Sourcefire Customer H&R Block Profiled in Live SANS Webcast on Intrusion Prevention and Detection

PRLog (Press Release) – May 19, 2009 – Open source innovator and Snort® creator, Sourcefire, Inc.  (Nasdaq:FIRE), a leader in Cyber  Security, today announced that Jeff Sherwood of H&R Block will discuss his use of the Sourcefire 3D® System during a SANS WhatWorks webcast on Friday, May 22, 2009 at 1:00pm EDT. During the webcast, Sherwood will provide insights into how H&R Block is leveraging Sourcefire’s leading intrusion prevention system (http://www.sourcefire.com/solutions/etm/ips) on the Crossbeam platform to protect sensitive customer data.

H&R Block employs approximately 90,000 temporary tax professionals annually and because of this dynamic workforce, the company needed to enhance its data leakage and protection capabilities to help prevent information from being lost or stolen. Leveraging Crossbeam’s X80 chassis, Sourcefire® seamlessly integrates into H&R Block’s existing security infrastructure and adds another layer of network protection for the company’s 13,000 offices and data centers across the country.

With the increased visibility provided by Sourcefire RNA® (Real-time Network Awareness), H&R Block is also able to improve its IPS protection and improve corporate “de-integration” efforts by identifying networked assets that are no longer used by the company and blocking them from the corporate network.

“WhatWorks in Intrusion Prevention and Detection: Protecting Customer Secrets at H&R Block”
Who:         Jeff Sherwood, Principle Security Strategist for the Office of the CISO, H&R Block
When:       Friday, May 22, 2009, 1:00pm EDT
To Register:       

https://www.sans.org/webcasts/show.php?webcastid=92399

For anyone unable to attend the event live, SANS will archive the webcast for six months. To view the archived webcast, please visit http://www.sourcefire.com/news/webinars.

Jeff Sherwood is the Principal Security Strategist for the Office of the CISO at H&R Block. With over 20 years of experience, he is responsible for providing strategic direction for securing the information assets of H&R Block.

About Sourcefire

Sourcefire, Inc. (Nasdaq:FIRE), Snort creator and open source innovator, is a world leader in Cyber Security solutions. Sourcefire is transforming the way Global 2000 organizations and government agencies manage and minimize network security risks. Sourcefire’s IPS and Real-time Adaptive Security solution equips customers with an efficient and effective layered security defense – protecting network assets before, during and after an attack. Through the years, Sourcefire has been consistently recognized for its innovation and industry leadership by customers, media and industry analysts alike – with more than 40 awards and accolades. Today, the names Sourcefire and founder Martin Roesch have grown synonymous with innovation and network security intelligence. For more information about Sourcefire, please visit http://www.sourcefire.com.

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