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The Business Case for Web Application Firewalls (by Ken Tyminski)

Vendor Profile - Breach Security, Inc. is the leader in protecting organizations and their customers from attacks intended to compromise sensitive information such as credit card numbers and human resources records from their web sites. With the best attack detection for web application threats at the lowest total cost of ownership in the industry, the company’s web application firewalls are the most widely deployed in the world. Breach Security provides web security solutions to Fortune 100 companies and enterprise customers such as Bayer Pharmaceuticals, Sovereign Bank, and SAP. Founded in 2004, Breach Security is a privately-held company based in Carlsbad, California.

OVERVIEW

As a leader in your organization’s information technology department, you make sure that your technology strategy is aligned with business needs. Often, however, those two areas end up on opposite sides of the spectrum, particularly where security is concerned.

Consider the case of web applications. Your organization may be deploying them to increase revenues, decrease transaction costs, and improve customer service levels. To secure them, you may be planning to implement secure coding practices, hire a vulnerability scanning vendor to review your application, and deploy network intrusion detection/intrusion prevention systems (IDS/IPS) or other security technologies.

Yet, what will you do when the executive team or sales and marketing departments say: “we need to add this new feature, but the web application must still be live on the original date”? Do you compromise your technology strategy and deploy the application on time, but with less rigorous testing and security measures? Or, do you make the case that, although delaying the “go live” date may mean missed revenue opportunities, it will be more beneficial for the organization in the long run?

If this situation sounds familiar, a web application firewall may provide the solution.

Breach Security @ CSI Conference 2007

Vendor Profile - Breach Security, Inc. is the leader in protecting organizations and their customers from attacks intended to compromise sensitive information such as credit card numbers and human resources records from their web sites. With the best attack detection for web application threats at the lowest total cost of ownership in the industry, the company’s web application firewalls are the most widely deployed in the world. Breach Security provides web security solutions to Fortune 100 companies and enterprise customers such as Bayer Pharmaceuticals, Sovereign Bank, and SAP. Founded in 2004, Breach Security is a privately-held company based in Carlsbad, California.

Marc Shinbrood is the CEO of Breach Security.

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