Press Releases

Kennebunk, ME, July 17, 2018 – Plixer, a leader in network traffic analytics and incident response, is announcing that Paul Piccard, a cybersecurity expert from McAfee, has joined Plixer as its new Chief Technology Officer and SVP of Engineering.

Kennebunk, ME, March 08, 2018 – Plixer, a leader in network traffic analytics and incident response is announcing that it has been acquired by Battery Ventures, a global, technology-focused investment firm.

Kennebunk, ME (June 02, 2017) — The Middle School of the Kennebunks Girls Who Code club, sponsored by Plixer, graduated their…

Kennebunk, ME. – May 23, 2017 – Plixer will be attending the Infosecurity Europe event at Olympia, United Kingdom on June 6, 2017 through June 8, 2017.

Plixer – Booth S443 – Smart Dust could be the next big cyber threat vector transforming into a massive botnet made up of microscopic Internet-connected devices.

Kennebunk, ME. – February 14, 2017 – The Internet of Things (IoT) is placing an unprecedented number of unsecured devices on the Internet every day that are being leveraged by hackers to steal data and to launch Denial of Service Attacks (DDoS). These devices are coming in the form of thermostats, refrigerators, pet feeders, cameras, healthcare devices, and more. Gartner estimates that by 2020, 50 billion connected “things” will be on the Internet.

KENNEBUNK, ME (September 29, 2016) — Plixer International, a leading security analytics company, announced today that it will be holding a webcast that explains how vendors you trust are stealing from you.

KENNEBUNK, ME (June 21, 2016) — Plixer International, a leading security analytics company, announced today that it will be holding a webcast on How to Detect Data Leaks. With enough persistence, phishing attacks are often successful, and the firewalls are failing to stop the infiltrations. Most companies today are taking the position that devices on their network are already infected. For many organizations, monitoring for unwanted behaviors has become the last defense. This webcast discusses new and innovative methods for uncovering very methodical, low-and-slow data leaks that are helping thieves steal corporate information right under our noses.

KENNEBUNK, ME (April 14, 2016) — Plixer International, a leading security analytics company, announced today that it will be holding a webcast on how to gain visibility into encrypted traffic. The volume of encrypted traffic has tripled in less than a year, and the number of connections to sites like Akamai and Amazon AWS has grown at nearly the same rate. With so many connections on port 443 headed to content delivery networks, technologies like traditional NetFlow have lost much of their ability to provide insight. This webcast discusses emerging technologies in SSL/TLS inspection and DNS monitoring, which are being used to regain visibility into encrypted traffic.

KENNEBUNK, ME (March 16, 2016) — Plixer International, a leading security analytics company, announced today that it will be holding a webcast on the differences between Palo Alto and Cisco ASA firewalls. The goal of the webcast is to compare the features and benefits of both solutions for businesses of all sizes. How well the systems scale, key features, short comings and the associated costs will be explored.

Scrutinizer Recognized for Industry Innovation
KENNEBUNK, ME (February 5, 2016) — Plixer International, Inc. announced today that TMC, a global, integrated media company, has named Scrutinizer as a recipient of a 2016 INTERNET TELEPHONY Product of the Year Award.