empow Selects Lastline to Enhance Malware Detectio

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Sept. 28, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lastline Inc., the leader in advanced network-based malware protection, today announced a partnership with empow, a leading cybersecurity technology provider known for its security abstraction and intent-based orchestration. Lastline is now fully integrated with the empow Security Platform, providing unparalleled threat visibility and detection, and optimized response against advanced attacks .

“Cybercriminals are continually elevating the sophistication and evasive capabilities of malware, increasing the difficulty of detecting attacks and implementing mitigation strategies before any data is lost,” said Avi Chesla, empow CEO and founder. “Lastline’s superior malware detection combined with empow is a comprehensive defense against the most advanced of modern threats.”

The empow Security Platform provides prescriptive security analytics across threat scenarios and security tools based on an understanding of the attacker intent as deduced by Lastline’s detailed visibility of the behaviors programmed into malware. The seamless integration of Lastline with the empow intent-based orchestration platform automates investigation and attack prioritization as well as incident response, and reduces workload by upgrading attack detection and visibility. empow selecting Lastline for this critically important capability demonstrates Lastline’s best-in-class reputation. empow selected Lastline based on demonstrably better detection, ease of integration, and cost effectiveness, providing the highest possible added value to the empow security offerings.

“We’re honored that empow selected Lastline for their malware detection,” said Brian Laing, Lastline CRO. “They are joining an impressive list of market-leading partner companies that, after extensive vetting, identified Lastline as superior to all alternatives, reinforcing Lastline’s reputation as the best solution available today.”

Independent third parties have validated the performance of Lastline for detecting advanced malware. NSS Labs’ 2016 Breach Detection Systems Test recognized Lastline as the only breach detection offering they have ever tested to achieve 100 percent detection effectiveness with zero false positives. And the Forrester Wave™: Automated Malware Analysis Q2 2016 Report identifies Lastline as the strongest current offering on the market.

The Lastline integration with the empow Security Platform is available immediately.

About Lastline Lastline provides breach protection products that are innovating the way companies defend against advanced malware with fewer resources and at lower cost. We deliver the visibility, context, analysis, and integrations enterprise security teams need to quickly and completely eradicate malware-based threats before damaging and costly data breaches occur. Headquartered in Redwood City, California with offices throughout North America, Europe and Asia, Lastline’s technology is used by Global 5000 enterprises, is offered directly and through resellers and security service providers, and is integrated into leading third-party security technologies worldwide. www.lastline.com

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