Fidelis Security Systems Positioned as a Visionary in 2011 Magic Quadrant for Content-Aware Data Loss Prevention

Evaluation Based on Fidelis’ Completeness of Vision and Ability to Execute

WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Fidelis Security Systems, the market leader in network visibility, analysis, and control solutions, today announced that it has been recognized by Gartner, Inc. as a Visionary in its latest Magic Quadrant for Content-Aware Data Loss Prevention. Gartner recognized Fidelis for its completeness of vision and ability to execute. Additionally, Verdasys, a company who OEMs Fidelis network DLP technology, was positioned as a Leader in the Content-Aware Data Loss Prevention Magic Quadrant.

“We believe being named a Visionary by Gartner is confirmation of our corporate strategy to always stay ahead of what is going on in the world of security,” said Peter George, president and CEO of Fidelis Security Systems. “Our flagship solution, Fidelis XPS, embodies this concept as it allows our customers to assess and neutralize attacks early on before their most valued assets are endangered.”

The industry leading Fidelis XPS extends beyond data breach prevention, to conduct ongoing advanced threat management and intelligent network forensics. The ability to not only neutralize threats at the point of attack, but also isolate and study the threat in order to identify and prevent more sophisticated attacks down the road, is what separates Fidelis from any other network security provider. Fidelis' XPS product line offers innovative and market-leading network content-aware DLP capabilities that include threat intelligence feeds, malware detection, Information Flow Map, and user awareness.

“Our vision of DLP always went beyond ‘catching stupid’ and instead we focused on giving organizations the most powerful network security technology to ‘catch smart’—never has that been more important than now as advanced persistent threats continue to threaten government entities and commercial brands alike,” continued George. “The strength of our technology is evident with our OEM partner Verdasys achieving a leadership position in the market place.”

According to the report, “The market for content-aware DLP continues to grow at more than 20% year over year…As large and small organizations increase their deployments, DLP continues to mature and becomes better understood as a common control within the standard of due care. More organizations are now aware, more than ever, of what a realistic DLP deployment is and its associated time horizon for their enterprise requirements… As DLP tools mature, use cases for managing sensitive data are becoming more sophisticated.”

The categorization of Visionary by Gartner contributes to the strong trend of momentum for Fidelis in 2011 as they continue to secure key wins amongst Fortune 1000 companies in the financial services, insurance, energy, and healthcare provider markets. Along with expanding into new global markets such as Japan, India, Poland, and Russia; Fidelis also announced this spring the establishment of the Fidelis Threat Intelligence Unit, which provides customers with access to vital network threat research.

The complete report is available to Gartner clients at www.Gartner.com.

About Fidelis Security Systems

Since 2002, Fidelis Security Systems has been providing organizations with the network visibility, analysis and control necessary to manage advanced threats and prevent data breaches. Built on a patented Deep Session Inspection®, platform, Fidelis XPS™ is the industry's only network security solution capable of seeing, studying, and stopping advanced threats in real-time by uniquely working at the session-level where today’s threats occur. Fidelis enables their government, military, and commercial enterprise customers around the globe to achieve proactive situational awareness, content protection, threat mitigation, and application activity control. Visit www.FidelisSecurity.com to learn more.

Gartner, Inc., Magic Quadrant for Content-Aware Data Loss Prevention, Eric Ouellet, Rob McMillan, August 10, 2011.

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