Solera Networks DeepSee™ Platform for Big Data Security Selected as a Best Forensics Software Award Finalist

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah—November 20, 2012 — Solera Networks, the industry’s leading Big Data Security Intelligence and Analytics provider, today announced that Solera DeepSee has been selected as a finalist for the Government Security News Fourth Annual Homeland Security Awards competition in the Best Forensics Software category. Winners will be announced and celebrated at a GSN-hosted gala dinner at the Washington, D.C. Convention Center on the evening of Thursday, November 29, 2012.

The finalists and winners were selected by a panel of objective judges, according to Jacob Goodwin, Editor-in-Chief of Government Security News. “We received an extraordinary number of entries,” Goodwin said. “We have carefully reviewed each entry and are now very pleased to announce an exceptionally strong field of finalists.”

Solera DeepSee delivers big data security through full network visibility, real-time forensics and situational awareness—essential components required by agencies facing today’s volatile and constantly evolving threat landscape. Government entities holding a wealth of information crucial to the nation’s safety and security are able to prepare for inventible attacks through a best-of-breed and massively scalable Security Intelligence and Analytics solution, only available through DeepSee. This comprehensive platform monitors all network traffic and simultaneously captures, indexes, classifies, stores and reconstructs every security event. In addition to providing visibility of advanced threats and malware that fly under the radar of traditional security technologies, DeepSee allows agencies to respond to security incidents in real-time—further enabling them to replay and review attacks in full fidelity to answer imperative post-breach questions.

“The reality of today’s threat environment is that critical systems will continue to be breached, making preparedness and rapid response to security threats all the more vital,” said John Vecchi, VP of Marketing, Solera Networks. “Recognition as a GSN Best Forensics Software finalist confirms Solera Networks’ position as a valued leader in providing government agencies with unprecedented visibility, incident response and situational awareness. We’re committed to providing these organizations with the critical capabilities they need to swiftly and decisively respond to advanced malware and zero-day attacks.”

Government officials from federal, state and local levels—as well as industry executives from across the country—have been invited by GSN Publisher Edward Tyler to attend the awards ceremony on November 29. For more information on the awards gala, please visit: http://www.gsnmagazine.com/hsa2012/ceremony.