Date: Apr 20, 2015 Source: Business Wire (
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SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ntrepid® Corporation, a provider of cutting-edge cyber security solutions, announces the upcoming release of Passages, the only secure virtual browser that safeguards businesses against both targeted and pivot attacks -- threats that have been unaddressed by conventional security solutions in the marketplace thus far.
"During the last 18 months, we have seen an unprecedented number of web security breaches and a rapid rise in the use of targeting and other sophisticated Advanced Persistent Threat techniques," said Lance Cottrell, chief scientist at Ntrepid. "We believe that the traditional approaches to web security just don't work anymore. Passages represents a fundamentally new approach to protecting against a range of web-based attacks, enabling businesses to safely and confidently forge ahead in today's global, web-based world. Ntrepid is proud to be leading the charge."
Passages begins each browsing session in a clean state by isolating the browser in a virtual machine and cutting off all access to local files. This design prevents all unwanted communication between the local machine and the virtual environment. A virtual private network then segregates all network traffic from the browser protecting the enterprise's identity, avoiding targeting and mitigating against pivot attacks. This also prevents an attacker from moving away from the browser to the local machine and ultimately other devices on the local network.
Passages' Safehold prevents all drive-by downloads and other malware from reaching the user's computer during a browsing session by restricting all downloads to a secure cloud server, where they are scanned and determined malware-free before permission is granted to transfer to the desktop. Finally, Insight for Passages provides enterprise-level provisioning, monitoring and management of the application.
Passages Availability
Ntrepid is offering trials of Passages, and interested parties can sign up at the company's RSA Conference Booth #S727 or online at http://www.ntrepidcorp.com/passages/.
The Passages team will provide hands-on demos at RSA Conference in Booth #S727. Experts will be available to discuss how businesses can safely and confidently forge ahead in an increasingly web-based global economy.
Rounding out Ntrepid's participation in RSA, as well as the launch of Passages, Cottrell, will conduct conference session MASH-F02, "Website Counterintelligence -- Leveraging Web Logs to Gather Intelligence."
Cottrell will show how web logs can be used to identify competitors who visit their business's website, how to track their activity and analyze behavior to discover research activities, new product development efforts and potential investors. Session attendees will also learn how to develop a successful website counterintelligence strategy, the value of web logs, and how to leverage them to guard your organization against undesired visitors. The session will be held Friday, April 24, 10:10 AM -- 11:00 AM, West -- Room 2002. More information is available at https://www.rsaconference.com/events/us15/agenda/sessions/1550/website-counterintelligence-leveraging-web-logs-to.
About Ntrepid
Ntrepid's patented technology, leveraging a 15-year history of protecting the national security community from the world's most sophisticated opponents, protects tens of thousand of users in some of the world's most demanding security environments, with clients including the Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Treasury, Department of Justice, Department of Health and Human Services, and the Department of State. From corporate identity management to secure browsing, Ntrepid products empower enterprise online research and data collection, eliminating threats to an online workforce. More information can be found at http://www.NtrepidCorp.com.
