Redwood Shores, CA, May 21, 2008 – Imperva®, the leader in application data security, today announced that it has joined the Global Security Alliance, a platform formed by SAP for information and knowledge exchange that comprises leading providers of security and risk management offerings. Members, including Imperva, must demonstrate a high level of security knowledge, best practices, and the ability to integrate their technologies and collaborate to provide customers with a complete, long-term security solution. Imperva also announced today that its SecureSphere 6.0 has achieved SAP® Certified Integration status (see today’s related news release).
Imperva provides protection for SAP solutions via the SecureSphere Web Application Firewall. This solution provides fine-grained activity monitoring, protection, and auditing for SAP applications that span the Web front end.
“Imperva is recognized for its ability to provide customers with real-time data protection, risk management, and support for multiple compliance initiatives,” said Rohit Gupta, vice president of business development for Imperva. “We were accepted as a member of the Global Security Alliance based on the easy integration of SecureSphere with SAP applications and our track record for implementing data protection solutions that meet and exceed industry best practices.”
To help customers ensure data integrity and satisfy data governance regulations, Imperva’s internationally recognized security and compliance research organization, the Imperva Application Defense Center (ADC), provides ADC Insights a continuously updated library of configuration packages. ADC Insights instantly set up SecureSphere to monitor and protect SAP applications and meet requirements for Sarbanes-Oxley, HIPAA and the PCI Standard. ADC Insights enable organizations to quickly and easily secure databases and meet regulatory pressures without in-depth knowledge of these mandates.
About SecureSphere
Imperva SecureSphere award-winning products deliver activity monitoring, audit and security for business applications and databases. SecureSphere products offer proven, automated capabilities for achieving, maintaining and documenting regulatory compliance. SecureSphere is the industry’s only complete business-critical data security and compliance solution that provides full visibility into data usage by the end-user, through the application and into the database. Automated feeds from the security and compliance experts at the Imperva Application Defense Center (ADC) ensure that SecureSphere is always armed with the latest defenses against new threats, and the most recent regulatory compliance best practices.
About Imperva
Imperva is the leader in application data security and compliance. Leading enterprise and government organizations worldwide rely on Imperva to prevent data theft and abuse, and ensure data integrity. The company’s SecureSphere products provide data governance and protection solutions that monitor, audit and secure business applications and databases. For more information, visit www.imperva.com
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