FireEye

MENLO PARK, Calif.—October 2, 2006— FireEye, Inc., the leader in infection-based Network Access Control (NAC) technology, today announced that the department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences (EECS) at the University of California, Berkeley has selected the FireEye NAC solution to secure its network. By utilizing FireEye's infection-based NAC solution with innovative virtualization technology, the university prevents devices infected with worms and other malicious network-borne malware from accessing and damaging their network, installing software agents or performing fine-tuning of any kind.

"In a large university environment, like the one at UC Berkeley, the issue of unmanaged devices infecting the network through open wireless access points is a serious concern. Deploying software agents to make the devices controllable and manageable was not a feasible option," said Eric Ogren, security analyst at Enterprise Strategy Group. "By utilizing FireEye's virtual NAC architecture, UC Berkeley is able to use network intelligence to continuously monitor the health of unmanaged remote devices and then decide to either redirect infected machines to be cleaned or remove them completely from the network. This real-time approach to NAC allows university business to be conducted until the end-point is proven to be infected."

Unlike other network access control solutions that are extremely complicated and time-consuming to deploy, configure and manage, FireEye's NAC solution was deployed and functional at UC Berkeley's EECS department in just a few minutes. In addition, FireEye NAC is much more accurate than traditional NAC products, which can falsely quarantine machines simply because they don't have the latest patches. The FireEye solution only quarantines those machines that are actually infected and are therefore a threat to the network. This protects the university network while also maximizing user convenience.

"With so many student, faculty, and staff machines connecting to our network each day, network-borne infections are frequent," said Fred Archibald, network manager at the department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences at the University of California, Berkeley. "We found that FireEye NAC delivers the type of network access control (NAC) solution that protects us from infection but also requires very little time to manage and update. As a FireEye customer, we know our network is secure and that peace of mind is invaluable."

The FireEye network access control (NAC) solution is equipped with the FireEye Attack Confirmation Technology (FACT) engine, which uses patent-pending virtualization technology to assess suspect machine network traffic and then provides conclusive attack confirmation prior to taking any quarantine actions or denying access to the network, thus eliminating the need to resolve false positives. Once a machine has been deemed infected with worms, network-borne malware, or zero-day infections, it is immediately quarantined, protecting internal network resources from the damage of a serious outbreak.

"For FireEye customers such as UC Berkeley, it is a necessity to have a robust network security solution that does not require the implementation and tedious deployment of a complex and costly network access control (NAC) infrastructure," said Ashar Aziz, founder and CEO of FireEye, Inc. "Our NAC solution offers customers with a solution that complements their current security processes while providing the network with another level of protection from infection, without the hassle of installing agents or maintaining updates. Our effortless NAC solution is effective at mitigating risk and is, quite simply, unmatched by any current solution on the market."

About the University of California, Berkeley's Department of EECS

Berkeley's Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences (EECS) offers one of the strongest research and instructional programs in this field anywhere in the world. The integration of electrical engineering and computer science forms the core, with strong interactions that extend into biological sciences, mechanical and civil engineering, physical sciences, chemistry, mathematics, operations research, etc. The mission of the EECS Department is to:

• Educate future leaders in academia, government, industry, and entrepreneurial pursuit, through a rigorous curriculum of theory and application that develops the ability to solve problems, individually and in teams.
• Create knowledge of fundamental principles and innovative technologies, through research within the core areas of EECS and in collaboration with other disciplines, that is distinguished by its impact on academia, industry and society.
• Serve the communities to which we belong, at local, national, and international levels, combined with a deep awareness of our ethical responsibilities to our profession and to society.

About FireEye, Inc.

FireEye, Inc. is the leader in anti-botnet protection, enabling organizations to protect critical intellectual property, computing resources, and network infrastructure against bot infiltration. Today's most damaging attacks originate from and through highly organized botnets, or networks of remotely controlled, compromised machines. FireEye delivers a complete solution that is designed from the ground up to detect and protect organizations from botnets through global and local intelligence and analysis. The company is backed by Sequoia Capital, Norwest Venture Partners, and JAFCO. For more information, contact (408) 321-6300 or email: .