Solera Networks Inc. has partnered with ArcSight Inc. to enable integration between their high-speed network forensics appliances and ArcSight's enterprise threat and risk monitoring solutions. This integration will help determine the true scope of any network or security issue by providing a record of network traffic and replay capabilities to event notifications. ArcSight is a leading global provider of security and compliance management solutions that protect enterprises and government agencies. ArcSight has taken a leadership role in the security industry by developing a log management standard that SIEM vendors, customers and partners can leverage to develop their own valuable innovations in security technology.

ArcSight Inc. announced the fourth generation of its log management product, ArcSight Logger. ArcSight Logger 4 provides four-way protection against the growing impact of cybercrime activities. With more data, transactions, and users online, organizations are increasingly vulnerable to fraud, theft, and breaches due to hackers, malware, and malicious insiders. ArcSight Logger reduces the impact of cybercrime by enabling faster and better investigations and forensic analysis of criminal activities. ArcSight Logger 4 provides four-way protection against cybercrime impacts: High speed structured and unstructured data collection of up to 42 TB on a single appliance; Ultrafast search and reporting, handling terabytes of data in seconds via a Google-like interface; Unified analysis across all types of data in a single pane of glass, for simplified investigations; Secure storage and access, with support for Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) and Common Access Card (CAC), for criminal investigation and prosecution. The key breakthrough in ArcSight Logger is the ability to collect, search and analyze massive amounts of both structured and unstructured data. This data includes: Systems/IT operations data, By analyzing CPU spikes, disk usage, and network flows, ArcSight Logger can aid in detection and remediation of sophisticated malware such as bots and keyloggers; User data, By analyzing user access information, ArcSight Logger can aid the investigation and remediation of data breaches due to unauthorized system or database access; Application data, By analyzing user activity within key applications, related system access, and social network activity, ArcSight Logger can aid in fraud analysis and investigation.

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