Recent Press Releases

New IBM Security Scanning Software Protects Businesses from Hackers (November 13, 2007)
IBM today introduced new software to help customers protect their business from today's most advanced and complex web application security attacks. The first release of IBM Rational AppScan, a market leading web application security technology acquired by IBM from Watchfire in July, 2007, is a key-part of IBM's software portfolio that helps ensures high quality applications are delivered to the marketplace.

IBM's Watchfire Team Demonstrates Dangling Pointer Remote Command Exploitation at Black Hat USA 2007 Briefings (July 30, 2007)
IBM today announced that its newly acquired Watchfire team will demonstrate a remote command exploitation of the "dangling pointer" application bug during a session at Black Hat USA 2007 Briefings and Training, held this week in Las Vegas. In the process, IBM will provide guidance to the community on how to identify and avoid dangerous security vulnerabilities that may result from dangling pointer bugs within developed code.

IBM Completes Acquisition of Watchfire (July 23, 2007)
IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced that on July 20, 2007, it completed the acquisition of Watchfire Corporation, a privately held security and compliance testing software company based in Waltham, Massachusetts.

Top Industry Analyst Firm Re-Affirms Watchfire's Market-Leadership Position in Web Application Vulnerability Assessment Market (July 17, 2007)
Top industry analyst firm Gartner, Inc. recently published new data positioning Watchfire as the worldwide market share leader in 2006 in the Application Security Vulnerability Scanning sub-category based on total software revenue according to the most recent, "Market Share: Application Development and Project and Portfolio Management Software, Worldwide, 2006." Watchfire continues its leadership position in this category for the second consecutive year.

Watchfire Introduces AppScan 7.6 and New OnDemand Application Security Service (July 16, 2007)
Watchfire, the market-leading provider of web application vulnerability assessment software and services, today introduced AppScan® 7.6, the latest enhancement of the Company's flagship product, and AppScan OnDemand, a new outsourced service to manage web application vulnerability assessments. The new AppScan OnDemand service makes it easy for organizations of all sizes and at various stages in the security testing maturity model to benefit from the latest features of AppScan 7.6, which offers the best combination of customization, control and scanning accuracy performed by top web application security experts in the industry.

IBM to Acquire Watchfire to Help Customers Guard Against Online Security Attacks and Compliance Breaches (June 6, 2007)
IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Watchfire Corporation, a privately-held security and compliance testing software company based in Waltham, Massachusetts. The acquisition is subject to customary regulatory approvals and is expected to close in the third quarter of 2007. Financial details were not disclosed.

SD Times Awards Watchfire Top Security Company Honors as Part of SD Times 100 (June 4, 2007)
Continuing to earn recognition for its innovation as the industry leader in web application vulnerability testing, Watchfire today was honored by SD Times as a winner of the Security category in BZ Media's 5th Annual SD Times 100.

FishNet Security Selects Watchfire as a Preferred Web Application Vulnerability Security Partner (April 24, 2007)
Fishnet Security, a leading information security solutions provider and Watchfire, the worldwide market-leading provider of web application vulnerability software solutions, today announced a strategic partnership to assist mutual customers in addressing and managing today's most critical online threat--Web application security attacks.

Watchfire Releases Industry's Most Extensible and Customizable Web Application Vulnerability Testing Solution and Launches New Open Source Community for Developing New Scanning Capabilities (April 16, 2007)
Continuing its lead in web application vulnerability testing, Watchfire today introduced the industry's most flexible web application security solution, Watchfire® AppScan® 7.5. AppScan® 7.5 introduces the AppScan eXtensions Framework™ (AXF) to harness the power of Watchfire's patented application scanning engine. Coupled with Pyscan, a new AppScan Python®-Scripting based web application security testing platform, security professionals can rely on AppScan 7.5 to customize, extend and create their own custom testing solution that uses the core technology of AppScan to accomplish specific security-related tasks. In addition, the company also launched the AppScan eXtensions open source community that lets security professionals benefit from the expertise of all AppScan users.

Watchfire Introduces AppScan QA; New Edition Incorporates Crucial Quality Assurance Audience into Web Application Security Testing (April 16, 2007)
Watchfire, the market leading provider of web application security software and services, today announced a new quality assurance edition of the Company's flagship product, AppScan®. AppScan® QA introduces the latest web application security testing to the QA cycle, with new and enhanced integration with the industry's most popular software quality management solutions-HP (formerly Mercury) Quality Center™ and IBM® Rational® ClearQuest®. This new release complements Watchfire's web-based enterprise platform - AppScan® Enterprise, a solution that enables organizations to scale application security testing into QA and development via a web-based system.

Watchfire's AppScan Wins Dr. Dobb's Journal 17th Annual Jolt Award for Security (March 27, 2007)
Building on its industry leadership in Application Security, Watchfire's market-leading web application security solution AppScan®, was named the Security category winner for the 17th Annual Jolt Product Excellence Awards. The awards are sponsored by CMP Technology's influential Dr. Dobb's Journal, and recognize the most innovative, trend-making, ahead-of-the-curve products to single out the top solutions that developers should be using today.

Watchfire Contributes Web Application Security Expertise to SANS for First GIAC Secure Software Programmer (GSSP) Exams, Teaching Programmers Secure Coding Best Practices (March 26, 2007)
Today at the SANS Institute's (www.sans.org) "CIO Briefing on Application Security and the National Secure Programming Skills Assessment," Watchfire announces its support and participation in the industry's first certification examinations for programming professionals. The GIAC Secure Software Programmer (GSSP) status is designed for security professionals interested in achieving advanced validation for expertise in the latest secure coding practices. GIAC is SANS' core certification program and stands for "Global Information Assurance Certification."

Watchfire Web Application Security Experts Share Insight at Long List of Global Security Conferences and Events (March 19, 2007)
Building on its leadership in web application security and on the heels of being named the industry's Best Security Company, Watchfire today announced its participation in several upcoming security conferences aimed at educating enterprises about the changing landscape of web application vulnerabilities and how companies can protect themselves.

Watchfire Certified as PCI Security Standards Council Approved Scanning Vendor (March 12, 2007)
Watchfire, the market leading provider of web application security software and services, announced today that its AppScan® product has successfully completed the PCI Security Standards Council Approved Scanning Vendors testing process and is validated as compliant with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS). Watchfire is the only web application security testing software vendor to earn PCI certification and can perform PCI scans to help validate the security of its customers' websites according to the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard.

Watchfire Announces New Online Data Privacy Computer Based Training Program (March 7, 2007)
Today at The IAPP's Privacy Summit, Watchfire®, the market share leading provider of security, privacy, and online risk software and services, announced a new Computer Based Training (CBT) curriculum tailored specifically for privacy professionals. Organizations understand the importance of data privacy but need help educating employees to ensure proper protection.

Watchfire and Merlin Host Government Executive Security Symposium Moderated by Featured Industry Analyst David McClure (March 6, 2007)
Watchfire, the market leading provider of web application security software and services and Merlin International, one of the nation's fastest growing federal IT solutions providers, today announced a complimentary and interactive "Hacking in the Federal Government" Symposium designed to highlight strategies to address critical application security issues and to help C-level Government executives, Security and Information Assurance Officials and Privacy Managers stay ahead of the latest hackers' techniques.

Watchfire Discovers Google Desktop Vulnerability That Hackers Could Exploit to Gain Full System Control (February 21, 2007)
Web application security leader Watchfire, today announced its security researchers have discovered a vulnerability in Google Desktop which could enable a malicious individual to achieve not only remote, persistent access to sensitive data, but in some conditions full system control.

Watchfire Releases AppScan Enterprise 5 with QuickScan for Developers; First Web-based Solution to Extend Application Security Testing Capabilities Throughout Development (February 20, 2007)
Watchfire, the market share leading provider of application vulnerability assessment software and services, today announced AppScan Enterprise 5. Based on next-generation technology, this new version further strengthens the power of the industry's only web-based application security solution for security professionals, and now extends its utility to include a new point and shoot testing tool called QuickScan and integrated Computer Based Training to accelerate the adoption of security testing by QA and development teams.

Watchfire Launches Fanatical Success™ Program (February 20, 2007)
Watchfire, the market share leading provider of application security software and services, today announces the launch of their Fanatical Success™ Program. The new program delivers on Watchfire's vision for how best to integrate and optimize application security testing within an organization's development process.

Watchfire Wins Top Honor of Best Security Company, Sweeping Three out of Five SC Magazine Awards at RSA Security Conference (February 8, 2007)
With a who's who of the world's top security experts and vendors gathered at this week's RSA Conference, Watchfire® and its market-leading web application security solution AppScan® secured the top honor in the SC Magazine Awards. Watchfire was recognized with the Excellence Award for Best Security Company at the 10th Annual SC Magazine Awards gala on February 6, 2007. The Best Security Company honor capped an impressive evening for Watchfire, after AppScan had already won two awards with recognition as the Best SME Security Solution and the Best Regulatory Compliance Solution.

Watchfire Launches Complimentary Application Hacking 101 Workshops in Seventeen Cities Across North America (January 30, 2007)
Watchfire, the market leading provider of web application security software and services today announced the launch of a series of complimentary and interactive "Hacking 101" security workshops. Co-hosted with Denim Group, FishNet Security, INS and MTS Allstream, these interactive workshops will be held in seventeen cities across the United States and Canada.

Leading Market Research Firm Names Watchfire Worldwide Market Share Leader for Second Year Running in Application Vulnerability Assessment Market (January 16, 2007)
Building upon another successful year of market leadership and product innovation in 2006, Watchfire is pleased to announce that it has been named the worldwide market share leader in the application vulnerability assessment software category for the second year in a row by leading IT market research and advisory firm IDC. According to the most recent Worldwide Security and Vulnerability Management (SVM) software report, Watchfire is not only the top company in the application vulnerability assessment market once again, but the Company has taken market share away from its competition to secure a larger piece of the global market.