Palo Alto, CA. February 3, 2003 – International security leader WebCohort partners with Truarx to sell Security Solutions in U.S.
Do you know that despite sophisticated security technologies like firewalls and intrusion-detection systems, hackers can.

  • Steal customer information, including credit card numbers, from your database?

  • Manipulate personnel and salary documents?

  • Change student grades or patient records?
  • That’s because firewalls, no matter how effective, have security gaps. But businesses can now close those gaps with a new product, SecureSphere 1.2, from WebCohort, Inc., an international leader in Web application and database security software.

    • The innovative program – the only one of its kind to address application security, from your Web site to your critical databases – makes your proprietary data and applications inaccessible to hacker attacks. Introduced late last year, it is now available through Truarx, Inc. security services, WebCohort’s first North American partner.

    “Most businesses and educational institutions assume their applications and databases are safe as long as they have implemented network or system security solutions like firewalls and intrusion detection systems,” observes Robert Capinjola, founder and CEO of Michigan-based Truarx. “What they don’t realize is that traditional network and system security solutions can’t stop hackers from compromising applications and databases with nothing more than publicly-available hacking tools.”

    An estimated 75 percent of cyber attacks and Internet security violations are generated through Internet applications, according to Gartner Group, and industry analyst RBC sees application security violations and attacks on Web applications emerging as the hot new focus for hackers. That’s because once a hacker breaks through your firewall, the information in your business database remains unprotected because applications have no built-in security controls.

    SecureSphere™ works by learning and analyzing normal communication between Web, application and database servers. When it detects an irregular event – whether theft, corruption or misuse – it generates an alert and then takes preventive measures to block the attack and protect your applications and databases.

    SecureSphere works for all businesses and institutions, regardless of size, according to Shlomo Kramer, founder and CEO of WebCohort. “SecureSphere is the only solution that doesn’t interfere with the application’s work while providing in-depth protection for both Web applications and databases.”

    Most application security products bog down network performance and stability because they act as middlemen between users and applications. In contrast, because SecureSphere is located beside the application – rather than between the application and user, it bypasses these potential problems, according to Kramer.

    “We are pleased to be partnering with Truarx,” he adds. “Truarx has the in-depth expertise, experience, talent and vision necessary to work with customers to determine exactly what security policies, technologies and management are required to meet each business’ individual objectives.”

    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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    Imperva and SecureSphere are trademarks of Imperva, Inc. All other brand or product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.

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