Idappcom Named as Finalist in UKIT Security Innovation Award Category

Ludlow, United Kingdom, August 31, 2015 (Newswire.com) - Idappcom the specialist network security assessment and Snort rules vendor has been named as a finalist in the 2015 BCS & Computing UK IT Industry Awards for its advanced penetration testing tool, Traffic IQ v2.2.0.

The BCS & Computing Awards are a widely recognised national platform for the entire IT industry to celebrate best practice, innovation and excellence. Idappcom/Traffic IQ (TIQ) has been included as a finalist in the Security Innovation category following a rigorous selection process by a panel of independent IT experts.

Ray Bryant, Idappcom's CEO commented "Clearly we are delighted with this industry recognition, which puts TIQ at the forefront of the security testing sector, where we always believed it belongs. It is great to know that our peers feel the same way."

Ray Bryant, CEO Idappcom Ltd

Traffic IQ uses captured traffic files to test whether firewalls and intrusion detection/prevention systems in corporate networks are correctly configured to block the latest malicious exploits used by hackers to gain access to secure areas of the network. Firewalls and IPS sensors are designed to prevent known exploit traffic for reaching the target servers.

TIQ’s innovative penetration testing software provides CSO’s and security consultants with invaluable information highlighting any sensor in the network that is not operating as it should so that its rules can be quickly updated before an actual breach occurs.

Ray Bryant, Idappcom’s CEO commented “Clearly we are delighted with this industry recognition, which puts TIQ at the forefront of the security testing sector, where we always believed it belongs. It is great to know that our peers feel the same way.”

Paul Fletcher, Group CEO, BCS, the Charted Institute for IT said “As the Chartered Institute for IT I would like to congratulate this year’s finalists. They showcase not only the innovation and professionalism of those working in IT, but also demonstrate the importance of IT in delivering economic and societal benefits.”

Editor of Computing, Stuart Sumner added “I would like to congratulate the finalists. The UK IT Industry Awards are rigorously judged by a panel of peers and experts and to be announced as a finalist really is a great achievement.”

Winners of each category will be announced at a prestigious award ceremony in London on 18th of November.

ENDS.

For more information visit www.idappcom.com or telephone T: +44(0)203-355-6804 Ext: 4103

About idappcom www.idappcom.com

Idappcom is a privately owned UK security software development company headquartered in Ludlow, Shropshire. Formed in 2007 the company provides penetration testing solutions and SNORT rule writing services for most of the world’s leading security solution vendors.

About Traffic IQ

Traffic IQ Professional is an advanced security testing tool used for assessing, auditing and enhancing the recognition and response capabilities of network based intrusion detection and prevention systems. Use cases include;

•        Regulatory compliance validation and auditing

•        Rule-based egress and regress testing

•        Recognition and response testing

•        Signature development and fine-tuning

•        Change control procedure verification

•        Advanced penetration testing

•        Application protocol and threat traffic scanning

Traffic IQ Professional can be used to assess, audit and test the behavioural characteristics of any non-proxy packet filtering device including;

•        Application layer firewalls

•        Intrusion detection systems

•        Intrusion prevention systems

•        Routers and switches