SecureSphere Selected for Unique Ability to Monitor and Protect SaaS Application from Web to Backend Database

Redwood Shores, Calif., Feb. 9, 2009 – Imperva®, the leader in application data security, today announced that SuccessFactors, Inc., the global leader in on-demand performance and talent management solutions, has deployed SecureSphere to protect its Software as a Service (SaaS) application and the sensitive Human Resources (HR) data it processes. SuccessFactors has implemented SecureSphere’s integrated Web Application Firewall (WAF) and database security gateway capabilities, which provide unique visibility and security that spans the front end application to the backend database.

SuccessFactors has over 2,300 customers with 4 million users in 185 countries for its SaaS based suite of HR performance and talent management applications, including more than 20% of the Fortune 500. These applications are large, complex, and customizable for each customer, which presents a significant security challenge. Following a comprehensive evaluation of WAF products, SuccessFactors selected Imperva for its ability to be deployed inline or out-of-band, and protect backend databases.

“Our applications are very complex with a lot of custom parameters, so we needed an application and data security solution that could recognize and adapt to code modifications without constant manual changes,” said Joe White, director of web application security for SuccessFactors, Inc. “SecureSphere delivers the visibility and automation we need to keep our applications secure as they change, and is the only vendor solution that provides integrated capabilities for both web application firewall and database protection.”

Integrated WAF and DAM
To avoid constant manual tuning, SecureSphere WAF uses dynamic profiling technology to automatically build a baseline for legitimate application behavior and adapt security policies as the code changes over time. This capability is extremely valuable for SuccessFactors since its applications are customizable for each customer. To protect sensitive data exposed to the web, SecureSphere provides Database Activity Monitoring (DAM) to identify unauthorized and suspicious actions by web users, web applications, and database administrators. This capability is unique to SecureSphere, and was a key selling point for SuccessFactors.

“SuccessFactors’ environment, which combines Software as a Service with a multitude of parameters that can be customized for customers, represents a unique application and data security challenge,” said Mark Kraynak, vice president of marketing for Imperva. “SecureSphere’s ability to automatically adapt policy to application changes was one of the key drivers in SuccessFactors decision to select Imperva, in addition to our database monitoring and protection capabilities.”

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.

About SuccessFactors, Inc.

SuccessFactors is one of the fastest growing public software companies and the leading provider of on-demand employee performance and talent management solutions. The company enables organizations of every size, and across every industry and geography, to achieve high-performing workforces through goal alignment and execution, talent development and planning, and pay-for-performance initiatives. From 92 customers and approximately 282,000 end users in 2003 to more than 2,360 customers and 4 million end users today, SuccessFactors’ solutions are widely deployed across 60 industries in over 185 countries in 31 languages. Founded in 2001 with offices around the world, the company employs passionate people, all focused on revolutionizing the future of work. For more information, visit: http://www.successfactors.com.

About Imperva

Imperva, the Data Security leader, enables a complete security lifecycle for business databases and the applications that use them. Over 4,500 of the world’s leading enterprises, government organizations, and managed service providers rely on Imperva to prevent sensitive data theft, protect against data breaches, secure applications, and ensure data confidentiality. The award-winning Imperva SecureSphere is the only solution that delivers full activity monitoring from the database to the accountable application user and is recognized for its overall ease of management and deployment. For more information, visit www.imperva.com.

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