NetIQ, distributed locally by 10Net ICT Solutions, has released NetIQ Security Manager 5.5, a security information and event management solution designed to address new security threats and consolidate security data across heterogeneous environments.
The solution allows security administrators to use a centralised console to take action against intrusions; manage and correlate security events; and perform advanced forensics and trending of log data.
"Designed specifically to protect critical IT systems and their confidential data, NetIQ Security Manager 5.5 provides customers with improved capabilities to manage a broad range of security device information faster and more efficiently," says Riaan Otto, GM of 10Net ICT Solutions. "With the constant battle against new threats, the solution enables organisations to maintain security updates and compliance with security monitoring requirements." NetIQ Security Manager 5.5:
* Delivers content updates as they become available, including the latest rules, views, security knowledge, summary reports, forensic queries and device monitoring support;
* Provides protection for Oracle databases using realtime monitoring, log archival and audit-friendly reporting, access to and modifications in tables, and access to transactional information;
* Extends agentless monitoring to Windows by automatically collecting events using the Windows Event Log Proxy (WELP) provider;
* Offers an agent administrator wizard for efficient management and deployment of agents across the network; and
* Provides powerful tools for discovering unmanaged servers.
The solution is a component of NetIQ`s Knowledge-Based Service Assurance strategy, a four-tiered product plan that empowers IT departments to better address core service assurance challenges.
"Knowledge-Based Service Assurance starts with managing the operational integrity of a distributed IT infrastructure through automated assessment and realtime management of configurations, known vulnerabilities and risk," Otto says. "It includes the monitoring of key performance, availability and security indicators, and auditing compliance to policy and regulatory requirements. Once operational integrity is achieved, the organisation can progressively deploy additional assurance capabilities to further manage service and mitigate risk." NetIQ was named the security and vulnerability management software revenue and market share leader for 2004 by IDC in its "Worldwide Security and Vulnerability Management Software 2005-2009 Forecast and Analysis: Taking Control of the Security Environment" report.
The company is a founding member of the Microsoft SecureIT Alliance, a community of professional software firms collaborating to create enhanced security solutions for customers using the Microsoft platform.
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