Lancope Showcases Context-Aware Security and Presents on Advanced Threat Defense at GITEX Technology Week 2014

-- Company experiences strong growth in the Middle East with key strategic partnerships and high-profile customer accounts including Saudi Post

ATLANTA, Oct. 8, 2014 /PRNewswire/-- GITEX Technology Week – Lancope, Inc., a leader in network visibility and security intelligence, will showcase its advanced threat protection solutions at GITEX Technology Week 2014, taking place October 12-16 in Dubai, as the company builds strong momentum in the Middle East. In addition to exhibiting its StealthWatch^® System for context-aware security, Lancope will also deliver a session on "Network Visibility for Effective Cyber Threat Defense" on Monday, October 13.

"As the need for effective cyber security in the Middle East continues to grow, GITEX provides us with an optimal platform for building relationships in the region and enabling more organizations to take advantage of our advanced network security solutions," said Mike Potts, president and CEO of Lancope. "We have already begun to make great strides in the Middle East with strategic partners and high-profile customer accounts, and we look forward to experiencing further growth in this market."

Lancope has forged solid relationships with several key partners in the Middle East, including Dimension Data, Mannai Corporation and Zak Solutions. The company has also achieved substantial customer traction with government agencies, defense organizations, banking and financial services institutions, and oil and gas providers in the region. Saudi Post, for example, uses Lancope's StealthWatch System to improve security for 600 locations and 10,000 users.

The Saudi Post security team leverages StealthWatch technology to uncover worms and anomalous activities that put the organization at risk and waste valuable bandwidth, as well as to quickly pinpoint root cause and identify hosts affected by issues. These capabilities significantly streamline the troubleshooting and remediation process for the organization.

StealthWatch technology is used by more than 700 government and enterprise organizations worldwide, and is also a key component of the Cisco Cyber Threat Defense Solution. Lancope will provide demonstrations of the StealthWatch System at GITEX Stand #C1-11 in the Security Hall.

Lancope's vice president of systems engineering, Joe Buchanan, will also deliver a presentation on network visibility for effective cyber threat defense on Monday, October 13 at 12:00 p.m. in the GITEX Keynote Theater. The session will review how network logging technologies such as NetFlow and IPFIX can be used to detect sophisticated attacks, accelerate incident response and improve forensic investigations. 

GITEX is the largest information technology conference in the Middle East, and is expected to draw more than 142,000 attendees to the Dubai World Trade Centre. For more information, including the conference agenda, go to: www.gitex.com.

Further details on Lancope technology for next-generation cyber threat defense can be found at: http://www.lancope.com/solutions/.

About Lancope
Lancope, Inc. is a leading provider of network visibility and security intelligence to defend enterprises against today's top threats. By collecting and analyzing NetFlow, IPFIX and other types of flow data, Lancope's StealthWatch^® System helps organizations quickly detect a wide range of attacks from APTs and DDoS to zero-day malware and insider threats. Through pervasive insight across distributed networks, including mobile, identity and application awareness, Lancope accelerates incident response, improves forensic investigations and reduces enterprise risk. Lancope's security capabilities are continuously enhanced with threat intelligence from the StealthWatch Labs research team. For more information, visit www.lancope.com.

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