Solutionary Joins "Bit9 + Carbon Black Connect" Alliance Program as an Incident Response Partner

WALTHAM, Mass. and OMAHA, Neb., Sept. 16, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bit9® + Carbon Black®, the market leader in endpoint threat prevention, detection and response, and Solutionary, an NTT Group security company (NYSE: NTT) and the next-generation managed security services provider (MSSP), today announced that Solutionary has joined the joined the "Bit9 + Carbon Black Connect" Alliance Program as an incident response (IR) partner.

As a "Connect" IR partner, Solutionary uses Carbon Black to help its customers remediate cyber attacks and breaches. As the Solutionary team identifies malicious files used to execute an attack, they use Carbon Black to pinpoint each endpoint and server on which malware has landed and reveal the entire "kill chain" of the attack, so responders can quickly see where and how the attack started. This enhanced visibility enables Solutionary to rapidly contain attacks and accelerate remediation efforts.

In addition to incident response, Solutionary provides log monitoring for Bit9 + Carbon Black as part of its managed security services. The company also utilizes Bit9+ Carbon Black in compromise assessments in its professional security services practice. As part of the partnership, Solutionary will develop additional capabilities and features to its service suite.

"Adding Bit9 + Carbon Black to our incident response and consulting services gives us increased ability to detect and remediate endpoint malware," said Susan Carter, manager, threat intelligence and incident response services for Solutionary. "This allows us to better protect our clients and quickly mitigate breaches."

"Putting Carbon Black in the hands of the extraordinary Solutionary team makes for a very powerful combination," said Tom Barsi, vice president of business development for Bit9 + Carbon Black. "Armed with Carbon Black, the Solutionary team is able to deliver the industry's best endpoint security solution to their growing roster of customers."

The Power of Partnering with Bit9 + Carbon Black

The "Bit9 + Carbon Black Connect" Alliance Partner Program enables security consulting and solution firms to deliver Bit9 + Carbon Black's leading endpoint threat detection, response and protection platform as a managed advanced threat protection service. With Bit9 + Carbon Black technology at the core of security offering, MSSPs and IR teams are able to offer their customers a complete advanced threat protection service that:

• Monitors every endpoint in real-time (servers, laptops, desktops) for threat indicators
• Investigates events to determine severity, accuracy and context
• Quickly escalates critical events for containment and remediation

For more information about Bit9 + Carbon Black's partners, click here.

About Bit9 + Carbon Black

Bit9 + Carbon Black provides the most complete solution against advanced threats that target organizations' endpoints and servers, making it easier to see—and immediately stop—those threats. The company enables organizations to arm their endpoints by combining continuous, real-time visibility into what's happening on every computer; real-time signature-less threat detection; incident response that combines a recorded history with live remediation; and prevention that is proactive and customizable. More than 1,400 organizations worldwide—from Fortune 100 companies to small enterprises—use Bit9 + Carbon Black to increase security, reduce operational costs and improve compliance. Leading managed security service providers (MSSP) and incident response (IR) companies have made Bit9 + Carbon Black a core component of their detection and response services.

About Solutionary

Solutionary, an NTT Group Security Company (NYSE: NTT), is the next generation managed security services provider (MSSP), focused on delivering managed security services, professional security services and global threat intelligence. Comprehensive Solutionary security monitoring and security device management services protect traditional and virtual IT infrastructures, cloud environments and mobile data. Solutionary clients are able to optimize current security programs, make informed security decisions, achieve regulatory compliance and reduce costs. The patented, cloud-based ActiveGuard® service platform uses multiple detection technologies and advanced analytics to protect against advanced threats. The Solutionary Security Engineering Research Team (SERT) researches the global threat landscape, providing actionable threat intelligence, enhanced threat detection and mitigating controls. Experienced, certified Solutionary security experts act as an extension of clients' internal teams, providing industry-leading client service to global enterprise and mid-market clients in a wide range of industries, including financial services, health care, retail and government. Services are delivered 24/7 through multiple state-of-the-art Security Operations Centers (SOCs).

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