Catbird Security Honored by SC Magazine as Virtualization Security Innovator of the Year

 Catbird®, the pioneer in security and compliance for virtual, cloud and physical networks, announced today that it has been recognized as a 2011 Industry Innovator by SC Magazine. The exclusive, short-list of companies featured in the December 2011 issue are acknowledged by setting benchmarks in their respective product areas.

The SC editorial team highlights that research is not something that comes from sales or marketing alone. It is comprised of the research along with the way the business is conceived. For its annual look at the industry's foremost innovators, SC Magazine looked for companies that have "vision, imagination and creative management" along with the ability to make sense of and thrive in a new computing paradigm by delivering viable innovation.

Catbird vSecurity's multifunction approach to virtualization security and compliance includes automated protection for network infrastructure just as virtual machines, virtual networks and the hypervisor management network. vSecurity integrates directly with the hypervisor to provide comprehensive and automated control, visibility and efficiency. Its vCompliance® engine monitors and enforces virtualized data center compliance with PCI, FISMA, NIST, HIPAA and other standards for regulated industries looking to take advantage of virtualized infrastructure for their mission-critical computing.

The industry leader in comprehensive security

Catbird is the industry leader in comprehensive security and compliance for virtualized, cloud and physical environments, and a winner of four Best of Show Finalist Awards at VMworld 2010, 2009 and 2008. Via Catbird vSecurity and the "Catbird" virtual appliance, Catbird is the only company delivering best-practice security for Hypervisor, Guest VMs and Policy/Regulatory Security Compliance. As companies migrate mainstream servers and desktops to virtual environments, uncertainty over security and compliance can impact deployment plans. Catbird's protection eliminates these worries and keeps virtualization plans on track. Founded in 2000 by Internet pioneer Ron Lachman , the company's innovative innovation protects tens of thousands of customer systems and networks who rely on Catbird and its partners to protect their valuable IT assets from external and internal threats. The private company is based in Silicon Valley.