Sanctum's AppScan Only Web Security Assessment Tool to Identify Latest XML Web Services Vulnerabilities
Santa Clara, CALIF. — December 16, 2002 - Sanctum, Inc., the
established leader in Web application security software, today announced a
new AppScan 3.5™ subscription that enables Apache developers and users to identify
and fix new vulnerabilities in XML Web services technologies. Building on
AppScan's advanced validation technology, which already detects and recommends
fixes for .NET and Oracle Web services vulnerabilities, this subscription
broadens AppScan's Web services security testing and adds additional
vulnerability testing for PHP applications, and Apache on MacOS X. Optimized
for security testing throughout the application lifecycle, AppScan continues
to deliver updated Web services vulnerability assessment to development, QA
testing and audit processes.
"In talking with the largest financial institutions, we see an increased
awareness and concern for the number of vulnerabilities exposed with
new XML Web services technologies," said Steve Orrin, CTO of Sanctum. "As Web
Services and XML are emerging as the standard platform for data communication
and business process automation on the Web, the rapid exposure of internal
applications and interfaces to the Web elevates application security to a
top priority. AppScan 3.5's latest subscription further extends Sanctum's
reach into Web services, and solidifies AppScan's position as the most
comprehensive and accurate application security testing solution in the
market today."
A standalone application running on Microsoft Windows 2000 and XP,
AppScan learns the unique business logic of XML Web services on the fly
and creates a dynamic scan to obtain the most comprehensive Web application
vulnerability assessment. Once the assessment is complete, AppScan provides
customized, detailed reports that include actionable recommendations for
how to fix application specific vulnerabilities, common Web vulnerabilities
on .NET, Oracle and Apache platforms that support Web services, as well
as the XML Web services themselves.
Subscription Availability
This subscription is available now. Current AppScan customers can download
it from Sanctum's AppScan Extranet.
About Sanctum, Inc.
Founded in 1997 and headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif., Sanctum, Inc. is the
recognized leader for Web application security solutions. Sanctum software
solutions provide automatic enforcement of intended business processes, ensuring
the protection of core information and data. By detecting and defending
against any unauthorized behavior, Sanctum protects customers against
malicious cybercriminal activity-from theft of intellectual property and
customer data, to e-commerce fraud and Web site defacement-even if a site has
unknown security holes or flaws. Sanctum's solutions complete a company's
security infrastructure, assure regulatory compliance and create
sustainable ROI. Sanctum's customers include industry leaders in finance,
retailing, health care, government and telecommunications. Privately held,
Sanctum is funded by blue-chip venture capital firms and industry leaders
including Sprout Group, Dell, Gemini Israel Funds, Fidelity Ventures, Wachovia
Strategic Ventures Group, Mofet Israel Technology Fund and Walden Israel. For
more information, visit www.SanctumInc.com or contact the Company directly at
(408) 352-2000.
AppShield is a trademark of Sanctum, Inc. All other product
names referenced are the property of their respective owners and
are hereby acknowledged.
For Immediate Release
Contact:
Diane Fraiman
Sanctum, Inc.
(408) 352-2000
[email protected]
Tara Dugan or Dara Sklar
Schwartz Communications, Inc.
(415) 512-0770
[email protected]
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