BorderWare Protects Customers from Microsoft Windows Meta File (WMF) Malicious Attacks.TORONTO -- BorderWare Technologies Inc., the leading provider of security solutions, announced today that its platform technology protects against Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. Meta File (WMF (filename extension) wmf - The filename extension for a Windows Metafile. ) malicious attacks. On Tuesday, December 27, 2005, Microsoft became aware of public reports of malicious attacks of some customers involving a previously unknown security vulnerability in the Windows Meta File (WMF) code area in the Windows(R) platform. Microsoft is developing a security update for the vulnerability targeted to be released on Tuesday, January 10, 2006. "BorderWare's Security Platform provides a common, integrated security and threat management foundation to protect against all converging threats including malware such as the WMF vulnerability," said Tim Leisman, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of BorderWare Technologies Inc. The BorderWare Security Platform provides an architecture that solves the problem of converging applications and threats. This platform provides a single integrated security solution that is based on BorderWare's secure operating system The term "secure operating system" is a misnomer. Relevant articles include:
Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. , the BorderWare Security Platform provides a cohesive framework to secure networks against the WMF vulnerability and other blended attacks that cross multiple protocols. More information about the vulnerability is available at: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/912840.mspx http://secunia.com/advisories/18255/ http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16074/info About BorderWare BorderWare Technologies makes Internet communications safe. The company's perimeter and "application-specific" firewalls for email and SIP enable customers to mitigate the risks and threats associated with Internet communications. Founded in 1994, BorderWare has developed partnerships and affiliations with some of the industry's most prominent companies including Cisco Systems “Cisco” redirects here. For other uses, see Cisco (disambiguation). Cisco System,Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO, HKSE: 4333 ) is an American multinational corporation with 54,000 employees and annual revenue of US $28.48 billion as of 2006. , F5 Networks, Kaspersky Labs, Marconi, PostX, PGP (Pretty Good Privacy) A data encryption program from PGP Corporation, Palo Alto, CA (www.pgp.com). Published as freeware in 1991 and widely used around the world for encrypting e-mail messages and securing files, PGP is available for commercial use and as freeware for , Research In Motion (RIM), RSA Security RSA, The Security Division of EMC Corporation, is headquartered in Bedford, Massachusetts, and maintains offices in Ireland, the United Kingdom, Singapore, India, and Japan. RSA organizes the annual RSA conference. , Sun Microsystems and Symantec. More than 8,000 customers in 65 countries have selected BorderWare solutions for their superior security, scalability, business continuity and lower total cost-of-ownership. For more information visit http://www.borderware.com or call 1-877-814-7900. (c) 2006 BorderWare Technologies Inc. All Rights Reserved. BorderWare, MXtreme and S-Core are trademarks of BorderWare Technologies Inc. All other company and product names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. |
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