Sourcefire Joins ICS-ISAC as Supporting Member

ARLINGTON, Va. - June 20, 2013 - PRLog -- Washington DC, June 20, 2013 - The Industrial Control System – Information Sharing and Analysis Center (ICS-ISAC) announced today Sourcefire, Inc., a leader in intelligent cybersecurity solutions, has joined as a supporting member in a collaborative endeavor to advance cybersecurity for critical infrastructure.

On February 12, 2013 United States President Barack Obama issued an Executive Order (EO) titled “Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity.” (http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2013/02/12/executive-order-improving-critical-infrastructure-cybersecurity) This Executive Order provides national guidance for efforts to secure critical infrastructure with a focus on information sharing and situational awareness. The ICS-ISAC is leading development of a National Situational Awareness Reference Architecture in support of the EO, an effort Sourcefire is substantially contributing to.

“We see it as imperative to develop a repeatable reference architecture for national situational awareness,” said Marc Blackmer, Sourcefire senior manager of industry solutions. “Our roots as the creator of the Snort open source intrusion prevention system (IPS), that serves as the basis of our leading commercial Next-Generation IPS, in addition to innovation like retrospective security that roots out evasive, advanced malware, give us a unique ability to support this critical mission. Working with the ICS-ISAC and its membership we believe real progress can be made in the security of our shared infrastructure.”  

“The tools exist to create situational awareness at a national level,” said Chris Blask, ICS-ISAC chair. “Sourcefire made its fame by creating the original open source intrusion prevention system (Snort) and has built a position of global leadership on that technical focus on situational and network awareness. With support from organizations like Sourcefire it is well within our grasp to demonstrate the architectures which facilities can leverage to rapidly advance effective security.”

About Sourcefire

Sourcefire, Inc. , a world leader in intelligent cybersecurity solutions, is transforming the way global large- to mid-size organizations and government agencies manage and minimize security risks to their dynamic networks, endpoints, mobile devices and virtual environments. With solutions from a next-generation network security platform to advanced malware protection, Sourcefire’s threat-centric approach provides customers with Agile Security® that delivers protection before, during and after an attack. Trusted for more than 10 Security years, Sourcefire has earned a reputation for innovation, consistent security effectiveness and world-class research all focused on detecting, understanding and stopping threats. For more information about Sourcefire, please visit http://www.sourcefire.com.

About the Industrial Control System Information Sharing and Analysis Center (ICS-ISAC)

ICS-ISAC is a horizontal ISAC with a mission to capture and transport critical cybersecurity information between vertical ISACs and impacted parties. Industrial Control Systems are the electronic systems used to operate physical processes ranging from power generation and distribution to building operations, healthcare, transportation, manufacturing and agriculture. The United States Department of Homeland Security segments national Critical Infrastructure and Key Resources (CIKR) into 16 sectors, each of which relies on the safe operation of Industrial Control Systems. The ICS-ISAC was established by ICS Cybersecurity, Inc. with the support of industry organizations including Amor Group, SAIC, CSC, IBM, Yokogawa, Invensys, Emerson and others.

Media Contacts:

Jennifer Leggio -- Sourcefire, Inc. jleggio@sourcefire.com
Debbie Windle -- ICS-ISAC  dwindle@ics-isac.org