~terry
Mon, Nov 18, 1996 (16:31)
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WebStalker Pro
This is not your typical Stroud app. It's more of a "high end" app for folks
who need industrial strength security for their web servers and intranet
applications. It's free for 30 days evaluation use.
WebStalker is a software-based, automated Web server protection tool
that acts like a burglar alarm and security guard all rolled into one.
It detects attacks or intrusions as they occur and initiates an
immediate response.
Unlike the ordinary firewall that can't distinguish between good and
bad visitors, WebStalker watches all processes on the entire Web server,
cuts off abusive connections as they happen, and sends immediate alarms
with details of suspicious activities.
Key Features
versions available for Sun Solaris, Sun Netra, AIX (Windows NT coming soon)
Real-time, 7x24 Web site protection
Assures Web server availability and integrity
HTML-based interviewer for installing and configuring the product
Flexible alerts -- logfile, syslog, email, report, SNMP trap, pager
Watchdog-in-a-box -- patent-pending technology for detecting attack
and misuse activities, such as:
Illegal startup or termination of Web server
Illegal privilege escalation
Illegal process created by Web server
Illegal login
Illegal access to server application files
Illegal jumper (network interloper)
Automated response -- programmed responses for dealing with intruders, such as:
Disable all non-console logins
Terminate process
Terminate session
Terminate Web server
Restart Web server
User-defined scripts
Platform and System Requirements
Solaris 2.5 on SPARC or Intel
Windows NT
IBM AIX
Sun Netra Internet Server
Netscape Communications Server version 1.1.2 and above
CERN 1.3 and above
NCSA 1.0 and above
Apache 1.0 and above.
Requires 32 MB of memory and 50 MB of free disk space.
List Price $4,995/unit. Quantity and international pricing available.
~terry
Mon, Nov 18, 1996 (16:39)
#1
~terry
Mon, Nov 18, 1996 (16:44)
#2
For more details you can visit the website at
http://www.haystack.com
Haystack is uniquely positioned in the security niche of the Internet industry,
drawing upon years of experience working in government agencies (eg. FBI,
Defense Dept) to protect webservers "beyond the firewall." Most security
breaches are not perpetrated by 15 year olds cracking a firewall but by
"insiders", competitors and others with access inside the firewall.
Haystack really has a huge lead in the industry in the active detection and
response suite of protocols they have developed. If their marketing department can
"evangelize" and tell this story effectively, this company has the potential to
"own" this sector of the marketplace. They have grown from 9 employees a
year ago, to 30 today.
Haystack's CEO, Steve Smaha, is world renowned as a security maven. His
insightful and clear headed leadership is sparking the efforts of a talented
team of developers, marketeers, support and operations people. Haystack is
definitely a company to keep an eye on in '97.
If you're initiating an electronic commerce strategy on your website, or
have a need for security, a firewall will not be enough protection. You
really need this kind of active detection and response to provide a comfort
zone to website customers and to adequately protect your website and server.