CyberGuard Extends Common Criteria Evaluation Assurance Level to EAL4+.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. & LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 23, 2002 -- Certificate Maintenance Program Augments CyberGuard's EAL EAL English as an Additional Language EAL Evaluation Assurance Level EAL Eastern Airlines EAL Emergency Action Level EAL Environmental Analysis Laboratory EAL Evidence Analysis Library (American Dietetic Association) 4-Certification and Extends Third-Party Evaluation to New Revisions and Upgrades -- CyberGuard Corporation (OTCBB OTCBB See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB). :CYBG), the technology leader in network security, today announced it has earned Common Criteria (Common Criteria for Information Technology Security) An international standard process for defining security objectives and for evaluating compliance with those objectives. The Common Criteria have largely replaced the Trusted Computer Security Evaluation Criteria (TCSEC), the Canadian Evaluation Assurance Level The Evaluation Assurance Level (EAL1 through EAL7) of an IT product or system is a numerical grade assigned following the completion of a Common Criteria security evaluation, an international standard in effect since 1999. 4+ (EAL4+) for the firewall technology (CyberGuard Firewall Release 4.3 and its derivatives, including the new 5.0) that is the base of its appliance line. The upgrade in status from EAL4 to EAL4+ results from ongoing evaluation of CyberGuard's firewall technology, which occurs through participating in the Common Criteria Evaluation Certificate Maintenance Scheme. The announcement came in conjunction with Infosecurity 2002, one of the largest information security conferences in Europe. CyberGuard is currently the only firewall provider in the world participating in an ongoing Common Criteria evaluation assurance maintenance program. This is significant because ongoing evaluation assures that, when firewall manufacturers issue new upgrades and revisions to certified technology, the product maintains its certified level, i.e., EAL4. Without ongoing evaluation, when new versions of a security product are released, those products do not retain the original assurance levels. Mike Wittig, chief technology officer and vice president of development for CyberGuard Corporation, commented, "We have a longstanding commitment to supporting independent information security evaluation. Assurance standards help providers achieve higher levels of quality in information security and help consumers make better purchasing decisions. But as important as the original certification process is, it is equally important for providers to keep their certifications current. Otherwise, purchasers might unsuspectingly deploy a product that may not have undergone rigorous security testing Security Testing: (The) Process to determine that an IS (Information System) protects data and maintains functionality as intended. The six basic security concepts that need to be covered by security testing are: confidentiality, integrity, authentication, authorisation, and is unsuitable for their particular environment." The Common Criteria for Information Technology Security Evaluation (CCITSE CCITSE Common Criteria for Information Technology Security Evaluation ) is a set of evaluation criteria agreed to by the National Security Agency/National Institute of Standards and Technologies and equivalent bodies worldwide. It was designed to resolve the technical and conceptual differences among existing standards for the evaluation of network security systems and products. Common Criteria version 2.1 recently became an International standard - ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 15408. The Common Criteria represents the outcome of efforts to develop criteria for evaluation of IT security that are widely accepted within the international community and recognized internationally by 15 countries: US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand New Zealand (zē`lənd), island country (2005 est. pop. 4,035,000), 104,454 sq mi (270,534 sq km), in the S Pacific Ocean, over 1,000 mi (1,600 km) SE of Australia. The capital is Wellington; the largest city and leading port is Auckland. , France, Germany, Finland, Greece, Israel, Italy, The Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland. Technical Note: Common Criteria EAL4+ signifies that the original EAL4 certification has been "augmented." In the letter from the certification body, CyberGuard received notice that its original evaluated technology had met the "requirements of EAL4 augmented with ALC (Assembly Language Coding) A generic term for IBM mainframe assembly languages. 1. ALC - Assembly Language Compiler. 2. ALC - Airline Line Control. _FLR FLR Floor FLR Florence, Italy (Airport Code) FLR Flare FLR Florida Lambda Rail FLR Forest Land Reserve FLR Forward-Looking Radar FLR Female Led Relationship FLR Force of Lower Readiness ." About CyberGuard Corporation CyberGuard Corporation, the technology leader in network security, provides enterprise and electronic commerce security 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. CyberGuard's appliances, which include SL, KS, FS and LX, hold Common Criteria EAL4+ certification, the most prestigious and rigorous IT security evaluation available. 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. 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. |
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