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http://www.infoblox.com
SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- (Business Wire)
Infoblox Inc. (NYSE:BLOX), the network control company, today introduced
a free DNS-based evaluation product to help find malware carefully
hidden by cybercriminals inside enterprise networks. The Infoblox DNS
Firewall Virtual Evaluation (www.infoblox.com/catchmalware)
provides 60 days of malware detection through downloadable software that
is easy for network administrators to install and operate.
The world of networking and security may now be divided into two groups:
Those who know their networks are infected with malware, and those who
don’t acknowledge their networks are compromised. Indeed, a recent
research project by Cisco Systems found that 100 percent of the networks
they evaluated—every single one—had suspicious traffic
going to web sites that host malware.
Malware is rapidly evolving, with new generations of advanced persistent
threats (APTs) that have been designed by cybercriminals to be almost
invisible. Yet almost all APTs use the Doman Name System (DNS) —the
ubiquitous address book of the Internet—to “call home” for
instructions from their command and control servers, for downloading
additional malware payloads, and for stealing data. DNS is an ideal
choke-point for detecting malware communications that slip past other
security solutions, because almost all network communication protocols
use DNS as a mechanism to connect with their destination domains.
Infoblox provides commercial-grade DNS appliances for many of the
world’s largest enterprise and service provider networks, meeting the
needs of demanding customers who insist on DNS that is automated,
reliable, and secure.
The Infoblox DNS Firewall Virtual Evaluation can receive updates of new
and emerging malicious domains every two hours to help networks stay
current on identified malware sources in the evolving threat landscape.
The evaluation product can use the updated information to detect and
report on suspicious activity within a network.
After the 60-day evaluation period, customers can opt to purchase the
full version of the Infoblox DNS Firewall (https://www.infoblox.com/products/secure-dns/dns-firewall)
which, in addition to detecting malware, can also block malware
communications and provide information about infected end-points making
malicious queries.
An overview of installation and operation of the evaluation software is
shown in two short videos (http://youtu.be/UMUlcjdV93Y
and http://youtu.be/PZ8Ab9yHJCk).
Free online support is available through the Infoblox Community (https://community.infoblox.com/groups/dns-firewall-virtual-evaluation).
“DNS is too valuable to be vulnerable,” said David Gee, executive vice
president of marketing at Infoblox. “It’s easy for security vendors to
spread doom and gloom, but it’s often hard for them to prove their
point. We’re confident the Infoblox DNS Firewall Virtual Evaluation will
find malware on most enterprise networks—with minimal effort by
network administrators—at no cost and with no obligation.”
About Infoblox
Infoblox (NYSE:BLOX) delivers network control solutions, the fundamental
technology that connects end users, devices, and networks. These
solutions enable approximately 7,500 enterprises and service providers
to transform, secure, and scale complex networks. Infoblox helps take
the burden of complex network control out of human hands, reduce costs,
and increase security, accuracy, and uptime. Infoblox (www.infoblox.com)
is headquartered in Santa Clara, California, and has operations in over
25 countries.
Forward-looking and Cautionary Statements – Infoblox
Certain statements in this release are forward-looking statements,
which involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause
actual results to differ materially from those in such forward-looking
statements. As such, this release is subject to the safe harbors created
by U.S. Federal Securities Laws. The risks and uncertainties relating to
these statements include, but are not limited to, risks that there may
be design flaws in the company’s products, shifts in customer demand and
the IT services market in general, shifts in strategic relationships,
delays in the ability to deliver products, or announcements by
competitors. These and other risks may be detailed from time to time in
Infoblox’s periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, copies of which may be obtained from www.sec.gov.
Infoblox is under no obligation to (and expressly disclaims any such
obligation to) update or alter its forward-looking statements whether as
a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Contacts:
Infoblox
Media Contact:
Mike Langberg, 408-986-5697
mlangberg@infoblox.com
Source: Infoblox Inc.
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