An announcement was made by a leader in network intrusion prevention, Sourcefire, Inc., Open source innovator and SNORT® creator, that it has been named to the Baltimore SmartCEO Future 50.

    The Future 50 recognizes the Baltimore-area’s fastest growing organizations, based on employee and revenue growth over the past three years. The 50 companies chosen by SmartCEO employ 5,500 employees locally and have over $2 billion in combined revenue.

    Wayne Jackson, CEO of Sourcefire: said: “Sourcefire is committed to delivering leading-edge technology that addresses organizations’ critical security requirements, which means our success hinges on our customers’ ability to confidently and securely conduct business”, “Our selection to the Future 50 not only highlights Sourcefire’s growth to date, but also emphasizes our momentum as we enter 2008.”

    Sourcefire has been consistently recognized for its innovation and industry leadership by media, customers and industry analysts alike—with more than 30 awards and accolades since its founding. Sourcefire was recently ranked 72nd on Deloitte’s prestigious Technology Fast 500 list of fastest growing technology companies in North America, and Infonetics identified Sourcefire as the fastest-growing IPS vendor.

    Snort creator and open source innovator, Sourcefire, Inc., is a world leader in Enterprise Threat Management (ETM) solutions. Sourcefire is transforming the way Global 2000 organizations and government agencies manage and minimize network security risks with its 3D Approach – Discover, Determine, Defend – to securing real networks. The Sourcefire 3D™ System is the first to unify IPS, NBA, NAC and Vulnerability Assessment technologies under the same management console. This ETM approach equips customers with an efficient and effective layered security defense – protecting network assets before, during and after an attack. Through the years, Sourcefire has been consistently recognized for its innovation and industry leadership by customers, media and industry analysts alike – with more than 30 awards and accolades. Today, the names Sourcefire and founder Martin Roesch have grown synonymous with innovation and network security intelligence.