Application Security Inc. says the 3.0 release of its AppRadar database security product delivers compliance-ready auditing and intrusion detection in real time. It lets customers define at a granular level the criteria for events to be monitored, as well as which data is to be monitored. It also provides dynamic vulnerability assessment and protection through tighter integration with AppDetective. AppRadar 3.0 will be available next month and cost US$10,000 for a console license and $2,000 annually per monitored database.

Three Compliance Modules Released

Imperva Inc. released three compliance modules for its SecureSphere Gateway appliances that automate assessment, auditing and protection for Payment Card Industry, HIPAA and Sarbanes-Oxley Act rules. SecureSphere provides monitoring and security from the Web application front end to the database back end, along with the underlying operating system and network layers. It does this by combining the features of a database security gateway, Web application firewall, network firewall and intrusion-prevention system. Pricing starts at $42,500 for a SecureSphere Gateway appliance bundled with support for unlimited databases and one compliance module.

Russian Exchange Hit by Malware

The Russian Trading System was downed by malware for about an hour on Feb. 2. The infection caused an unusually large amount of outbound traffic and overloaded the Russian stock exchange's routers.