The Secure Decisions Division of Applied Visions and developer of MeerCAT , a visualization toolkit for wireless network security, has been selected as a finalist in the Government Security News (GSN) 2012 Homeland Security Awards Competition in the category of "Best Intrusion Detection/Prevention Solution".
The GSN Homeland Security Awards Competition honors the partnership between all branches of the federal, state and local and the private sector vendors of IT security and physical security products, solutions and technologies, whose combined efforts successfully defend and protect the nation's people, property, and way of life.
The finalists and winners were selected by a panel of objective judges, according to Jacob Goodwin, Editor-in-Chief of Government Security News. "We received an extraordinary number of entries," Goodwin said. "We have carefully reviewed each entry and are now very pleased to announce an exceptionally strong field of finalists." All winners will be announced at a gala dinner hosted by GSN at the Washington, DC Convention Center on Thursday evening, November 29, 2012.
"We are pleased that our MeerCAT technology has been recognized as a significant contributor to securing critical government and commercial networks. We are proud of our engineering team for developing technology that responds so effectively to the needs of security professionals and computer network defenders." said Dr. Anita D'Amico, Director of Secure Decisions.
About MeerCAT
MeerCAT is a visualization tool developed to help decision makers locate wireless assets and networks, and assess the risks to their organization or mission. It is designed for post-hoc analysis of data acquired from a variety of sources that discover and locate wireless transmitters. MeerCAT integrates this data with a geographic information system (GIS) to provide a unified view of detected wireless devices, their vulnerabilities and threats. To learn more about MeerCAT , go to http://securedecisions.com/products/meercat.
About Applied Visions and Secure Decisions
Applied Visions, Inc. (AVI) provides software products, custom solutions, and advanced technology research for commercial and government customers. The company's vision and expertise in visual software solutions for complex defense, national security, and business problems have served AVI's customers in the Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, Federal Bureau of Investigation, and prominent technology and Fortune 500 firms. Founded in 1987, AVI is based in Northport, NY, and has secure facilities and clearances to support classified government programs.
Secure Decisions was launched by AVI in 2000 to focus on cyber security research and products for the government. Today, Secure Decisions is a leader in security visualization, with an established track record of R&D contracts, technology transition and product development. Secure Decisions' technologies are used to enhance the situational awareness of cyber security professionals in government and commercial organizations. SecureScope , VIAssist , and MeerCAT are among Secure Decisions' extensive portfolio of cyber defense solutions.
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