TIS's Gauntlet firewall now runs on Solaris.GLENWOOD, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 5, 1996--Trusted Information Systems (Nasdaq: TISX) today announced that its Gauntlet gauntlet /gaunt·let/ (gawnt´let) a bandage covering the hand and fingers like a glove. (R) firewall, widely recognized as the most secure firewall in the industry, is now available for Sun Microsystems' Solaris platform, version 2.5.1 and above. "For some time now MIS professionals have been using Gauntlet products to provide the highest measure of security for their enterprise networks," said Harvey Weiss Harvey Weiss is an archaeologist, famous for the discovery of Tell Leilan, and who currently teaches at Yale University as well as attending his dig at Tell Leilan during the summers. , president of TIS's commercial division. "They can now choose a fully featured product that provides this security on Solaris, along with ongoing support and rigorous updates from the leader in network security." Like all Gauntlet firewalls, the firewall for Solaris protects against all known Internet attacks, including port scanning Sending queries to servers on the Internet in order to obtain information about their services and level of security. On Internet hosts (TCP/IP hosts), there are standard port numbers for each type of service. Port scanning is also widely used to find out if a network can be compromised. , address spoofing (1) Faking the sending address of a transmission in order to gain illegal entry into a secure system. See e-mail spoofing. (2) Creating fake responses or signals in order to keep a session active and prevent timeouts. , and the recent outbreak of SYN flooding and BIND attacks. TIS's introduction of support for Solaris comes on the heels of the announcement that the Gauntlet firewalls can now be configured to support Global Virtual Private Networks, allowing a company to use the speed and economy of the Internet while retaining the privacy and security of a private network. The encrypting Gauntlet GVPN (Global Virtual Private Network) A service from cooperating carriers that provides international digital communications for multinational companies. firewall incorporates the company's patented RecoverKey(TM) encryption key recovery technology, enabling use of strong encryption An encryption method that uses a very large number as its cryptographic key. The larger the key, the longer it takes to unlawfully break the code. Today, 256 bits is considered strong encryption. As computers become faster, the length of the key must be increased. on a global basis over the Internet. Trusted Information Systems Trusted Information Systems (TIS) was a computer security research and development organization during the 1980s and 1990s, performing computer security research for organizations such as NSA, DARPA, ARL, AFRL, SPAWAR, and others. , Inc., is a leading provider of comprehensive security solutions for protection of computer networks, including global Internet-based systems, internal networks and individual workstations and laptops. The company develops, markets, licenses and supports the Gauntlet(R) family of firewall products and other network security products, and provides cryptography and security consulting training, advanced research and engineering, and services for commercial and government customers. For more information, contact TIS at 301/527-9500. The TIS home page on the World Wide Web is http://www.tis.com CONTACT: Stacey Fairbairn, 301/527-9500 sef@tis.com |
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