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`Leading Content Security Vendors Announce Support for Check
`Point FireWall-1 3.0
`New Partners for Anti-Virus Protection, URL Screening and Java
`Security
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`Redwood City, CA — October 07, 1996
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`http://www.checkpoint.com/press/1996/csp.html
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`2/20/2015
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`Leading Content Security Vendors Announce Support for Check Point FireWall-1 3.0 | C...
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`In conjunction with the unveiling of Check Point FireWall-1 3.0 (see related release), Check Point Software
`Technologies Ltd. today announced partnerships with several industry leaders to provide comprehensive content
`security, including anti-virus protection, URL screening and Java security, within the company's FireWall-1 3.0 open
`network security framework. FireWall-1's content security enables network managers to set security policies based on
`the message content of network transmissions.
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`Check Point today also unveiled the first of many APIs for integrating third-party software 'plug-ins' into FireWall-1,
`the Check Point Content Vectoring Protocol (CVP). Through the CVP, third-party vendors Cheyenne Software,
`Integralis, McAfee Associates, Symantec Corporation and Trend Micro Incorporated will provide user-selectable anti-
`virus protection for FireWall-1. Check Point is also partnering with NetPartners and Netegrity/Microsystems to
`provide high-performance URL screening within FireWall-1. Additionally, Check Point has developed the industry's
`most flexible and comprehensive Java security available, with technical input from Sun JavaSoft and Netscape
`Communications.
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`"Through the Content Vectoring Protocol and integration of third-party solutions for content security, Check Point is
`offering the industry's first open network security platform with FireWall-1 3.0," said Dr. Deborah Triant, president
`and CEO of Check Point Software Technologies, Inc. "With the support of these industry-leading vendors in the areas
`of anti-virus scanning, Java security and URL screening, Check Point has raised the bar for a comprehensive and open
`network security solution."
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`An Open Solution for Integrated Content Inspection and Anti-Virus Protection
`Check Point's Content Vectoring Protocol (CVP), integrated into FireWall-1 3.0 and publicly available from Check
`Point, provides an open specification to enable the integration of and communication with external and third-party
`"plug-in" content screening software. The first application of the CVP will be anti-virus protection. The CVP was
`developed in conjunction with and is supported by leading anti-virus companies including Cheyenne Software,
`Integralis, McAfee Associates, Symantec, and Trend Micro Incorporated. These companies have committed to
`enhancing their products to support the CVP and to integrating their anti-virus protection products into Check Point
`FireWall-1.
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`Through the Check Point CVP, customers can now integrate the industry's leading network security solution with their
`existing or company-wide standard anti-virus software. By implementing anti-virus scanning at the firewall, companies
`will enjoy a higher level of security than they would by relying on each user to install and correctly use and maintain
`anti-virus scanning software on the desktop. In addition, Check Point's open, enterprise-wide anti-virus solutions can
`be more cost-effective than the desk-by-desk approach, both in up-front per copy cost and in back-end virus cleanup
`cost.
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`URL Screening to Ensure Appropriate Access
`Check Point is partnering with the leading providers of URL list services, NetPartners WebSense and Netegrity for
`Microsystems CyberPatrol, to bring high-performance URL screening to FireWall-1 customers. This capability will
`allow network managers to set URL screening-related security policies, such as one which prevents all users on the
`internal network from accessing sports-related sites, directly from within FireWall-1's management console.
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`By providing an open URL screening solution and allowing customers to choose from multiple list providers, Check
`Point is enabling users to select the list that best fits their specific content and categorization requirements. The lists are
`integrated into FireWall-1 in their native, encrypted format to maintain a high level of performance and security.
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`Customers purchasing FireWall-1 3.0 will have the option to receive a free, three month trial subscription for either of
`the URL list subscription services integrated with FireWall-1.
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`Three Levels of Security for Java
`Based on technical input with Sun JavaSoft and Netscape Communications, the industry experts on the Java language
`and Java security, Check Point has developed the highest degree of flexibility and control over Java security currently
`available. Check Point's patent-pending Stateful Inspection architecture enables Check Point to provide these
`unprecedented levels of Java security, protecting organizations from the most common and dangerous Java network
`attacks.
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`The various levels of Java security allow FireWall-1 administrators to define the Java security policy which is best-
`suited for their specific organization and its business requirements.
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`In Check Point's level one Java security, which has been available to FireWall-1 users since version 2.1, Java applets
`can be blocked entirely or can be restricted to those from or to specific hosts or network domains. Level two prevents
`malicious Java applets from connecting back to the FTP server by restricting outbound FTP to authenticated users
`behind the firewall. Check Point's third level of Java security restricts return Java connections from the server back to
`the client.
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`These tight controls over Java-based communications prevent known forms of Java-based server attacks from
`succeeding.
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`About Check Point Software
`Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ:CHKPF) is the network security market share leader and inventor
`of the emerging "Stateful Inspection" standard. The company commanded a 40% share of the worldwide firewall
`market in 1995 according to an IDC study issued in February 1996. The companys flagship product, Check Point
`FireWall-1, protects internal and external network communications for thousands of organizations of all sizes. Its
`products are sold worldwide through OEM partners, distributors, VARs, systems and network integrators and Internet
`Service Providers. The company has U.S. headquarters in Redwood City, California and international headquarters in
`Ramat-Gan, Israel. For product information, please call (650) 482-4900, e-mail info@checkpoint.com or visit Check
`Point at http://www.checkpoint.com.
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