About Us¶

Mission Statement¶

Our mission is developing information security professionals while developing information security software. Our community project is an open source Security Information Management system.

Simply Secure¶

For those who equate open source with increased support costs, SimWitty will be a pleasant surprise. It is simple to install and use. An evaluation virtual appliance is available, which contains a complete ready-to-run SimWitty server.

SimWitty runs on the Microsoft platform. It installs on Windows Server and stores data on SQL Server. SQL Server also provides the data mining and SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) provides the reports. Development work is done using C# with Visual Studio, on the .Net Framework. It integrates with network devices and *nix systems for holistic management.

Community Spirit¶

SimWitty is a mentoring community, a can-do community, a bootstrapping community. We have heard, time and again, that people want to work on an open source project but are unsure of how to start. We are here to help people get started, get involved, and get experience. See this page to find out to Contribute.

Licensing¶

The SimWitty source code and executables are available under the BSD open source license. The following is the standard BSD text:

Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:

• Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
• Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
• Neither the name of the SimWitty nor the names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific prior written permission.

This software is provided by the copyright holders and contributors "as is" and any express or implied warranties, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose are disclaimed. In no event shall the copyright holder or contributors be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, exemplary, or consequential damages (including, but not limited to, procurement of substitute goods or services; loss of use, data, or profits; or business interruption) however caused and on any theory of liability, whether in contract, strict liability, or tort (including negligence or otherwise) arising in any way out of the use of this software, even if advised of the possibility of such damage.