Zone Labs' ZoneAlarm Pro Among the First to Receive ICSA Labs PC Firewall Certification.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 6, 2001 ZoneAlarm Pro Passes Stringent Testing Criteria To Achieve Firewall Certification by ICSA See TruSecure. Labs Zone Labs Inc., a leading creator of Internet security ''This article or section is being rewritten at Internet security is the process of protecting data and privacy of devices connected to internet from information robbery, hacking, malware infection and unwanted software. solutions, today announced that its award-winning PC firewall product, ZoneAlarm Pro, has received certification from ICSA Labs, a worldwide leader in setting security standards for information security products and an independent division of TruSecure Corporation. This certification marks A certification mark on a commercial product indicates five things:
"Powerful protection on the individual PC is extremely important to ensure the safety of both corporate and personal data," said Larry Bridwell, content security program manager for ICSA Labs. "ICSA Labs introduced the PC Firewall Certification program in conjunction with end users and vendors as a standard by which to gauge the different protection levels and overall quality of the multiple firewalls currently on the market and we are pleased to announce that ZoneAlarm Pro has met all the rigorous certification criteria of the program." ZoneAlarm Pro protects more than 15 million Internet-connected PCs from hacker A person who writes programs in assembly language or in system-level languages, such as C. The term often refers to any programmer, but its true meaning is someone with a strong technical background who is "hacking away" at the bits and bytes. attacks and damage caused by malicious code. ZoneAlarm Pro delivers powerful security features such as a personal `stealth stealth Any military technology intended to make vehicles or missiles nearly invisible to enemy radar or other electronic detection. Research in antidetection technology began soon after radar was invented. mode' firewall that barricades the PC against hacker attacks and unwanted intrusions as well as Application Control which allows users to control which application programs communicate with the Internet. In addition, ZoneAlarm Pro can identify and quarantine quarantine (kwŏr`əntēn), isolation of persons, animals, places, and effects that carry or are suspected of harboring communicable disease. 37 different file types used in malicious email attachments See e-mail attachment. with MailSafe-Email Attachment Protection. The security product also includes password protection; easy to use, "one click" support for local area networks as well as advanced configuration utilities for more technically-knowledgeable users. "The ICSA Labs certification of ZoneAlarm Pro re-affirms the quality of Zone Labs technology and the ability of Zone Labs' products to successfully protect Internet-connected PCs," said Gregor Freund, 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. and co-founder of Zone Labs. "Whether a PC connects to the Internet in the home or in the office, ZoneAlarm Pro protects that PC and the important information stored on it from hacker attacks and infiltrations, providing an additional level of control and peace-of-mind." To achieve ICSA Labs PC Firewall Certification, a product must demonstrate that it can provide protection for the host it is deployed on under normal business usage. The firewall must also offer functional control for concurrently active local Ethernet and dialup networks; maintain consistent protection across multiple successive dialup connections; protect common external network attacks, provide for restriction of outgoing network communication, and log events in a consistent and useful manner. About TruSecure Corporation TruSecure provides global 10,000 companies with comprehensive enterprise risk-management programs that assure the ongoing security of their critical systems and information. By integrating disparate security products and processes into a comprehensive risk-management program, TruSecure helps hundreds of companies achieve greater risk reduction at lower cost. TruSecure's ICSA Labs is the security industry's central authority for product standards and testing, and today certifies more than 95% of the market's anti-virus software anti-virus software n → Antivirensoftware f , network firewalls, cryptography and IPSec products. TruSecure's monthly magazine, Information Security, is the industry's leading trade publication. Based in Herndon, VA, TruSecure Corporation is privately-held with investors including J. & W. Seligman & Co., J.P. Morgan Partners, Weston Presidio Capital, Greylock and WaldenVC. For more information about TruSecure, please visit www.trusecure.com. About Zone Labs, Inc. Zone Labs Inc. is a leading creator of Internet security solutions. Zone Labs produces patented TrueVector(TM) technology, the software platform on which the company builds its award-winning security solutions for consumers, small businesses, enterprises and service providers. Zone Labs' product line includes the award-winning ZoneAlarm and ZoneAlarm Pro Internet security utilities, which millions of PC users have downloaded, making them the de facto standards Hardware or software that is widely used, but not endorsed by a standards organization. Contrast with de jure standard. de facto standard - A widespread consensus on a particular product or protocol which has not been ratified by any official standards body, such as ISO, . Zone Labs Integrity, also built on the TrueVector platform, is a centrally managed endpoint security solution, protecting corporate data, productivity and reputation from hackers. Founded in 1997, Zone Labs is a private company headquartered in San Francisco, California “San Francisco” redirects here. For other uses, see San Francisco (disambiguation). The City and County of San Francisco (EN IPA: [sænfrənˈsɪskoʊ] , USA. Strategic investors in Zone Labs include noted security luminary John McAfee John McAfee (born September 1945) is a computer programmer and founder of McAfee. He was one the first people to design anti-virus software and the first to develop a virus scanner. He was born in England and raised in Salem, Virginia. , founder of McAfee Software, EastWest VentureGroup, Intel Capital, Oxford Bioscience Partners, Pacific Venture Group and Visa International. For more information, please contact Zone Labs at 415/341-8200. Editors' Notes: TrueVector, ZoneAlarm, the Zone Labs logo and Zone Labs Integrity are trademarks of Zone Labs Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. ZoneAlarm Pro has received a WinList Award from the editors of WinMag.com, a "Best Security Product" award from the editors of PC World as well as an Editors Choice from PC Magazine in both 2000 and 2001. ZoneAlarm was awarded a CNET (body) CNET - Centre national d'Etudes des Telecommunications. The French national telecommunications research centre at Lannion. Editors Choice Award, a Home Office Computing computing - computer Gold award, as well as a Best Buy Award and World Class Award from the editors of PC World in both 2000 and 2001. |
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