CyberGuard Corporation Announces CyberGuard Firewall for Windows NT Release 4.2.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)--May 5, 1999-- -- New Version of this Flexible Firewall Adds Proxy Framework Capability and Other New Features to Provide Superior Security, Performance and Value -- CyberGuard Corporation, a leading provider of network security solutions, today announced the availability of the latest version of its award-winning CyberGuard(R) Firewall for Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. (R): Release 4.2. Release 4.2 builds upon the ITSEC See NCSC. E3-certified technology of its predecessor by adding a series of proxies and enhancements that provide the highest level of security, performance and flexibility available, as demanded by enterprises looking to protect their mission-critical applications in the Windows NT environment. The CyberGuard Firewall for Windows NT is designed to be scalable and flexible enough to offer this government-certified level of security protection to commercial and government organizations of all sizes. "Our new Release 4.2 sets the industry standard for Windows NT firewalls," stated David Proctor David William Proctor (born May 4, 1984 in Bellshill, North Lanarkshire) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a right-back or right midfielder for Scottish Premier League club Inverness Caledonian Thistle. , 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 CyberGuard Corporation. "The CyberGuard Firewall for Windows NT was the first and only firewall to automatically harden security vulnerabilities in the Windows NT environment; Release 4.2 now goes one step higher by adding the high-level performance, new proxies, and content validation capability that places this firewall above the competition." New Features The CyberGuard Firewall for Windows NT features new Proxy Framework(tm) technology, which serves as the foundation for all proxies in Release 4.2. Proxy Framework provides CyberGuard with the capability to easily add new application proxies to the firewall to meet customer requirements, while offering users the benefit of an application proxy level of security at a packet filter level of performance. Also, CyberGuard's new virus protection option utilizes 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 ). This allows end users to integrate any of the leading antivirus solutions, including Symantec Corporation's (Nasdaq:SYMC SYMC Symantec Corporation (stock symbol) ) Norton AntiVirus product, into the CyberGuard Firewall. The CyberGuard Firewall for Windows NT now also features Secure Sockets Layer (networking, security) Secure Sockets Layer - (SSL) A protocol designed by Netscape Communications Corporation to provide secure communications over the Internet using asymmetric key encryption. (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. ) capability, Static Network Address Translation (NAT (Network Address Translation) An IETF standard that allows an organization to present itself to the Internet with far fewer IP addresses than there are nodes on its internal network. ), and is the only Windows NT firewall to feature Split Domain Name System (DNS (Domain Name System) A system for converting host names and domain names into IP addresses on the Internet or on local networks that use the TCP/IP protocol. For example, when a Web site address is given to the DNS either by typing a URL in a browser or behind the ). "Each new feature meets customer demands for the highest levels of security and ease-of-use," noted Martin Ryan, CyberGuard VP of Worldwide Sales and Operations. "By making these additions to what was already the most secure firewall available for Windows NT, we have clearly surpassed offerings from vendors such as Check Point (Nasdaq:CHKP CHKP Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (stock abbreviation, AMEX) ) and Axent (Nasdaq:AXNT). The CyberGuard Firewall for Windows NT provides customers with exactly what they want: an easy-to-use firewall at an unsurpassed level of security that is both flexible and affordable to fit the needs of their individual enterprise. "The introduction of Release 4.2 follows our recent "Best Buy" rating that was awarded to our Windows NT Firewall by SC Magazine," stated Ryan. "Introducing a new version of this award-winning firewall that has even more features makes it clear that the best has become even better." Along with the most complete and robust set of proxies available for intranets, extranets and the Internet available, the CyberGuard Firewall for Windows NT features the unique SecureGuard OS wrapper. SecureGuard protects against both known and unknown Windows NT security vulnerabilities, hardening the Windows NT environment by disabling at-risk features. The four features of SecureGuard: environment hardening, watchdog service, packet-filtering interceptor, and SecureGuard auditing, combine to provide a layer of protection for the Windows NT operating system that no other vendor can offer. Pricing and Availability The CyberGuard Firewall for Windows NT is available now. For more information please contact your local CyberGuard representative or visit the CyberGuard website at www.cyberguard.com. Pricing for the base firewall software starts at $1,495 (US List). To download a free 30-day evaluation copy of the firewall, click on www.cyberguard.com/freent About CyberGuard Corporation CyberGuard Corporation is a leading provider of enterprise security and electronic commerce solutions to Fortune 1000 companies and governments worldwide. CyberGuard's award winning, industrial-strength firewall products and services protect the integrity of data and applications from unauthorized access. The Company has world headquarters in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida and branch offices worldwide. More information on CyberGuard Corporation can be found at http://www.cyberguard.com CyberGuard Firewall is a trademark of CyberGuard Corporation. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. Note to Editors: For copies of CyberGuard's recent press releases via fax, at no charge, please call (800) 344-4297. |
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