Extreme Networks Welcomes Sourcefire As New Member Of Its Go Purple Partner Program

Extreme Networks, a global leader in high performance networking, and Sourcefire, the creators of Snort® and a leader in intelligent cyber-security solutions, today announced that the companies are working together through Extreme Networks’ Go Purple™ Partner Program to provide dynamic, automated and secure network infrastructure.

Detecting threats and vulnerabilities has proven a challenge to global businesses that need to protect their assets, employees and revenues from being compromised by a variety of network threats. To this end, Sourcefire delivers industry-leading intrusion prevention solutions that can integrate with Extreme Networks® ExtremeXOS®-based BlackDiamond® and Summit® switching families. The combination of switching and intrusion detection results in a highly effective, real-time security awareness and response to threats and vulnerabilities.