Sourcefire, Inc

Sourcefire, Inc. provides enterprise threat management and intelligent security infrastructure solutions in the United States and internationally. The company offers Sourcefire 3D system, which comprises its hardware and software products for protecting computer network assets. It also provides open source projects comprising Snort, which is the traffic inspection engine; and ClamAV that identifies embedded threats. The company's Sourcefire 3D system's hardware products include Sourcefire defense center, which unifies network security functions; and Sourcefire 3D sensors for processing its software applications. This system also consists of Sourcefire Vulnerability Research Team, a team of network security professionals responsible for writing, testing, and publishing Snort rules to defend against known and zero-day exploits. The Sourcefire 3D system's software products comprise Sourcefire IPS, an intrusion prevention system; Sourcefire RNA, a real-time network awareness solution; Sourcefire RUA, a real-time user awareness solution; and Sourcefire netflow analysis for detecting suspicious deviations from established baselines. The company also provides Sourcefire customer support services, including online technical support, over-the-phone support, hardware repair/advanced replacement, and ongoing software updates for its products; Sourcefire product services, which include professional services solutions to provide customers with practices for planning, installing, configuring, and managing components of Sourcefire 3D System; and Sourcefire education and certification services for Snort and its other products. Sourcefire, Inc. serves financial institutions, defense contractors, healthcare providers, information technology companies, telecommunication companies and retailers, and government organizations. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Columbia, Maryland.