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NetWitness Corporation was a Reston, Virginia-based network security company that provides real-time network forensics and automated threat analysis solutions. Its flagship product was NetWitness NextGen. In 2011, NetWitness was acquired by EMC Corporation.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= EMC acquires NetWitness, combines with RSA )〕 ==History== In the mid-1990s the NetWitness technology was established by CTX Corporation, a Washington D.C. based system integrator. The technology, initially chartered as a US Government research project, was created to help analysts better understand large volumes of captured network data for various types of investigations. CTX Corporation was subsequently acquired by ManTech International Corporation () in December 2002.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Mantech acquires CTX Corporation )〕 At Mantech, the technology was further developed to aid Federal Law Enforcement in criminal investigations and support professional service engagements for the Federal Government and commercial organizations. In November 2006, NetWitness Corporation was spun out of Mantech by Nick Lantuh, Founder and President, as an independent company to focus on bringing its network analysis technology to the world-wide market.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= NetWitness Spins out of Mantech )〕 Since the spinout, NetWitness focused on products to support deep, real-time network situational awareness and agile network response. In February 2010, NetWitness announced the discovery of a major ZeuS botnet infestation impacting roughly 2,400 companies across the globe. The company dubbed this botnet the “Kneber ZeuS botnet” after the criminal gang involved. This news went viral as it shed light on the continued vulnerabilities of the world’s corporate Information Security practices and provided a deep dive understanding of the inner-workings of a botnet. NetWitness Visualize, announced in July 2010, provided a revolutionary way to visualize network traffic. In August 2010, NetWitness was named the 21st fastest growing private company in the United States in the annual Inc 500 report. With 7,745.8 percent three year growth, the company was also ranked as the fastest growing privately held enterprise security product company and the fastest growing company in the Washington, D.C. area.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= NetWitness Inc 500 Profile )〕 On April 1, 2011, NetWitness was acquired by EMC Corporation for an undisclosed amount. Former NetWitness products were integrated into EMC's security division, RSA Security.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= EMC acquires NetWitness, combines with RSA )〕 Netwitness’ former CEO, Amit Yoran, was formerly Director of the Department of Homeland Security’s National Cyber Security division. NetWitness also employed Shawn Carpenter, a notable security analyst that discovered operation Titan Rain in 2005. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Netwitness」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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