Tripwire Announces New Data Integrity Product

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Rawlson King, theWHIR.com
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October 30, 2001 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Tripwire Inc. (www.tripwire.com), a leading provider of data and networking integrity solutions, announced Tripwire for Routers and Switches, a data and networking integrity product that provides real-time detection and restoration of router and switch misconfigurations and attacks.
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Building on the success of its award-winning Tripwire for Routers, Tripwire
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for Routers and Switches broadens network protection and change control to
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another key infrastructure component – catalyst switches – instrumental in
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directing the flow of network traffic. In addition to its current support
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for Sun’s Solaris operating system, this product has expanded its supported
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platforms to include Microsoft Windows NT and Windows 2000.
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“Unintended change to critical network infrastructure is becoming
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commonplace as network complexity increases and IT resources dwindle. The
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unfortunate consequence for many companies is widespread network outage
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resulting in a loss of revenue and productivity,” said W. Wyatt Starnes,
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president and CEO of Tripwire. “Tripwire for Routers and Switches provides
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IT with a powerful tool to ensure that these increasing errors don’t
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compromise critical resources, or a company’s bottom line.”
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Designed to reduce the average amount of time network administrators spend
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isolating, diagnosing and restoring altered routers and switches from hours
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to minutes, Tripwire for Routers and Switches monitors router and switch
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startup and running configuration files, pinpoints changes, and manually or
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automatically restores routers and switches to a known and trusted state
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reinforcing best network security practices. The software can monitor
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thousands of routers and switches from a single workstation.
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Tripwire for Routers and Switches captures all router and switch
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configuration changes, enabling IT to establish a change control record for
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IT auditing or forensic investigation. The first version of Tripwire for
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Routers and Switches is designed for Cisco devices running IOS software. The
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software also provides an integral layer in networking security
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infrastructures. Its ability to conduct instant reporting and rapid
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remediation ensures confidence in the integrity of critical infrastructures,
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and increases the ability to quickly detect and recover from events that can
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cause router down time.
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“Due to FDA requirements and government network audits on pharmaceutical
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manufacturing companies, it is essential for me to have the ability to
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control and validate both our router and switch configurations at any time.
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Immediate accessibility to network configuration changes is even more
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critical because our network is managed by a third party,” said Ozzie
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Kuscan, network manager, Lonza Group Ltd. “Tripwire for Routers and Switches
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provides the level of control I need by enabling me to be proactive in
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knowing what is occurring on the network.”
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Tripwire for Routers and Switches key features include:
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Integrity Check and Restore
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Displays router status and enables users to quickly restore routers and
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switches to a trusted state.
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Configuration File Change Tracking
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Captures router and switch configuration changes to assist in network audits
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or forensics investigations. This is a core component to a cohesive security
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and configuration management practice.
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Accessibility Check
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Provides an alert message and can also use email messaging to facilitate
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rapid remediation, 24×7.
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Encrypted Pass Phrases and Privilege Levels
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Provides application security with pass phrases that discourage hacking
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attempts.
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Simple Installation
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Enables IT to begin monitoring routers and switches within an hour.
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Tripwire for Routers and Switches runs on Microsoft Windows and Sun Solaris
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servers with simple CD-based installation. The software is available
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immediately for Cisco routers and switches utilizing IOS version 11.3, 12.0,
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and 12.1. Prices start, at $2900 for five licensed router connections, which
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include Tripwire for Routers and Switches Software, and Standard Support and
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Maintenance in North America. Exact pricing is based on the number of router
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and or switch connections. Customers can easily scale the software by
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purchasing additional licenses over the Web for just $249 per Router or
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Switch.