NORTHPORT, NY, April 16, 2013 – The Secure Decisions Division of Applied Visions has released a new version of its wireless network security visualization tool, MeerCAT®-Pro Version 4.1.

MeerCAT®, a visualization tool to help identify wireless vulnerabilities and threats, and assess the risks to an organization was developed as part of a DARPA-funded research effort. It has helped many security professionals – including information security auditors, penetration vulnerability testers, and computer network defenders – conduct post-hoc analysis of data acquired from wireless site surveys and security audits. The data analyzed by MeerCAT® is typically collected using “wardriving” software such as Flying Squirrel or Kismet that discover, identify, and locate wireless transmitters.

MeerCAT® integrates wireless discovery data with a geographic information system (GIS) to provide a unified view of detected wireless devices, with their vulnerabilities and threats. This new version of MeerCAT® provides many new features including  a new Known Devices view to manage trusted, friendly, and rogue devices, an enhanced Geographic view including an additional  border layer and navigation controls, addition of altitude data display for devices, an upgrade to NASA World Wind version 1.4, and more advanced  device sorting features.

These new features will help current and future MeerCAT® users by providing more in-depth capability, better user control, enhanced wireless data sorting and management – all to visualize a more accurate picture of the security state of their wireless networks. Frank Zinghini, President and CEO of Applied Visions, emphasizes that “MeerCAT® continues to improve and evolve in response to what we are learning from our users. With thousands of copies of MeerCAT® now in use, we are learning every day about how our users can benefit from MeerCAT®’s capabilities. The wireless threat is constantly evolving, and our ability to improve MeerCAT® to keep up with that evolution helps our users stay one step ahead of this critical threat.”

The new MeerCAT®-Pro Version 4.1 is currently available to interested cyber defenders.  Please contact Secure Decisions at (631) 759-3988 or [email protected] for complete MeerCAT® pricing and information.

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MeerCAT® was nominated as a finalist in the Best Intrusion Detection/Prevention Solution category in the Government Security News (GSN) 2012 Homeland Security Awards Program. To learn more about MeerCAT®.

About Secure Decisions and Applied Visions

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 software developers and security professionals in government and commercial organizations. SecureScope™, VIAssist™, MeerCAT® and Code Dx™ are among Secure Decisions’ extensive portfolio of cyber defense solutions.

For more information, please visit www.avi.com and www.securedecisions.com.

 

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