WhiteHat Sentinel Also Rated a 'Strong Value' in Website Vulnerability Assessment Market Report

SANTA CLARA, Calif. Dec. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- WhiteHat Security, the leading provider of website risk management solutions, today announced that WhiteHat Sentinel was awarded Best Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) Solution and Best Integration-Defensive Countermeasures, for its work with Web application firewalls (WAFs), in the latest Enterprise Management Associates (EMA) Radar Report: Website Vulnerability Assessment. Additionally, WhiteHat Sentinel received a "Strong Value" award for the cost-efficiency of its SaaS model. WhiteHat Sentinel is a SaaS website vulnerability management solution that enables customers to identify, manage and mitigate the flaws that put corporate and customer data at risk.

The EMA Radar Report delivers an in-depth analysis of industry-leading vendors and vendor products, including their overall market position in comparison with other companies. EMA evaluated WhiteHat Security and other leading vendors in the website vulnerability assessment market against key criteria defined by EMA's industry experts. The report cited WhiteHat Sentinel strengths in the following categories:

• Maturity of the SaaS Model-WhiteHat Sentinel is the most mature SaaS solution in the industry, enticing competitors to develop additional offerings modeled after WhiteHat
• Proven Service Model-As the SaaS pioneer in the Web application security industry, WhiteHat verifies its reports and reduces the number of false positives
• Partnerships-WhiteHat effectively matches with Web application defense solution partners, such as F5, Imperva and Breach Security, to add value to their core businesses

WhiteHat was also noted for its ease-of-deployment and simple integration capabilities with a range of other security and development products.

"To be recognized by EMA as a leader in Web application security for both our technology and our thought leadership underscores the strength of WhiteHat Sentinel and our mission," said Stephanie Fohn, chief executive officer, WhiteHat Security. "We work closely with industry analysts, like EMA, to understand the needs of enterprise customers and deliver an effective real-world solution that identifies vulnerabilities, prevents attacks and yields a powerful website risk management program."

WhiteHat Security executes rigorous and ongoing security testing to more than 1,500 leading websites across numerous industries including financial services, healthcare and e-commerce within the SMB and enterprise markets. As a leading website risk management provider, WhiteHat Sentinel offers flexibility, simplicity and manageability. Built from the ground up, WhiteHat Sentinel provides comprehensive and accurate reports, allowing both customers and industry partners to virtually prevent and eliminate potential Web attacks.

A complimentary summary of the Report is available at http://www.enterprisemanagement.com/research/asset.php?id=1611.

The full EMA Radar Report: Website Vulnerability Assessment Q4 2009 is available for purchase at http://www.enterprisemanagement.com/research/asset.php?id=1610.

About WhiteHat Security

Headquartered in Santa Clara, California, WhiteHat Security is the leading provider of website risk management solutions that protect critical data, ensure compliance and narrow the window of risk. WhiteHat Sentinel, the company's flagship product family, is the most accurate, complete and cost-effective website vulnerability management solution available. It delivers the flexibility, simplicity and manageability that organizations need to take control of website security and prevent Web attacks. Furthermore, WhiteHat Sentinel enables automated mitigation of website vulnerabilities via integration with Web application firewalls and Snort-based intrusion prevention systems. To learn more about WhiteHat Security, please visit our website at www.whitehatsec.com.

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WhiteHat Security       SHIFT Communications
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