Inaugural Sourcefire Virtual Customer Summit Draws over 700 Attendees

Oct. 7, 2009 - PRLog -- Sourcefire, Inc. , a leader in Cybersecurity, today announced that its first-ever Virtual Customer Summit, held on Thursday, October 1, 2009, drew more than 700 attendees. The online summit, which included sessions by Sourcefire® and Snort® experts and customers who discussed leading techniques for identifying and protecting against the latest Cybersecurity threats, is now available online at: http://w.on24.com/r.htm?e=157698&s=1&k=4DEFC59C0D995EE5C1A326F84E1D611A

The one-day conference featured key network security experts and end users, providing best practices, unique protection insights and tips from real-world experiences, such as:

Insights from Sourcefire customers on how they are leveraging the award-winning Sourcefire 3D® System to defend their networks against today’s dynamic Cybersecurity threats
Sourcefire founder and Snort creator, Martin Roesch’s vision for real-time adaptive network security
A preview of the upcoming Sourcefire 3D System 4.9 release
Insight into rapid threat response from the Sourcefire Vulnerability Research TeamTM (VRT), which discussed Sourcefire’s methods for gaining threat intelligence and the VRT’s process for writing, testing and publishing new Snort rules
Tips and tricks from the Sourcefire Professionals Services Team on getting the most from your Sourcefire investment based on lessons learned in the field
“With over 700 attendees, the inaugural Virtual Customer Summit is definitely filling a need in the industry by providing unique insights and real-world tips for improving network security,” said Tom McDonough, President and COO at Sourcefire. “While attendance at physical conferences is shrinking, Sourcefire identified an innovative way to provide our users with valuable content that is now archived and available for viewing. Based on the success of this summit, we look forward to future events that leverage the knowledge of our customers, partners and expert staff.”

The inaugural Sourcefire Virtual Customer Summit was sponsored by ArcSight, Bradford Networks, Crossbeam Systems, Netronome, Qualys and Symantec.

About Sourcefire

Sourcefire, Inc. , 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 (http://www.sourcefire.com/products/3D/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 sourcefire.com.