Both applications were developed to help tech support do their job
more efficiently. HelpNet! was a helpdesk application that had the
honor of being the first commercially available helpdesk software to
allow technician linking and three linked categories of failure.
AlertNet! was a precursor to a MOM-like product for OS/2. (Microsoft
Operations Manager)
Our focus changed from C/C coding to Microsoft Technologies based on
Visual Basic 6 and then on to all flavors of .Net. The decision behind
this move was based on disaster recovery. In situations were a C/C
coder couldn't be found to maintain an application, there was a huge
issue. By converting to VB, others could be trained more easily to
handle basic code reviews, etc. Speed was becoming less of an issue
with the systems that were coming out and ease of
programming/maintenance soon became the primary goal.
Today, development work continues using the .Net family of products,
with much of our focus Web 2.0 Intranet and extranet applications.
Code Review/Auditing is our secondary focus with regards to ensuring
security in-depth. This business decision was based on the fact that
developing secure code - while difficult, isn't necessarily where the
help is needed. By focusing on reviews, we can help companies ensure
better security and efficiency without replacing products that they
already have the business processes in place to use.
Our mission is to become a premier code design,
audit and review company in North America. We will accomplish this not
only by utilizing the latest technology for automating code reviews,
but also by having highly trained and experienced coders manually
review source code line-by-line who value Security, Form, Functionality, and Efficiency.
Tim Fischer, CISSP
CEO Enlighten Development LLC
As a veteran Entrepreneur,Mr. Fischer possesses a strong background
in information security, incident response/disaster recovery, and
digital forensics investigations. For thirteen years prior to founding
Senteras LLC (an information security company), he was the managing
director of Enlighten Development. An eight-year Naval Reserve veteran
and Concordia University honors graduate, Mr. Fischer holds memberships
with the FBI's Infragard Program, the Homeland Security Information
Network - Critical Infrastructure (HSIN-CI), and is the Treasurer for
the North East Wisconsin chapter of the
Information Systems Security Association (ISSA).
He is also a Certified Hacking Forensics Investigator and manages the
DigForIT Labs (Digital Forensics Investigations Team) for Senteras.