Markulec to Discuss the Importance of Network Discovery as a Critical Element in the Information Assurance Process

Somerset, NJ – February 18, 2009 – Lumeta, the leading provider of Network Assurance solutions for enterprises and government agencies, today announced that Chief Operating Officer, Michael Markulec, will be presenting at the Civil Information Assurance Product & Service Co-Ordination Group’s (CIPCOG) February 2009 conference. CIPCOG is a U.K.–based public sector forum that is chaired by the Central Sponsor for Information Assurance and works to deliver the Information Assurance requirements of the Civil Public Sector. 

Mr. Markulec’s presentation, titled “Closing the Security Gap: Why Network Discovery is the Critical Missing Piece of Information Assurance,” will take place on Wednesday, February 25th, 2009, at the York Racecourse, Voltiguer Suite.  Further information can be found here.

“Information assurance is essentially the practice of managing information-related risks,” said Markulec.  “To protect information – whether it is at rest on storage devices or in transit – and properly manage risk requires a comprehensive understanding of what devices are enabled, where existing inbound and outbound connections exist and what vulnerabilities, such as network leaks, need fixing.  Once network managers have a good understanding of the infrastructure on which the information resides, they can then begin the process of making sure that network defense and information assurance measures have been properly configured.”   

With long standing deployments at some of the largest public sector and commercial networks in the world, Lumeta’s IPsonar provides global network visibility, identifying all devices and connections, mapping network topology, and providing device attributes, such as a server's operating system or whether a device has a particular service enabled.  With this data, managers and security personnel can take the necessary action to help insure that their critical information is secure, regardless of where in the organization it resides.  

About Lumeta Corporation
Lumeta empowers large enterprise and government agencies with global network visibility, allowing them to understand how network change affects security, availability, and compliance.

Lumeta’s IPsonar is the industry’s only network assurance solution that discovers and maps every asset on a network, including assets not currently under management. This capability enables IT professionals to analyze the connectivity between assets and networks, uncover risk patterns, and automate the enforcement of network policies.

With this level of network assurance, IT organizations can harden security, improve business continuity, and deploy new services without impacting its ability to deliver existing services.

For more information, visit the Lumeta Web site at www.lumeta.com.

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