MANDIANT Releases Intelligent Response 1.2

MIR 1.2 expands enterprise incident response capability

MANDIANT, the elite provider of information security products and consulting services, announced the availability of MANDIANT Intelligent Response (MIR) 1.2. The latest version of MIR enhances data gathering capabilities; expands agent platform support; and enables content-driven data acquisition.

MIR 1.2 contains many new features, including:

Content-driven file discovery & acquisition: MIR searches for data throughout the enterprise by analyzing files and the data inside them. MIR returns only the data of interest and can preserve files in evidence containers for safekeeping and further investigation.

Advanced memory forensics: With this release, MIR expands its advanced memory forensic features adding more features across a broader range of supported platforms than other forensic products. Features include rootkit hook detection and targeted process memory acquisition. The MIR Agent adds support for Windows XP SP3.

Enhanced scalability and reliability: Building on its already significant enterprise capabilities, this release increases performance and stability, allowing responders to get more out of the MIR solution.

MANDIANT President and CEO Kevin Mandia noted, “The 1.2 release of MIR is a significant step in the MIR roadmap.” Mandia added, “The advanced capabilities available in MIR allow us to continue to provide invaluable support to our clients combating the advanced persistent threat.”

About MANDIANT Intelligent Response

MIR accelerates the collection of electronic evidence in support of incident response, electronic discovery and corporate investigations. In a time of increased regulatory pressures, MIR allows information security professionals to respond efficiently and effectively. Combining the knowledge of expert incident responders and enterprise software engineers, MIR enables precise data collection and advanced analysis in a highly scalable, multi-tier, modular appliance-based solution.

MIR 1.1 was released in June, 2008.

About MANDIANT

MANDIANT is an information security company providing products, professional services, and education to Fortune 500 companies, financial institutions, government agencies, domestic and foreign police departments and several of the U.S.’s leading law firms. MANDIANT security consultants are acknowledged experts in incident response, computer forensics, network security and application security. In addition to authoring nine books and numerous articles about computer forensics, incident response and rootkits, MANDIANT’s consultants have been featured on news programs including CBS’s 60 Minutes, CNN’s Talkback Live, NBC News and FOX News. MANDIANT operates offices in the Washington, DC area, New York City and Los Angeles. To learn more about MANDIANT, visit http://www.mandiant.com.

Contacts

MANDIANT
Anne M. Mroczynski, 703-683-3141
anne.mroczynski {at} mandiant(.)com