NetWitness Named Finalist in 2011 SC Magazine Excellence and Reader's Trust Awards

HERNDON, Va., Nov. 2, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- NetWitness Corporation, creator of the industry's leading next generation network sensing platform announced that for the 5th consecutive year it has been named a finalist for two honors in the 2011 SC Magazine Awards:

• Best Computer Forensics Tool - NetWitness NextGen 9.5 has been selected as one of the information security industry's most effective solutions in helping address the constantly evolving threat landscape. The award is part of the annual Reader's Trust Award competition, which honors best-in-class security products and services.
• Best Security Company - NetWitness was selected for stellar leadership and achievement across the information security industry.

NetWitness was selected from hundreds of entries submitted in more than 31 technology categories. Finalists will be reviewed and winners will be chosen by the wide distribution of SC Magazine readers - security and technology experts from large, medium and small enterprises from all major vertical markets.

"NetWitness' innovations illustrate the passion and creativity the IT security industry is taking to protect valuable assets and interests," says SC Magazine Editor-in-Chief Illena Armstrong. "At the end of the day it's about protecting business, and NetWitness was named a finalist because of their contribution to this effort."

"During 2010 organizations in every business sector continued to experience increasing levels of attack sophistication and potential risk to their critical business assets," said Nick Lantuh, president, NetWitness. "Having just completed our Annual User Conference, we heard loudly that NetWitness has become the security cornerstone for some of the largest and most complex customer networks, and that our recent innovations, such as NetWitness Visualize, continue to advance the state-of-the-art. We thank the SC Magazine readership, editorial staff and expert panel for considering us for these awards."

In its 14th year, the information security industry's most prominent accolade, the annual SC Awards showcase the best solutions, services and professionals while recognizing achievement and technical excellence. SC Magazine distinguishes the achievements of the security professionals in the trenches, the innovations happening in the vendor and service provider communities and the passionate work of government, commercial and nonprofits - all working to help improve global security.  

IT security companies nominate their solutions for consideration in the SC Magazine Awards and entries are judged by a panel of leading security officers from large, medium and small enterprises from all major vertical markets - representing the wide distribution of SC Magazine readers.

Winners of this year's SC Magazine Awards will be announced at a gala dinner and award ceremony to be held in San Francisco on Tuesday, February 15, 2011. The event is a night filled with excitement, along with an invaluable opportunity to network with the top corporate IT professionals in attendance. To attend the Awards, please register at http://www.scmagazineus.com/dinner--presentation/section/1557/

About SC Magazine

SC Magazine was named winner of 2010 Magazine of the Year by the American Society of Business Publication Editors (ASBPE). It provides IT security professionals with in-depth and unbiased information through timely news, comprehensive analysis, cutting-edge features, contributions from thought leaders and the best, most extensive collection of product reviews in the business. By offering a consolidated view of IT security through independent product tests and well-researched editorial content that provides the contextual backdrop for how these IT security tools will address larger demands put on businesses today, SC Magazine enables IT security pros to make the right security decisions for their companies. In addition to the monthly print magazine and a vibrant website updated daily, the brand's portfolio includes SC World Congress Conference and Expo, SC Congress Canada, SC Magazine Awards, SC Directory and SC Magazine Newswire.

About NetWitness

NetWitness® Corporation is the world leader in real-time network forensics and automated threat intelligence solutions, helping government and commercial organizations detect, prioritize and remediate complex IT risks. NetWitness solutions concurrently solve a wide variety of information security problems including: advanced persistent threat management; sensitive data discovery and advanced data leakage detection; malware activity discovery; insider threat management; policy and controls verification and e-discovery. Originally developed for the US Intelligence Community, NetWitness has evolved to provide enterprises around the world with breakthrough methods of network content analysis and host-based risk discovery and prioritization. NetWitness customers include Defense, National Law Enforcement and Intelligence Agencies, Top US and European Banks, Critical Infrastructure, and Global 1000 organizations. NetWitness has offices in the U.S. and the U.K. and partners throughout North and South America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia.

To download the freeware version of NetWitness Investigator, visit http://download.netwitness.com  . For more information about securing your entire organization with NetWitness NextGen, contact: [email protected]  . Twitter handle: NetWitness  .

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