Tufin Technologies Wins The 2011 Network Computing Award For
"Network Project Of The Year"
London - April 12, 2011 - Tufin
Technologies, the market-leading provider of Security Lifecycle
Management Solutions, today announced that it has won the Network
Computing Award for 'Network Project of the Year'. Presented
annually, the Network Computing Awards have been set up to
recognize the products and services - and the companies behind
them, which have most impressed the readers of the UK's longest
established computer networking publication.
The network project submitted for the award was for the work
that Tufin and Nebulas, a leading UK network security reseller, had
implemented at Virgin Media to enhance organizational security,
reduce network downtime and automate the security team's day-to-day
tasks through a powerful firewall operations management solution.
The project was a huge success for Virgin Media, who were able to
improve firewall performance by 15% and slash management time and
costs by 30%.
This project with Virgin Media is all too familiar to so many
companies faced with decade-old network security infrastructure and
rule bases that are too large to run or maintain - all having a
negative effect on both performance and security.
Colin Miles, Head of Technical Services at Virgin Media said
"Refreshing our ageing firewall estate was a high priority. Because
so much of our infrastructure was acquired and the original
architects and documentation were long gone, we had a very limited
knowledge of how the firewall rules bases had been built." Colin
adds, "Thanks to Tufin SecureTrack we were able to smoothly migrate
to new firewalls and up-to-date software while eliminating unused
and redundant rules. I estimate that it's given my team back about
30% of their day. I am therefore delighted that we have won this
award as it's been an all-round team effort with real results
recognized."
These were the needs that were met by the Tufin solution:
- Network security manpower boosted by 30% through removing major
instability issues
- Improving response times across the organization by
rationalizing firewall rulebase's
- Enabling of network team to focus on more strategic tasks
- Firewall CPU and memory performance enhanced by 15% giving
improved operational continuity
- Network security boosted by installation of more up-to-date
firewall software
- Optimized firewall performance enabling Virgin Media to adapt
with maximum efficiency to changing requirements in months and
years ahead
Ruvi Kitov, CEO and Co-Founder of Tufin said "This award is
significant for us because as Colin says it's a true team effort.
We work very closely with our clients to develop the product around
their needs. This achievement also highlights the rapid return on
investment that can be achieved from Security Lifecycle Management
solutions, and validates our ability to help our customers more
securely and efficiently manage firewalls and other network
infrastructure."
Tufin has provided over 700 customers with the ability to
automate critical but highly error-prone manual network security
processes, which in turn has enabled them to cost-effectively
manage their network security policy, comply with regulatory
standards, and minimize IT risks. Tufin's products slash the time
and cost of managing these processes by more than half - delivering
a compelling value proposition in a fast-growing industry.
This prestigious honor is the latest in a series of accolades
and honors Tufin has received throughout 2010 and into 2011. In
November Tufin received the "Best Bench Tested Solution of the
Year" award by Computing Security. In November and October 2010,
Deloitte Technology ranked Tufin as the second fastest growing
technology company in Israel and the tenth fastest growing
technology company in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, based on
its phenomenal revenue growth over the past five years. In July it
won a prestigious Stevie Award - "Innovator of the Year," from the
International Business Association, and in June it received a
5-star review (top rating) in SC Magazine of Tufin SecureTrack, its
flagship firewall operations solution and a standout review in
Network Computing magazine of its automated change management
solution, SecureChange Workflow. Earlier in the year, it received
an honorable mention on StartupBusiness.com's list of Hot 100
Startups and being named a Red Herring EMEA "Hot 100" finalist.
About Tufin Technologies
Tufin™ is the leading provider of Security Lifecycle Management
solutions that enable companies to cost-effectively manage their
network security policy, comply with regulatory standards, and
minimize IT risk. Tufin's award-winning products SecureTrack™ and
SecureChange™ Workflow help security operations teams to manage
change and perform reliable audits while dramatically reducing
manual, repetitive tasks through automation. Founded in 2005 by
leading firewall and business systems experts, Tufin serves more
than 700 customers in industries from telecom and financial
services to energy, transportation and pharmaceuticals. Tufin
partners with leading vendors including Check Point, Cisco, Juniper
Networks, Palo Alto Networks, Fortinet, F5, Blue Coat, McAfee and
BMC Software, and is committed to setting the gold standard for
technological innovation and dedicated customer service.
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