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Opsware Inc. (NASDAQ:OPSW), the leading provider of Data Center
Automation software, today announced it was awarded certification from
the Center for Internet Security (CIS) for the Opsware Server Automation
System and The Opsware Network. The certification was based on the
strength and proven effectiveness of Opsware’s
Compliance Audit and Remediation policies to create secure, hardened
server infrastructure through Opsware’s
server hardening policies across Windows, Solaris and Red Hat Linux
server environments. These continuously updated policies are among the
many benefits of the Opsware Server Automation System's compliance
capabilities and Opsware’s compliance
and vulnerability subscription service, The Opsware Network.
“Opsware’s
comprehensive coverage of server hardening policies across different
operating systems is a testament to its commitment to promoting the
adoption of configuration best practices,”
said Clint Kreitner, CIS President/CEO. “Opsware
joins an elite class of vendors who strive to deliver the highest
quality solutions to their customers which are consistent with the
standards set forth by organizations like CIS and third parties like
NIST and DISA.”
The CIS Benchmarks are a set of best practice technical standards based
upon the consensus of experts from the private sector and public sector
entities, including the National Security Agency (NSA), the National
Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), and the U.S. Defense
Information Systems Agency (DISA).
The Opsware Network provides actionable CIS Benchmarks in the form of
Audit and Remediation policies that are native to Opsware’s
Server Automation System, eliminating the need for IT departments to
implement the benchmarks manually. This allows IT to immediately
understand how their server environment meets the recommendations in the
CIS Benchmarks and take corrective action as necessary. Using
information it receives from The Opsware Network, the Server Automation
System immediately identifies systems deemed out of compliance with the
CIS Benchmarks, giving administrators the ability to automatically
update affected servers at the push of a button. As a result, Opsware
can significantly reduce an organization’s
vulnerability window and threat risk, ensuring a hardened server
environment that meets stringent industry and government standards.
“CIS certification gives our customers an
added degree of confidence that through the Server Automation System
they are meeting widely accepted security configuration best practices
from an unbiased, well-respected source,”
said Tim Howes, CTO and EVP of research and development at Opsware. “This
certification also demonstrates the critical role that a service like
The Opsware Network can play in keeping systems up-to-date and ensuring
the health and security of the entire IT infrastructure.”
About The Center for Internet Security
The Center for Internet Security (CIS) is a non-profit
enterprise whose mission is to help organizations reduce the risk of
business and e-commerce disruptions resulting from inadequate technical
security controls. CIS members develop and encourage the widespread use
of security configuration benchmarks through a global consensus process
involving participants from the public and private sectors. The
practical CIS Benchmarks support available high level standards that
deal with the "Why, Who, When, and Where" aspects of IT security by
detailing "How" to secure an ever widening array of workstations,
servers, network devices, and software applications in terms of
technology specific controls. CIS Scoring Tools analyze and report
system compliance with the technical control settings in the Benchmarks.
The CIS Benchmarks and Scoring Tools are available for download free of
charge to the Internet community from http://www.cisecurity.org/index.html.
About Opsware Inc. (NASDAQ:OPSW)
Opsware, the world’s leading IT automation
company, unlocks the promise of technology by accelerating IT to zero
latency. The company’s software, the Opsware
System, automates the entire data center, from provisioning to patching,
configuration to compliance and discovery to deployment, turning data
center operations into a competitive advantage for business. Opsware’s
technology is used by hundreds of companies worldwide including banks,
service providers, retailers, manufacturers and Internet companies with
IT environments ranging from hundreds to tens of thousands of servers,
network devices, storage devices and IT processes. For more information
on Opsware Inc., please visit our Web site at www.opsware.com.
Opsware is a service mark and trademark of Opsware Inc. All other
product names, service marks, and trademarks mentioned herein are
trademarks of their respective owners.