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Mazu Networks Security Experts to Discuss the Impact of Worms and Internal Threats to the Enterprise at ISSA Event
New York and Cambridge, Mass. (March 14, 2005) - Mazu Networks, Inc., the leading provider of network-wide intrusion prevention systems for the enterprise, today announced that the company will provide a presentation tomorrow on internal threats and worms during the Information Systems Security Association (ISSA)® New York Chapter meeting.
Who:
Tom Corn, vice president, marketing and strategy and Afsana Akhter, director, solutions engineering, Mazu Networks, Inc., the leading provider of network- wide intrusion prevention systems for the enterprise.
What:
The New York Metro chapter of the ISS is hosting a regional meeting focused on network intrusion prevention. During this event, Corn and Akhter will offer a presentation on how the growing number of worms and insider attacks are wreaking havoc on internal systems. The presentation will delve into how this increase in malicious activity has caused a shift in information security priorities with organizations now placing more attention on securing the internal network versus just the network perimeter. The presentation will also provide supporting data; highlighting recent research conducted by Mazu Networks regarding the impact of worms and internal threats on 229 enterprises.
Where:
Ernst & Young
Five Times Square, 23rd Floor
New York, NY 10036
When:
Corn and Akhter will present on Tuesday, March 15, 2005 from
9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. EST.
Speaker Biographies:
Tom Corn, vice president, marketing and strategy
Tom Corn joined Mazu Networks in April of 2003 as vice president, marketing and strategy. At Mazu, Corn is responsible for product strategy, product management and all outbound marketing activity. With more than 14 years experience in the software and networking market, Corn brings a broad experience in focusing product and marketing strategy around business problems.
Prior to joining Mazu, Corn was vice president, marketing and strategy at NextNine, a company focused on next generation process automation for network infrastructure. Prior to NextNine, Corn was the director of marketing at Avid Technology where he ran product marketing and product management for Avid’s enterprise and post production business unit. Previously, Corn worked at AICorp, a developer of knowledgebase technology, and Accenture. He holds an M.B.A from Harvard University, and a B.S. in electrical and computer engineering from the University of Waterloo.
Afsana Akhter, director, solutions engineering
Afsana Akhter is the director of solutions engineering at Mazu Networks and oversees the design and deployment of Mazu Network Security Solutions for customers in the enterprise and federal space. Prior to joining Mazu, Akhter was a senior solutions engineer at Cisco Systems, Inc. where she worked on the architecture and deployment of VoIP and IP Over Cable Solutions for enterprises and service providers. Akhter holds B.S. and MEng degrees in electrical engineering with computer science from M.I.T.
About Mazu Networks, Inc.
Mazu Networks is the leading provider of network-wide intrusion prevention solutions for the enterprise. Mazu's systems protect networks from worms, insider threats and denial of service attacks. Our solutions enable enterprises to leverage existing network infrastructure to detect and mitigate new attacks with surgical precision, harden networks against future attacks, and monitor and audit usage of sensitive assets and network services. Mazu is backed by premier venture capital firms, including Greylock, Matrix Partners, Pilot House Ventures Group, Benchmark Capital and StarVest Partners. Symantec Corporation also is an investor in the Company. Mazu is an IBM Business Partner. Headquartered in Cambridge, Mass., Mazu also has locations in New York, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. For more information, please visit www.mazunetworks.com.