CyberGuard Blocks Bagle Worm with Advanced Intrusion Prevention and Deep Inspection; New White Paper Lists Top 12 Techniques to Prevent Worm Attacks.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 21, 2004 Businesses using a line of premium information security appliances from CyberGuard Corporation (Nasdaq:CGFW), the technology leader in network security, can block worms such as the rapidly spreading "Bagle" or Beagle worm before they infect internal networks. Bagle, which is described as a mass-mailing worm with remote access, creates remotely controlled "zombie A computer that has been covertly taken over in order to perform some nefarious task. It is estimated that millions of PCs around the world have been compromised and, under the control of a third party, routinely transmit messages unbeknownst to the user. " computers in an apparent effort by spammers to harvest e-mail addresses and turn infected computers into remotely controllable spamming machines. Paul Henry People named Paul Henry:
The company's line of enterprise-class firewall/VPN (virtual private network) appliances incorporates advanced intrusion prevention and protocol anomaly A deviation from the standard protocol. An intrusion detection system (IDS) may look for protocol anomalies in order to identify attacks without a signature. Protocol anomalies reduce false positives with well-understood protocols, but may cause false positives with poorly understood or detection that serve to proactively protect networks against worms, such as Bagle, in several ways. (1) CyberGuard's strong SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) The standard e-mail protocol on the Internet and part of the TCP/IP protocol suite, as defined by IETF RFC 2821. SMTP defines the message format and the message transfer agent (MTA), which stores and forwards the mail. (simple mail transfer protocol See SMTP. (messaging) Simple Mail Transfer Protocol - (SMTP) A protocol defined in STD 10, RFC 821, used to transfer electronic mail between computers, usually over Ethernet. It is a server to server protocol, so other protocols are used to access the messages. ) application proxy See proxy server. allows administrators to scan e-mails for identifiable characteristics of known worms and viruses. In the case of Bagle, one would scan for the subject line containing only "Hi" and discard the e-mail. (2) The SMTP proxy enables companies to block all executables and strip them automatically from incoming mail. The proxy can also be configured to block only certain executables with identifiable characteristics so companies can continue to allow inbound e-mail with wanted executable attachments. (3) The appliances incorporate support for content vectoring protocol The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. Please help [ improve the introduction] to meet Wikipedia's layout standards. You can discuss the issue on the talk page. (CVP CVP central venous pressure. CVP abbr. central venous pressure CVP central venous pressure. CVP Central venous pressure, see there ) technology enabling companies to use sophisticated virus scanners that work aggressively to protect against new virus and worm threats. In a newly published white paper titled "The Evolution of Killer Worms," CyberGuard provides an overview of Internet worms and advises corporations on how they can minimize their exposure to worm attacks. A copy of the white paper, which includes a list of the top 12 steps a corporation should take to ward off worms, is available at http://www.cyberguard.com/pdf/EvolutionoftheKillerWorms.pdf. 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) is a registered trademark of CyberGuard Corporation. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. |
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