ICSA Labs Announces 2nd Quarter 2004 Product Certifications; Thirty-One Products Pass ICSA Labs' Rigorous Testing Criteria.MECHANICSBURG, Pa. -- ICSA See TruSecure. Labs(R), a division of TruSecure Corporation(R), today announced that it has certified thirty-one firewall, IPSec and 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. products in Q2 2004 that all met the industry's most stringent testing criteria. The ICSA Labs' Certification Program provides assurance to the user community that certified products meet industry-accepted product security standards worldwide. "ICSA Labs is pleased to announce the successful candidates from the Q2 2004 round of product 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, ," said George Japak, vice president of ICSA Labs. "With the announcement of the first round of testing for SSL 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. , ICSA Labs again provides a valuable benchmark for end users to base their buying decisions." The companies that are the first to meet the criteria to become Secure Socket Layer VPN (SSL) certified products are: Aventail Corporation - EX-1500 SSL VPN Appliance; F5 Networks (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : FFIV FFIV Final Fantasy Four (video game) ) - Firepass 1000 and 4000; Juniper Networks Juniper Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: JNPR) is an information technology company based in Sunnyvale, California and founded in 1996. The company designs and sells Internet Protocol network products and services. (NASDAQ: JNPR JNPR Juniper Networks, Inc. (stock symbol) ) - NetScreen Secure Access SSL VPN Appliance; Netilla Networks, Inc. - Netilla Security Platform (E-Class); NetScaler - NetScaler 9400; and PortWise AB - PortWise mVPN. "ICSA's SSL VPN certification program marks an industry milestone by providing the first authoritative, independent product benchmark for this fast-growing category," said Reggie Best, 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 Netilla Networks, Inc. "For Netilla, this certification means that our customers can continue to benefit from our unique policy-enforcement capabilities with the assurance that we're in full compliance with ICSA Labs rigorous security and performance standards. The fact that this sector now offers the same type of recognized certification program that older networking technologies such as IPSec VPNs have been measured against is proof positive that today's SSL VPN products represent a mature -- and secure -- solution for delivering 'anytime, anywhere' access." The companies first to satisfy the requirements to become IPSec VPN certified products under criteria version 1.0D are: Draytek Corporation - Vigor Model 3300; Enterasys Networks, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : ETS ETS Educational Testing Service (nonprofit private educational testing and measurement organization) ETS Emergency Telecommunications Service ETS Electronic Trading System ETS Engineering (&) Technical Services ) - XSR XSR X-Band Scatterometer Radar 3020, 3250 and 1805 Series Security Routers; Juniper Networks (NASDAQ: JNPR) - NetScreen Product Group NS-5GT, MS5XT, NS25, NS50, NS204, NS208, NS500, NS5200, NS5400; Novell, Inc. - Novell Border Manager; and Secure Computing Corporation (NASDAQ: SCUR) - Sidewinder sidewinder, common name for a rattlesnake, Crotalus cerastes, found in the deserts of the SW United States. This 2-ft (60-cm), pale yellow and pink snake is named for its curious method of locomotion. G2. "Secure Computing is excited to have its latest version of our Sidewinder G2 Security Appliance ICSA IPSec certified. Consistent with our previous ICSA certifications where we strive to complete certification as soon as possible, customers now have the assurances that our security appliance provides a robust and interoperable IPSec solution," said Mike Gallagher, senior vice president of product development at Secure Computing. "Our IPSec capabilities, in addition to the full VPN, application-level intrusion prevention and firewall capabilities, integrated anti-spam, anti-virus, Web filtering, and SSL termination, deliver customers the most complete, high performance, all-in-one, security appliance in the marketplace today." The companies adding to the list of existing firewall certified products in Q2 2004 were: Astaro - Astaro Secure Linux; Netgear, Inc. (NASDAQ: NGTR) - Netgear ProSafe VPN FW Family; ServGate Technologies, Inc. - EdgeForce & EdgeForce Plus Family of Security Gateways; and SonicWall (NASDAQ: SNWL) - SonicWall Pro330. The companies adding to the list of existing ICSA Labs Premier Services certified products in Q2 2004 were: Netcontinuum, Inc. - NC-100; NVIDA Corporation (NASDAQNM: NVDA NVDA NVIDIA Corp (stock symbol) NVDA Non-Violent Direct Action (direct resistance lobbying) NVDA NonVisual Desktop Access (open-source screen reader) ) - nForce Networking Controller Personal Firewall; Sana Security, Inc. - Primary Response; and Sanctum, Inc. - AppShield. About ICSA Labs ICSA Labs, a division of TruSecure Corporation, offers vendor-agnostic testing and certification of security products. Hundreds of the world's top security vendors submit their products for testing and certification at ICSA Labs. The end-users of security technologies rely on ICSA Labs to authoritatively set and apply objective testing and certification criteria for measuring product compliance and reliability. The organization tests products in key technology categories such as anti-virus, firewall, IPSec VPN, cryptography, intrusion detection, PC firewall, content security, SSL VPN and Wireless LAN. About TruSecure Corporation TruSecure is the leading provider of intelligent risk management and compliance products and services.TruSecure dramatically improves security and reduces risk by helping organizations make better security decisions and maximize the effectiveness of existing security people, processes, and products. Leveraging TruSecure's vast security knowledge and intelligence gathering resources--including ICSA Labs, the global leader in information security product certification--as well as innovative technology and time-tested processes, our customers can predict which vulnerabilities present real risk, prioritize remediation efforts, quickly adapt to changes in the security threatscape, measure progress in improving their security posture, and document compliance with applicable security policies, standards and regulations. Headquartered in Herndon, VA, TruSecure Corporation has offices in North and Central America, Europe and Asia-Pacific regions. Our customer-proven solutions are used by more than 700 organizations worldwide. ICSA, ICSA Labs and TruSecure are registered trademarks of TruSecure Corporation. All other trademarks and service marks mentioned herein are property of their respective owners. |
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