Nokia has announced that it will team up with Sourcefire to enable the Finnish vendor to add intrusion prevention technology to its line of IP security platforms. Adding Sourcefire's IPS technology to Nokia's IP security platforms will enable companies to monitor network traffic and proactively protect their wired network and mobile environments, says Graham Melville, director of product marketing for security and mobile connectivity at Nokia.
"Nokia has been looking at adding IPS for a while, and Sourcefire is generally considered a de facto standard for IPS," said Melville.
The partnership fits with Nokia's vision for ubiquitous wireless connectivity and providing security for devices that are always on, said Melville. "It will be important to secure wireless users' connections without compromising their ability to do business," Melville said.
The company said the solution will provide enterprises with defense-in-depth by analyzing network traffic to discover risks, determine their business impact and take actions to defend the network. Nokia said this would allow companies not only to address existing threats, but also to prevent some of the attacks that plague them.
“Threats are becoming more sophisticated, targeting the application, not just the network,” said Tom Furlong, vice president, Security and Mobile Connectivity, Nokia. “Even amid complex mobile application deployments, Nokia is enabling our customers to deploy a comprehensive defense in-depth strategy. At Nokia, we are committed to delivering a complete security portfolio with best-of-breed software such as Sourcefire’s to allow enterprises to add key security elements as they mobilize their workers.”
“Companies are adopting mobile and remote access technologies in greater numbers today, which leads to new security concerns that firewalls alone simply aren’t enough to address,” said Chris Christiansen, program vice president, Security Products and Services, IDC. “For that reason, solutions such as Intrusion Prevention are becoming vitally important for protecting company networks.”
“Many of the world’s leading organizations already trust Nokia to secure their networks, and this relationship extends that value,” said Tom McDonough, president and COO of Sourcefire. “By adding Sourcefire’s IPS to leading Nokia security solutions, including VPN and Firewall appliances, our companies are providing customers worldwide with a comprehensive set of high-performance tools for securing their most critical assets.”
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