By closely integrating and correlating the threat information provided by NET VAULT Intrusion Sensors and Agents, the NET VAULT Defense Center prioritizes the millions of security events to determine the most critical events to an organization's business, and takes the appropriate actions.

These actions allow users to leverage the ABCs of Defense – Alert, Block, and Correct -- all in real-time, against all network threats.

• Alert. Automated warnings to individuals or other management systems via SYSLOG, email, SNMP traps, etc. ensure attack warnings are rapidly addressed.
  
• Block. Critical threats are not only blocked, but actually contained or quarantined via techniques including dropping traffic, disrupting sessions between devices, and integrating with access control devices such as firewalls, routers and switches.
  
• Correct. New vulnerabilities and threats can be automatically mitigated by integrating with patch or configuration management systems to apply configuration or code changes to eliminate possible exploitation.

This high level of contextual intelligence allows customers to determine why a change occurred, whether an attack poses a serious threat to a target, and how to best prioritize and shape the response.
The NET VAULT Defense Center allows security administrators to more effectively secure their networks by providing:

• A single, central point of administration analysis and reporting
  
• Rapid response to potential attacks according to the ABC's of Defense
  
• More consistent management and enforcement of security policies and compliance requirements