Netwitness
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NetWitness is a Reston, Virginia
-based network security company that provides real-time network forensics and automated threat analysis solutions. It markets its flagship product NetWitness NextGen.
In December 2002, CTX Corporation was acquired by Mantech International Corporation . At Mantech the technology was further developed to aid Federal Law Enforcement in criminal investigations and support professional service engagements for the Federal Government and commercial organizations.
In November 2006, NetWitness Corporation was spun out of Mantech as an independent company to focus on bringing its network analysis technology to the world-wide market. Since the spinout, NetWitness has brought to market a suite of products to support deep, real-time network situational awareness, agile network response and expand their patented NetWitness NextGen™technology.
In November 2008, NetWitness delivered a freeware version of their Investigator product.
In February 2010, NetWitness announced the discovery of a major ZeuS botnet infestation impacting roughly 2,400 companies across the globe. The company dubbed this botnet the “Kneber ZeuS botnet” after the criminal gang involved. This news went viral as it shed light on the continued vulnerabilities of the world’s corporate Information Security practices and provided a deep dive understanding of the inner-workings of a botnet.
In July 2010, NetWitness announced the availability of NetWitness Visualize, a revolutionary way to visualize network traffic.
In August 2010, NetWitness was named the 21st fastest growing private company in the United States in the annual Inc 500 report. With 7,745.8 percent three year growth, the company was also ranked as the fastest growing privately held enterprise security product company and the fastest growing company in the Washington, D.C. area.
On April 1, 2011, NetWitness was acquired by EMC Corporation
for an undisclosed amount and operates as a part of RSA Security
.
Netwitness’ first and current CEO is Amit Yoran
, former Director of the Department of Homeland Security’s National Cyber Security division. NetWitness also employs Shawn Carpenter
, a notable security analyst that discovered operation Titan Rain
in 2005.
NetWitness customers include Defense, national law enforcement and intelligence agencies, top US and European Banks, and Global 1000 organizations.
Reston, Virginia
Reston is a census-designated place in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States, within the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. The population was 58,404, at the 2010 Census and 56,407 at the 2000 census...
-based network security company that provides real-time network forensics and automated threat analysis solutions. It markets its flagship product NetWitness NextGen.
History
In the mid-1990s the NetWitness technology was established by CTX Corporation, a Washington D.C. based system integrator. The technology, initially chartered as a US Government research project, was created to help analysts better understand large volumes of captured network data for various types of investigations.In December 2002, CTX Corporation was acquired by Mantech International Corporation . At Mantech the technology was further developed to aid Federal Law Enforcement in criminal investigations and support professional service engagements for the Federal Government and commercial organizations.
In November 2006, NetWitness Corporation was spun out of Mantech as an independent company to focus on bringing its network analysis technology to the world-wide market. Since the spinout, NetWitness has brought to market a suite of products to support deep, real-time network situational awareness, agile network response and expand their patented NetWitness NextGen™technology.
In November 2008, NetWitness delivered a freeware version of their Investigator product.
In February 2010, NetWitness announced the discovery of a major ZeuS botnet infestation impacting roughly 2,400 companies across the globe. The company dubbed this botnet the “Kneber ZeuS botnet” after the criminal gang involved. This news went viral as it shed light on the continued vulnerabilities of the world’s corporate Information Security practices and provided a deep dive understanding of the inner-workings of a botnet.
In July 2010, NetWitness announced the availability of NetWitness Visualize, a revolutionary way to visualize network traffic.
In August 2010, NetWitness was named the 21st fastest growing private company in the United States in the annual Inc 500 report. With 7,745.8 percent three year growth, the company was also ranked as the fastest growing privately held enterprise security product company and the fastest growing company in the Washington, D.C. area.
On April 1, 2011, NetWitness was acquired by EMC Corporation
EMC Corporation
EMC Corporation , a Financial Times Global 500, Fortune 500 and S&P 500 company, develops, delivers and supports information infrastructure and virtual infrastructure hardware, software, and services. EMC is headquartered in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, USA.Former Intel executive Richard Egan and his...
for an undisclosed amount and operates as a part of RSA Security
RSA Security
RSA, the security division of EMC Corporation, is headquartered in Bedford, Massachusetts, United States, and maintains offices in Australia, Ireland, Israel, the United Kingdom, Singapore, India, China, Hong Kong and Japan....
.
Netwitness’ first and current CEO is Amit Yoran
Amit Yoran
Amit Yoran was the National Cyber Security Division director within the United States Department of Homeland Security. He took up the post in September 2003 and resigned in October 2004....
, former Director of the Department of Homeland Security’s National Cyber Security division. NetWitness also employs Shawn Carpenter
Shawn Carpenter
Shawn Carpenter is an American Navy veteran and whistleblower who tracked down a Chinese cyberespionage ring that is code-named Titan Rain by the FBI...
, a notable security analyst that discovered operation Titan Rain
Titan Rain
Titan Rain was the designation given by the federal government of the United States to a series of coordinated attacks on American computer systems since 2003...
in 2005.
NetWitness customers include Defense, national law enforcement and intelligence agencies, top US and European Banks, and Global 1000 organizations.
See also
- Amit YoranAmit YoranAmit Yoran was the National Cyber Security Division director within the United States Department of Homeland Security. He took up the post in September 2003 and resigned in October 2004....
(CEO) - Shawn CarpenterShawn CarpenterShawn Carpenter is an American Navy veteran and whistleblower who tracked down a Chinese cyberespionage ring that is code-named Titan Rain by the FBI...
(Principal Analyst) - Zeus (trojan horse)Zeus (trojan horse)Zeus is a Trojan horse that steals banking information by keystroke logging and Form Grabbing. Zeus is spread mainly through drive-by downloads and phishing schemes. First identified in July 2007 when it was used to steal information from the United States Department of Transportation, it became...