DISCLAIMER: I have been a Principal Consultant employed by Foundstone for over 4 years.
I replied offline to Tom Ryan, but since you asked Tremaine, I feel I should try to clear up some potential misconceptions. Of course there exists the possibility of change and the creation of some new product based service offerings. However, my first job was on a Product Services team developing custom code to build unique features that met our even stranger customer's requirements. It was such a challenge integrating and customizing parts of our product suite to build a comprehensive suite that was exactly what certain customers needed. Personally, I see this as a great opportunity for FS employees to try new things based on all the new opportunities we are faced with. Yup, some of the Foundstone Family may opt to undertake these new exciting challenges and join our already successful Product Service team others will stick with the traditional FS services and training that we have loved for the past several years. Whatever the choice, those who strive to meet the challenges of achieving success within McAfee will be rewarded. "Together, the combined entity will offer a more comprehensive suite of risk management solutions, greater professional service capabilities, increased levels of sales and technical support, and greater research and development investment to best meet the growing and dynamic risk management market." -George Kurtz, Foundstone CEO In my opinion, (I am not a founder nor an Exec) there is no way McAfee would scrap the traditional FS offerings we built our reputation upon like Penetration Tests, Architecture/Infrastructure Reviews, Vulnerability Assessments, Product Testing, Web Application Assessments, the new S3i - Strategic Secure Software Initiative, and our many hands-on training classes. The market demand for these Foundstone services is as strong and profitable as ever. "Foundstone also brings an elite Professional Services organization that will become part of the McAfee Expert Services team, which will be leveraged for deep security expertise and best practices to help businesses identify and prioritize valued assets and implement established methods to protect them." -www.foundstone.com (Press Release) "It is our understanding that Foundstone will remain a subsidiary and will continue to sell and support the products and services as we have in the past, and our primary goal-to exceed customer expectations and deliver the best products and services available today-will not change." -George Kurtz, Foundstone CEO Here is the press release in case anyone missed it: http://www.foundstone.com/company/pressrelease_template.htm?indexid=142 Thank you, -Erik Pace Birkholz, CISSP -Principal Consultant Emeritus www.SpecialOpsSecurity.com ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) www.Foundstone.com ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tremaine Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2004 11:54 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Full-Disclosure] Foundstone's Future as Part of McAfee On Tue, 17 Aug 2004 10:02:01 -0400, Thomas Ryan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > With Foundstone being purchased by McAfee, will the services > Foundstone offered change? Is it going to be more product focused or > will they still be performing Pen Tests and offering training classes? > > Tom Ryan > > _______________________________________________ > Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. > Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html > You can always email them and ask ;) Addresses snagged from the Foundstone news release on their site. Media Contacts: Dana Lengkee McAfee, Inc. (408) 346-5184 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Kelly Blough McAfee, Inc. (408) 346-5181 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Tremaine IT Security Consultant _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html
