HP to buy security software firm Fortify
IDG News Service - Hewlett-Packard said on Tuesday it will buy Fortify Software, which makes tools to find software vulnerabilities and compliance software, for an undisclosed amount.
Fortify Software, a privately held company in San Mateo, California, specializes in software that looks for problems within code that could result in software vulnerabilities, which could then be exploited by an attacker, causing problems such as a data breach.
HP said that Fortify's expertise in static application security analysis will complement its dynamic application security analysis. Static application security testing can uncover vulnerabilities during the development or quality assurance stage of a project, according to Fortify's Web site. Dynamic application security testing finds vulnerabilities in an application that is actively being used and assesses the application's overall security.
Fortify's products include 360, used for finding and fixing vulnerabilities, and Fortify On Demand, where a company can upload binaries to Fortify's data center for analysis.
HP and Fortify said they have collaborated before, working on a technology called Hybrid 2.0 that followed earlier work in June 2009. HP said the acquisition will allow customers to build "scalable enterprise application security programs."
When the acquisition closes, HP said it will run Fortify as a stand-alone entity and then integrate it over time into its HP Software and Solutions business. Fortify's products will become part of HP's Business Technology Optimization application portfolio.
Send news tips and comments to jeremy_kirk@idg.com


- Excel 2010 Cheat Sheet
- Register for this Computerworld Insider Cheat Sheet and gain access to hundreds of premium content articles, guides, product reviews and more.
- Driving Secure Enterprise File Sharing and Syncing in the Enterprise
- GroupLogic's new activEcho is the industry's only secure Enterprise File Sharing and Synching solution that balances the need for simplicity for the end...
- The Enterprise File Sharing Option
- Enterprises and IT departments need to address several critical security issues when considering file sharing and syncing products. Many of today's solutions do...
- Security Strategies to Virtualizing Internet-Facing Applications
- The IT organization at Intel has set a goal to transition their enterprise to a private cloud for their Office and Enterprise applications....
- Cloud Security Planning Guide
- Cloud security considerations span protecting hardware and platform technologies in the data center to enabling regulatory compliance and defending cloud access through different...
- Cloud Security Vendor Round Table
- This vendor round table guide will help you to evaluate different cloud technology vendors and service providers based on a series of questions... All Security White Papers
- Live Webcast
Data Privacy and Protection in Production Environments: New Research from Ponemon Institute - Date: Wednesday, June 13, 2012, 1:00 PM EDT / 10:00 AM PDT
In a recent study conducted by Ponemon Institute, fifty-five percent of respondents... - Data Privacy and Protection in Production Environments: New Research from Ponemon Institute
- Date: Wednesday, June 13, 2012, 1:00 PM EDT / 10:00 AM PDT
In a recent study conducted by Ponemon Institute, fifty-five percent of respondents... - Security Certifications 101 - BlackBerry and all those acronyms what do they mean and why they matter?
- FIPS, Common Criteria, CAPS, AISEP, NFC, NIST, Fraunhofer SIT, CESG, DSD - these are just some of the government and industry certifications which...
- BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 Security Overview
- The presentation provides an overview of BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 security capabilities and features, including: BlackBerry® Balance™ technology, BlackBerry® Bridge, data-at-rest protection, and...
- BlackBerry NFC Security Overview
- The presentation on NFC security will provide an overview of the security protections built into the BlackBerry platform to protect users, application developers...
- Playing Defense: Staying on Top of Your Disaster Recovery Game
- When it comes to disaster recovery, rapidly growing data volumes, distributed computing models, and new technologies all combine to present an ever-changing playing... All Security Webcasts