Acton, Mass., June 27, 2012 - eIQnetworks, Inc., the only global provider of a unified situational awareness solution, today announced that eIQ’s SecureVue® has received Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP) certification from the National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST). SecureVue customers can leverage the latest SCAP policies and content to streamline and automate DISA STIG compliance and meet continuous monitoring requirements mandated by NIST 800-53, FDCC, USGCB and DIACAP. Federal customers who have been using SecureVue for DISA STIG auditing automation are realizing up to 90% cost savings.

A U.S. government program, SCAP validation automates and provides standardization for the implementation and verification of information system security controls. SecureVue was validated as an FDCC scanner and authenticated configuration scanner by CygnaCom Solutions, Inc., an accredited, independent testing laboratory based in McLean, VA. In addition to SCAP, SecureVue has a number of other certifications including Unified Capabilities Approved Products List (UC APL), FIPS 140-2, Certificate of Networthiness (CoN) and others, thus providing the peace of mind for federal customers to use this technology within their networks.

Nithya Rachamadugu, director, Security Evaluation Laboratory (SEL) and Cryptographic Equipment Assessment Laboratory (CEAL) at CygnaCom commented, “SCAP is a suite of vulnerability management standards that enable standardization and automation of vulnerability management, measurement and technical policy compliance. Continuously evolving, SCAP enables federal government agencies to implement security products that are compliant with current SCAP guidelines. We are delighted to announce that we have certified eIQnetworks’ SecureVue as SCAP validated.”

eIQ’s SecureVue is the only situational awareness platform that collects, analyzes, correlates and reports on all security and compliance data – including information from existing technology solutions already in place – and delivers a unified view of an organization’s security, risk and compliance posture – all from a single console. SecureVue combines next-generation SIEM, security configuration auditing, compliance automation and contextual forensic analysis, all in a single platform, allowing the detection of modern day threats such as APTs and cyber attacks while delivering operational efficiency.

“SecureVue is helping agencies across the federal government to achieve up to 90% cost savings on DISA STIG auditing with automated compliance,” commented Don Byrne, federal regional manager at eIQnetworks. “We are pleased to receive this latest certification from NIST which will streamline SecureVue’s automated DISA STIG compliance auditing and continuous monitoring capabilities. With this NIST ‘stamp of approval,’ SecureVue users can be confident they are receiving accurate, reliable and timely results which translates into significant cost savings.”

eIQnetworks is hosting a series webinars to demonstrate how SecureVue can automate DISA STIG compliance and deliver continuous monitoring capabilities to federal customers. To register for a live webinar or to watch a previously recorded webinar on demand, visit: http://www.eiqnetworks.com/resources/webinars.php.

About CygnaCom Solutions

CygnaCom Solutions has been providing professional information security services and cryptographic solutions to government and business clients since 1994. With a staff of highly qualified engineers, CygnaCom provides a wide range of consulting services and customized solutions to help clients develop, implement and maintain their information security programs, policies and strategy. Through its accredited laboratories, CygnaCom is also a one-stop provider of comprehensive U.S. standards-based security testing and evaluation services for IT and cryptographic products. For more information, visit: http://www.cygnacom.com.

About eIQnetworks

eIQnetworks is the only global provider of a unified situational awareness solution, serving the largest enterprises around the world including government, financial, telecommunications, retail, pharmaceutical and healthcare. The company’s unified situational awareness platform, SecureVue®, delivers an accurate, timely and coherent view of the threat, compliance and risk posture via a single console. SecureVue provides real-time continuous security monitoring, compliance automation, configuration auditing and forensic analysis, all in a single solution. Vital to the protection of an organization’s infrastructure, SecureVue helps global enterprises proactively protect against cyber attacks, advanced persistent threats (APTs), data breaches and policy violations, so they can respond to incidents and implement security best practices. eIQnetworks is a privately held company headquartered in Acton, Mass. For more information, visit: http://www.eiqnetworks.com.