Leading Online Brokerage Deploys SecureSphere for Web Application Security
FOSTER CITY, Calif., April 10, 2006 – Imperva™, the leader in data security for the data center, today announced that Scottrade, one of the nation’s leading online brokerage firms, has selected the award-winning SecureSphere™ Web Application Firewall to protect its Internet-based trading systems from attack. Scottrade chose SecureSphere for its high performance, precise attack protection, and unique approach to application security.
Scottrade serves individual investors who make their own investment decisions and offers customers the convenience of placing securities trading orders online. SecureSphere is being used to protect Scottrade’s online applications against attacks that are invisible to traditional network security defenses.
“Our online trading system is our core business offering and our most important service delivery channel for our customers, and we believe Imperva was able fill in the gaps that were lacking in traditional enterprise information security solutions,” said Grant Bourzikas, Senior Manager of Information Security at Scottrade. “SecureSphere enables us to protect these core business systems from attack, fraud and data theft by blocking attacks that are not detected by traditional perimeter security products.”
“Securing a large and transaction-intensive system like Scottrade’s online trading applications requires a highly scalable and non-disruptive solution,” said Shlomo Kramer, founder and CEO of Imperva. “Scottrade’s decision to deploy SecureSphere is a powerful endorsement that Imperva provides industrial strength security and performance that can support the most sensitive and demanding applications on the Internet.”
About Scottrade
Scottrade is a leader in online investing and is currently ranked Highest in Investor Satisfaction with Online Trading Services by J.D. Power and Associates (www.jdpower.com). The October 2005 announcement was the sixth consecutive time Scottrade has received the honor.
The firm serves individual investors who are comfortable making their own investment decisions. Scottrade is unique in the industry because it boasts very low commission rates while offering easily accessible, local branch office support of online trading in 263 locations nationwide. Scottrade.com is the online trading site of Scottrade and offers customers the convenience of placing orders online for just $7 per trade. In addition to its online capabilities, Scottrade staffs each branch location with a licensed branch manager plus additional brokers and assistants.
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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