FireEye (News - Alert), Inc. the chief player in next-generation Malware Protection Systems announced its joining the ArcSight (News - Alert) Common Event Format program by certifying the FireEye Malware Protection System. Federal and enterprise customers will now be able to combine FireEye threat prevention intelligence into the ArcSight Enterprise Threat and Risk Management platform to accurately stop data exfiltration and malware infections.

The FireEye MPS blocks the targeted attacks and also offers accurate, actionable events highlighting the exact nature of an inbound attack or outbound callback, like data theft or fraudulent transaction activities.

In a release, Jeff Scheel, senior vice president of Business Development, ArcSight said, "FireEye is an exciting addition to the ArcSight CEF program. Dynamic, real-time malware intelligence is critical to combat today’s zero-hour attacks and advanced persistent threats. As a member of the partner program, FireEye can deliver next-generation threat prevention intelligence to extend the broad capabilities of the ArcSight ETRM platform, further enhance the security ROI for our customers, and strengthen security against targeted attacks like Operation Aurora.”

FireEye's up to date malware analysis engine provides active, real-time technology for customers in obtaining clear, actionable intelligence, accelerating incident response and mitigating financial and data losses. FireEye’s Malware-VM and Malware-Callback technologies analyze both inbound and outbound network traffic for providing a complete view of malicious activities to the ArcSight ETRM platform and stop the advancing threats which are targeted towards the largest and most complex federal and enterprise networks.

In a release, Ashar Aziz , founder and CEO of FireEye said, “The key to combating Modern Malware is stopping all phases of the malware infection lifecycle. By integrating the FireEye MPS with the ArcSight ETRM platform, our joint customers can break the entire Modern Malware infection lifecycle while streamlining their IT security processes to stop data breaches and resource thefts. We are joining the ArcSight CEF partner program to support our customers and foster the next generation enterprise security management ecosystem that is critical to combat modern cyber criminals.”

FireEye is the number one player in the field of malware protection systems and next generation network threat prevention solutions safeguarding valuable data and networks against Modern Malware infiltration and theft in commercial enterprises, higher education, and government institutions.