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Date: Tue May 09 2006 - 04:03:00 PDT
Skybox Security Solutions
Simulated DDoS Network Attacks and Network Intrusions
Customer
Challenge:
Large corporations often hire consultants to conduct quarterly penetration
(DDoS)
testing on specific segments of their corporate network. This testing can
cost over
hundreds of thousands of dollars, and also exposes the network to many
potential
disruptions. These disruptions are the result of the intense DDoS attacks
testers
can impose on live networks in order to isolate vulnerabilities and
weaknesses.
Since the network is constantly changing, and DDoS attacks are rarely
dispersed
from a centralized location, the penetration test results often become
nullified
and
end up being limited to a small portion of the total network.
The Skybox Solution:
Skybox
Security performs accurate and non-intrusive
DDoS attacks
across a larger
portion of the corporate network. The tests are modeled and analyzed
through an
automated process via our large botnet network rather than manually
performed on
a
live network. As a result, the tests are repeated rigorously on a scheduled
basis
without any fear of network disruption. Through DDoS attack and access
simulation,
vulnerability exposures as well as security control weaknesses are revealed
instantly.
DDoS attack simulation discovers all possible attack scenarios and reveals
the step
by step process that an attacker or worm may follow. It illustrates
specific vulnerabilities
to be exploited and network access traversed for each exploitable path.
Access simulation
calculates network access privileges determined by firewall and routing
configuration.
Our botnet helps characterize the interconnectivity between any two given
points,
reporting
not just whether access is possible, but also the detailed path to reach a
final
destination.
Based on these combined results, security personnel are able to determine
what additional
DDoS attacks are necessary and where to deploy our organizations
penetration testers.
Awards:
Info Security - Info Security Hot Companies 2006
The Wall Street Journal - One of the most
innovative
companies in 2005
Information Security Magazine - Product of the
year
Network Magazine - Most Visionary Security
Product
Network Magazine - Best of the Best in all
categories
Secure Enterprise Magazine - Editor's
Choice
Gartner - " Cool Vendor " in the
security & privacy
space
SC Magazine Awards 2006 Winner - The Best
Security Solution
for Financial Services
IM2005 Award finalist - Information Security
and Product
of the Year
Rina Shainski
General Partner at Carmel
Ventures (
www.carmelventures.com )
Following a successful career leading business development and R&D
operations in
high-growth software companies, Rina has been investing in software
companies ever
since.
Before joining Carmel she served as the VP Business Development at Clal
Industries
and
Investments where she was responsible for software investments. From 1989
to 1996,
Rina
held several managerial positions in Tecnomatix including VP Business
Development
and
R&D Director. Rina serves on the boards of Followap Communications,
Skybox Security,
mFormation and Silicon Design Systems. Rina holds a B.Sc. degree in Physics
from
Tel
Aviv University and a Master of Science degree in Computer Science from
Weizmann
Institute.
Contact
Information:
2077
Gateway Place, Suite 550
San Jose, California 95110 USA
Phone: 866-6SKYBOX
Phone: 408 441 8060
Fax: 408 441 8068
Regional Offices (Israel)
60 Medinat Hayehudim St.
P.O.Box 4109
Herzliya Pituach 46140 Israel
Phone: +972-9-9545922
Fax: +972-9-9545933