Sourcefire Named to InfoWorld's Open Source Hall of Fame

PR Log (Press Release) – Sep 08, 2009 – Sourcefire, Inc. (Nasdaq:FIRE), a leader in Cybersecurity, today announced that Snort® has been named to InfoWorld’s Open Source Hall of Fame. The list recognizes “the greatest open source software projects of all time” that have established dominant market positions and proven essential in “propelling the open source movement into the spotlight.”

“When I created Snort, I set out to build a security solution that was unlike any other tool available on the market, and ten years later, I am proud that it is still an industry leader,” said Martin Roesch, Chief Technology Officer and Founder of Sourcefire and Creator of Snort. “This recognition from InfoWorld highlights Snort’s status as the world’s leading open source intrusion detection and prevention solution.”

With more than 244,000 registered users and over 3.7 million downloads to date, Snort is the world’s most widely deployed intrusion prevention system (http://www.sourcefire.com/solutions/etm/ips). Used by 80 percent of the Fortune 100, 42 percent of the Global 500 enterprises and throughout the U.S. government, Snort is the de facto standard for intrusion detection and prevention. Snort continues to be supported by the open source community, Sourcefire Snort development team and the Vulnerability Research TeamTM (VRT), a group of leading intrusion prevention experts working to discover, assess and respond to the latest trends in hacking activity, intrusion attempts and vulnerabilities.

Sourcefire is consistently recognized for its innovation and industry leadership with more than 40 awards and accolades to date. Most recently, SC Magazine named Snort the “Best Intrusion Detection/Prevention Solution” for the 2009 SC Awards. The Sourcefire 3D® System was also recognized as a 2009 Best of Tests Winner by Network World and Sourcefire was named to the Deloitte Fast 500 list, acknowledging the company’s growth over the last five years. To view Sourcefire’s awards, go to http://www.sourcefire.com/news/awards/

About Sourcefire

Sourcefire, Inc. (Nasdaq:FIRE) is a world leader in Cybersecurity 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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