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Raytheon and Narus Partner to Offer Real-Time Network Traffic Intelligence to Protect Government Organizations
Joint Cybersecurity Solution Allows Monitoring of VoIP, E-Mail, Web Mail and Instant Message Traffic on Critical Networks
| Source: Narus
WALTHAM, MA and SUNNYVALE, CA--(Marketwire - April 16, 2009) - Raytheon Company (NYSE : RTN )
and Narus have formed a partnership in which Raytheon will embed
NarusInsight™ to monitor Internet Protocol (IP) traffic and provide
critical knowledge to help manage and protect sensitive government
networks.
"With this partnership, Raytheon and Narus will provide the best possible
solution to ensure our government's sensitive networks remain protected,
while also providing capabilities to identify attackers," said Steve
Hawkins, vice president of Raytheon Information Security Solutions. "This
is the most comprehensive and robust dynamic defense solution available for
government networks."
Narus is the leader in real-time traffic intelligence for the protection
and management of large IP networks. Raytheon selected NarusInsight after a
comprehensive review of competing solutions. The company's real-time
traffic intelligence technology allows for total visibility into IP
traffic, from the network layer through services. Used by the world's
service providers and governments, Narus has developed and patented
state-of-the-art algorithms to detect network anomalies and zero-day
attacks, and manage unwanted IP traffic. Additionally, Narus has the unique
ability to precision target and fully reconstruct all types of IP traffic,
including VoIP, e-mail, Web mail and instant messages.
"We are proud to be selected by Raytheon as part of Narus' broader strategy
to work with the best companies to meet government requirements around the
world," said Greg Oslan, Narus president and CEO. "As the foundation for
the industry's most advanced real-time cyber protection, intercept and
traffic management solutions, NarusInsight is critical to help meet today's
national security challenges."
Raytheon and Narus' new solution for protecting and monitoring government
networks aligns with renewed government efforts to adopt a more strategic
approach to cybersecurity. Raytheon provides a full spectrum of robust
cybersecurity capabilities, including vulnerability and security
assessments, enterprise information assurance services, monitoring and
traffic analysis, information services and information operations.
Raytheon Company, with 2008 sales of $23.2 billion, is a technology and
innovation leader specializing in defense, homeland security and other
government markets throughout the world. With a history of innovation
spanning 87 years, Raytheon provides state-of-the-art electronics, mission
systems integration and other capabilities in the areas of sensing;
effects; and command, control, communications and intelligence systems, as
well as a broad range of mission support services. With headquarters in
Waltham, Mass., Raytheon employs 73,000 people worldwide.
Narus is the leader in real-time traffic intelligence for the protection
and management of large IP networks, and is the only company that provides
security, intercept and traffic management solutions within a single,
flexible system. With Narus, service providers and governments around the
world can immediately detect, analyze, mitigate and target any unwanted,
unwarranted or malicious traffic. Narus provides its customers with
complete, real-time insight into all of their IP traffic from the network
to the applications. Combined with the ability to enable numerous actions,
Narus customers have the ability to take the most appropriate actions
quickly.
Narus' system protects and manages the largest IP networks around the
world, including KT (Korea), KDDI (Japan), Telecom Egypt, Reliance (India),
Saudi Telecom, U.S. Cellular, Pakistan Telecom Authority and many more.
Narus is headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif., with regional offices around
the world. For more information, please visit www.narus.com.