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Opsware Inc. (NASDAQ: OPSW), the leading provider of Data Center
Automation software, today announced it was granted an Open
Vulnerability and Assessment Language (OVAL) Repository Top Contributor
Award for its invaluable efforts in helping make the OVAL Repository a
gold standard of open information security content. Opsware was
recognized for exceeding a threshold for submissions of new definitions
or modifications to existing Repository content.
This honor comes only weeks after Opsware announced compatibility
certification with OVAL based on its ability to convert OVAL information
alerts into actionable policies distributed to customers by The Opsware
Network, Opsware’s compliance and
vulnerability subscription service. Opsware is the only provider of Data
Center Automation software that has been awarded the Repository Top
Contributor award by OVAL.
“The OVAL Repository Top Contributor Award is
reserved for organizations that assist in making the OVAL Repository a
gold standard for open information security content,”
said Jon Baker of the MITRE Corporation and part of the group moderating
OVAL. “Opsware is recognized today for their
invaluable content submissions of new definitions and enhancements to
existing repository content.”
OVAL is an international information security community standard to
promote open and publicly available security content, and to standardize
the transfer of this information across the entire spectrum of security
tools and services. Through support of the OVAL platform, Opsware
leverages the power of the OVAL community to ensure a thorough, complete
and accurate understanding of emerging threats and vulnerabilities that
impact today’s IT environments. Opsware
currently supports 1,816 OVAL vulnerability definitions which cover
1,145 vulnerabilities.
“This award speaks volumes about the strength
of Opsware’s Data Center Automation software
as OVAL is the recognized authority in information security content,”
said Tim Howes, CTO and EVP of Research & Development at Opsware Inc. “In
only a few weeks, Opsware has contributed significant content to the
OVAL Repository that will help organizations better protect their
critical IT assets. Opsware is committed to continuing its leadership in
this area to provide organizations with best-in-class expertise in
security and vulnerability management.”
The Opsware Network supports and publishes OVAL vulnerability
definitions, and within 24 hours can generally translate the
vulnerability advisories into actionable policies that integrate
seamlessly into the Opsware Server Automation System. This powerful and
proactive approach to security enables customers to eliminate security
gaps within and protect servers from outside threats that could
potentially wreak havoc on a customer’s
business.
OVAL is one of several standards in The Security Content Automation
Protocol developed by several U.S. government organizations. For more
information on Opsware’s work with OVAL,
please visit: http://www.opsware.com/products/oval.php.
About OVAL™
Open Vulnerability and Assessment Language (OVAL) is an international,
information security, community standard to promote open and publicly
available security content, and to standardize the transfer of this
information across the entire spectrum of security tools and services.
OVAL includes a language used to encode system details and an assortment
of content repositories held throughout the community. The language
standardizes the three main steps of the assessment process:
representing the configuration information systems for testing;
analyzing the system for the presence of the specified state; and
reporting the results of this assessment. The repositories are
collections of publicly available and open content that utilize the
language.
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.