iDefense® Vulnerability Intelligence Services

Advanced Intelligence Improves Vulnerability Management

The ever-growing complexity of enterprise IT environments continues to push the limits of internal security teams. Satisfying the requirements to deploy and support new IT assets is challenging enough without having to manage an evolving set of security weaknesses within those systems. Everyday software and hardware systems are discovered to have new vulnerabilities of varying severity, making vulnerability management a critical component of all enterprises’ security policies and procedures. Several vulnerability management products and services have been introduced to the market, enabling more proactive detection and remediation of security vulnerabilities. This helps security teams address weaknesses before they are exploited and evolve from purely defensive to proactive security measures to protect themselves; however, they still create a significant burden on security teams to keep up with the ever-evolving universe of new and emerging threats.

Verisign® iDefense® Vulnerability Intelligence Services offers an essential ingredient for vulnerability management: timely, accurate, and in-depth vulnerability research and integrated intelligence for more efficiency and accuracy:

• Frost & Sullivan recently recognized Verisign iDefense as the leading provider of exclusive vulnerability research.
• Verisign iDefense analysts monitor a threat throughout its lifecycle and alert clients when a threat is real or alternatively, when it is not.
• Verisign iDefense research covers major applications and operating systems, and does so without the bias that inevitably colors intelligence from a software vendor.
• Integrated iDefense vulnerability data (both public and exclusive vulnerabilities) with QualysGuard® VM vulnerability scan data and internal IT assets replaces the manual process of vulnerability management through automated correlation to drive vulnerability prioritization based on relevance, severity, and business criticality of their enterprise environment.
• Verisign iDefense uniquely delivers zero-day vulnerability protection.

Case Study: The Benefits of Advanced Intelligence on the Vulnerability Management Process

One Verisign iDefense client has experienced significant cost savings due to the improved efficiency of its Patch Management process driven by timely, accurate vulnerability research. A top 10 enterprise services firm saved about $5M by using iDefense analysis to decide—correctly—not to install three out-of-cycle patches even though other security organizations were recommending them.

Why Verisign iDefense?

iDefense gives information security executives 24/7 access to accurate and actionable cyber intelligence related to vulnerabilities, malicious code, and global threats. iDefense deep analysis, insight, and response recommendations helps keep businesses and government organizations ahead of new and evolving threats and vulnerabilities. //more