Symantec will add data about computer viruses and worms
to an internet early warning system on its DeepSight Threat
Management System. This will help customers to track the outbreaks
on the internet.
Symantec DeepSight Threat Management System Version 5.0 will
integrate antivirus submissions to the Symantec Digital Immune
System, a move that can help companies get a more comprehensive
picture of internet security worldwide, while giving administrators
a jump on outbreaks such as the recent W32.Blaster worm in August,
Symantec said.
The DeepSight Threat Management System compiles data from a
network of 20,000 Symantec partner sites worldwide. Originally, a
collector of data from IDS (Intrusion Detection Systems), DeepSight
has been slowly expanding to cover different types of internet
threats.
In February, Symantec launched Version 4 of DeepSight, adding
data from firewall systems to the network.
With version 5.0, the network has begun collecting data from
more than 100 million Symantec antivirus systems around the world,
which should help administrators sort through more than 70 product
vulnerabilities and 100 new viruses that are identified each
week.
DeepSight is sold as an annual subscription service. Customers
can also subscribe to an optional DeepSight Alert Service that
provides early warning of network attacks by sending alerts to
customers using e-mail, fax, voice call or SMS.
DeepSight Version 5.0 also offers an optional Custom Reports
feature for combing the DeepSight security database, as well as a
feature that enables companies publish Symantec's dynamic DeepSight
ThreatCon rating on corporate intranets.
The updated version of Symantec DeepSight Threat management
System and the Custom Reports Add-on are available immediately
through Symantec's network of resellers, distributors and systems
integrators.
Paul Roberts writes for IDG News Service