Altoona First Savings Bank Counts on SolarWinds Log and Event Manager for
Security and Compliance
New Version of SolarWinds Log & Event Manager Enhances Ease of Deployment and Use
AUSTIN, TX, May 03, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- SolarWinds, Inc. (SWI), a
leading provider of powerful and affordable IT management software, today
announced that Altoona First Savings Bank (AFSB), based in Altoona, Pa., uses
SolarWinds Log & Event Manager (LEM), a Security Information Event Management
(SIEM) software solution, to protect and support the company's secure IT banking
environment.
AFSB had previously been using Cisco(R) Security Monitoring, Analysis and
Response System (MARS) to troubleshoot attacks on the bank's network security
data. When the product became obsolete after Cisco announced its end-of-life
status, Doug Ickes, AFSB's network administrator, sought a replacement.
Ickes started doing some investigative work, and narrowed his choices down to an
appliance from netForensics(R) and SolarWinds LEM. He found that both were good
products, but that he was going to pay inherently more for netForensics while
SolarWinds LEM provides the same capabilities at a lower cost.
"For the price and the level of support, SolarWinds won me over," said Ickes. "I
wear a lot of hats managing the IT infrastructure at our small, community bank of
50-some employees, and I didn't want to have to spend an inordinate amount of
time monitoring logs. SolarWinds LEM allowed me the flexibility to do my job more
effectively and efficiently."
Security and Compliance Benefits and Beyond
--Track USB usage - AFSB has several use cases for USB devices around
the bank including electronic signature scanners for driver's
licenses. SolarWinds LEM's USB Defender technology allows AFSB to
monitor these ports rather than locking and shutting them all down
arbitrarily, permitting AFSB to continue with business as usual unless
a threat is detected.
--Compliance-ready reports - Auditors love to see reports and stats on
failed network logins. SolarWinds LEM helps AFSB exceed requirements
for regulations such as FFIEC, FDIC and GLBA.
--Track changes to users, groups and machines - AFSB uses SolarWinds LEM
to protect and secure its infrastructure. When users are added,
deleted, or added to groups that may elevate their privileges, alerts
can be generated anytime a new user or machine account is added to the
domain. Tracking these changes is key to ensuring AFSB's policies are
being enforced.
--Real-time IT event correlationand analysis of network activity -
Categorizing the events makes them easy to filter in real time and
search for historical analysis, enabling AFSB to detect a fan fail on
one of their Cisco switches by using SolarWinds LEM, meaning they were
able to send it in for a repair before it became problematic.
What's new in SolarWinds Log & Event Manager (LEM):
The latest version of SolarWinds LEM makes it easier to deploy and manage with
features including: Hyper-V(R) Virtual Appliance support, a new browser-based
console, Active Directory(R) authentication, integration with SolarWinds Network
Performance Monitor (NPM) and SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor (SAM) for
sending/receiving alerts between systems, and a handful of other IT practitioner
requested improvements.
"SolarWinds Log & Event Manager is more flexible than ever before, bringing the
ability to solve key operational, compliance and security problems in one easy to
use package," said Sanjay Castelino, SolarWinds' VP and market leader. "We have
taken the complexity and cost out of log management solutions with SolarWinds
LEM, saving IT pros needless hours."
Pricing and Availability SolarWinds Log & Event Manager (LEM) is available now
and pricing starts at $4,995 (USD) with the first year of maintenance included.
For more information, visit the SolarWinds website, download a free 30-day
evaluation, or call 866.530.8100.
About SolarWinds
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customers worldwide -- from Fortune 500 enterprises to small businesses. Focused
on the real-world needs of IT professionals, SolarWinds products are
downloadable, easy to use and maintain, and provide the power, scale, and
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