply connecting the Pocket V-Agent into any PC, the user instantly has a certified virtual security appliance capable of network monitoring for security assessment, inspection, and data protection. Pocket V-Agent combines Catbird's unique security-as-a-service architecture with VMware's Pocket ACE virtual machine player. The Pocket ACE technology automatically detects the OS platform and launches the Catbird V-Agent without any need for human intervention. Pocket V-Agent offers valuable, unique features to IT security professionals on many levels. For the novice or non-security business professional, it allows for extremely easy deployment, requiring only the insertion of a USB memory stick. For auditors, instant data on the security posture of a network or data center is as portable and as accessible as a USB stick in a pocket. For security and IT administrators, Pocket V-Agent reduces the cost of periodic or continuous network protection, as any existing hardware can be immediately converted into a sophisticated security appliance which traditionally would cost tens of thousands of dollars. Pocket V-Agent provides real-time data on vulnerabilities, IPS/IDS, policy compliance and unauthorized user monitoring, saving customers from the financial, reputational, data and productivity losses resulting from security breaches. Pocket V-Agent can monitor both physical and virtual networks. The Pocket V-Agent is free and licensed with Catbird's monthly Security As A Service, available from any authorized Catbird partner. Pocket V-Agent is the pocket-sized version of the Catbird V-Agent virtual appliance, which was launched by the company in June 2007. V-Agent is known for delivering broad hacker protection to virtual networks, and for the first time enabling rogue virtual-device monitoring, Intrusion Prevention Systems and Intrusion Detection Systems, security compliance, and vulnerability monitoring to servers running multiple virtual machines based on VMware. It monitors virtual segments within a host as well as physical network segments connected to the host. The VMware-certified Catbird V-Agent virtual appliance delivers the operational flexibility that is a hallmark of virtual infrastructure. Unlike traditional host-based solutions, stateful appliances and proprietary hardware solutions, Catbird's unique stateless "in-the-cloud" architecture is 100% plug-and-play for both physical and virtual environments. write your comments about the article :: © 2007 Networking News :: home page |