CyberGuard's SnapGear Announces Major Upgrade to VPN/Firewall Appliance with Intrusion Detection System.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers FORT LAUDERDALE Fort Lauderdale (lô`dərdāl), residential, commercial, and resort city (1990 pop. 149,377), seat of Broward co., SE Fla., on the Atlantic coast; settled around a fort built (c.1837) in the Seminole War, inc. 1911. , Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 14, 2004 SME (1) (Small and Medium-sized Enterprise) See SMB. (2) (Subject Matter Expert) An individual who is well-versed in the policies and procedures of a particular department or division. 575 Adds Active Anti-Intrusion Plus Web Proxy Cache A facility in a proxy server that caches incoming Web pages on the hard disk. If the next page requested by a browser is already in the proxy cache, the page is retrieved locally instead of from the Internet. With proxy caches, the browsers must be configured to use the proxy server. Features to Popular Security Appliance with Stateful Firewall, Advanced VPN (Virtual Private Network) A private network that is configured within a public network (a carrier's network or the Internet) in order to take advantage of the economies of scale and management facilities of large networks. Technology and Broadband Fail-over/DMZ Support CyberGuard Corporation (Nasdaq:CGFW), the technology leader in network security, today announced general availability of the enhanced SME575, a SnapGear by CyberGuard(TM) VPN/firewall appliance with robust new intrusion detection system This article is about the computing term. For other uses, see Burglar alarm. An intrusion detection system (IDS) generally detects unwanted manipulations of computer systems, mainly through the Internet. (IDS) features plus advanced Web proxy cache technology that dramatically improves network security and performance. "With the new intrusion detection features in the SME575, SnapGear once again proves that it is on the cutting edge of applied information security technology," said Craig Rodenberg, vice president of information security for The Planet, one of the world's largest managed security hosting providers with 10,000 servers under management. "We rely on SnapGear to provide ultra-secure, ultra-stable network appliances." The SME575 device, first shipped in August 2003, gives small to medium enterprises a highly integrated solution for perimeter network security and secure communication. SnapGear by CyberGuard appliances are based upon SnapGear Embedded Linux, a secure Linux distribution used in more than 20 million devices that combines the advantages of open source technology and commercial security protection. The open design allows major feature upgrades to be performed through flash memory updates that can be applied to hundreds of devices simultaneously with the SnapGear Central Management System (CMS (1) See content management system and color management system. (2) (Conversational Monitor System) Software that provides interactive communications for IBM's VM operating system. ). "The SME575 brings best of breed open source security and networking technologies used by millions of IT professionals into a single box solution that integrates with existing storage and networking devices," said Peter Cronk Verb 1. cronk - utter a hoarse sound, like a raven croak let loose, let out, utter, emit - express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand" 2. , senior vice president of worldwide sales for CyberGuard Corporation. "Our embedded Linux technology allows us to deliver extremely good value to the cost-conscious IT manager with scalable product family solutions that combine seamlessly with high-end equipment from CyberGuard." The new IDS is built around the world's most widely-deployed open source software for intrusion detection called Snort An open source network intrusion detection system (NIDS) that is noted for its effectiveness. Developed by Martin Roesch, Snort can also be used just as a packet logger or packet sniffer. For more information, visit www.snort.org. See IDS. (TM). Snort can identify thousands of different attacks through a comprehensive signature database. Network administrators can use graphical open source tools to analyze alerts captured in the system logs to in order to locate -- and quickly correct -- weaknesses in perimeter defenses. With the new Web cache proxy features powered by Squid(TM), the most popular open source software for proxy cache, the upgraded SME575 also lets customers easily add more users to an existing Internet connection without sacrificing performance. Network users can also enjoy a significantly faster Web surfing experience. Additional highlights include the ability to configure the appliance as either dual-WAN attachment with fail-over and load balancing or to deploy the second port as a DMZ (DeMilitarized Zone) A middle ground between an organization's trusted internal network and an untrusted, external network such as the Internet. Also called a "perimeter network," the DMZ is a subnetwork (subnet) that may sit between firewalls or off one leg of a (demilitarized zone). The SME575 holds both ICSA See TruSecure. stateful firewall and VPNC VPNC Virtual Private Network Consortium VPNC Vpn Client VPNC Vpn Consortium VPN interoperability certifications, and includes IPsec peer-to-peer and PPTP (Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol) A protocol from Microsoft that is used to create a virtual private network (VPN) over the Internet. Remote users can access their corporate networks via any ISP that supports PPTP on its servers. client/server VPN technology. Pricing and Availability The SME575 SnapGear by CyberGuard VPN/firewall appliance will be available worldwide shortly at US$949. Customers who have deployed the SME575 will be able to upgrade to full IDS and Web cache by downloading version 1.9 or higher of the firmware. The free download will be available at http://www.snapgear.com/downloads.html. About CyberGuard Corporation CyberGuard Corporation (Nasdaq:CGFW), the technology leader in network security, provides advanced intrusion prevention solutions that protect the critical information assets of Global 2000 companies and governments worldwide. CyberGuard offers a broad line of scalable high performance firewall/VPN appliances, sophisticated security processors and accelerator products for the SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) The leading security protocol on the Internet. Developed by Netscape, SSL is widely used to do two things: to validate the identity of a Web site and to create an encrypted connection for sending credit card and other personal data. and IPsec markets, and industry-leading embedded Linux and Linux security solutions. Headquartered in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, the company has branch offices and training centers around the world. More information about CyberGuard Corporation can be found at http://www.cyberguard.com. Forward-Looking Statements This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve certain risks, uncertainties and factors, including without limitation, those described in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, that may cause the Company's future actual results to materially differ from the Company's current expectations. The Company assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements. CyberGuard(R) and SnapGear(R) are registered trademarks and SnapGear by CyberGuard(TM) is a trademark of CyberGuard Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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