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Finjan Software and Check Point Software Technologies Tighten Java Security

SurfinGate Java applet scanning integrated with Check Point's OPSEC enterprise security platform

RSA Data Security Conference, San Francisco, CA – January 28, 1997 -- Finjan Software, the leading provider of independent Java™ security solutions, and Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHKPF), the market leader in enterprise security software, today announced that they are working together to enable secure use of Java technology. Under terms of the agreement, Finjan will integrate its SurfinGate™ Java applet scanning technology with Check Point™ FireWall-1™ via the Content Vectoring Protocol (CVP) in Check Point's Open Platform for Secure Enterprise Connectivity (OPSEC) architecture. The integration of the two products will enable corporations to take advantage of the benefits of Java technology safely and securely.

In today's world of Internet downloadables, mini-applications like Java applets enter network computers temporarily when users access Java-enabled Web sites or use Web browsers such as Netscape Navigator 3.0. According to a recent InfoWorld survey, one out of every three sites on the Web is Java-enabled, and it is estimated there are more than 20 million people using Java-enabled Web

browsers such as Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator. While this downloadable computing greatly expands on-line services, it also opens new security holes by automatically allowing unchecked applets into the network without any warning, announcement, or even opportunity for users to refuse them. Together with Check Point's FireWall-1, Finjan's SurfinGate technology eliminates these security holes by protecting against malicious Java applets at the gateway while enabling users to reap the benefits of the powerful Java technology.

"Finjan and Check Point Software are at the forefront of the enterprise security industry and are bringing the world's leading enterprise security vendor and the number one provider of Java security closer together. Thanks to the integration of our two technologies, the corporate security manager can enjoy protection from a full spectrum of powerful enterprise security solutions," said Shlomo Touboul, CEO of Finjan Software.

"Check Point Software has earned its reputation as an industry innovator in the enterprise security market, most recently with our OPSEC architecture, the first open enterprise security platform," said Dr. Deborah Triant, president and CEO of Check Point Software Technologies, Inc. "The integration of SurfinGate with FireWall-1 is further proof that the OPSEC architecture enables us to react quickly to emerging customer needs and easily plug in best-of-breed solutions across the broad range of enterprise security requirements."

SurfinGate protects intranet and Internet users from automatically downloaded hostile Java applets that carry out malicious attacks, including industrial espionage, e-mail fraud, resource theft, or unnoticed alteration of information, among many other problematic and counterproductive activities. SurfinGate closely examines all Java applet content with patent pending scanning technology, assigns an Applet Security Profile, and allows users to choose what applet activities are allowed or denied accordingly.

SurfinGate Technology Benefits:

Intelligently scans and analyzes all downloadable content, whether signed or unsigned
Protects entire corporate network from undesired applets at the gateway level, before a security risk can reach the intranet
Manages a hierarchical security policy for departments, groups and individual users within the corporation
Allows Internet/intranet users more access to on-line services by providing private applet security

Check Point Software's OPSEC Architecture

Check Point Software's Open Platform for Secure Enterprise Connectivity (OPSEC) is a single platform that integrates and manages all aspects of enterprise security through an open, extensible management framework, using a combination of published application programming interfaces (APIs), support for industry-standard protocols and a high-level scripting language. As a result of the OPSEC architecture, customers can easily and seamlessly integrate a full spectrum of security applications into the FireWall-1 enterprise security solution to manage functions such as access control, address translation, authentication, auditing, accounting, encryption and content security. With OPSEC, all facets of enterprise security are defined and driven by a single, central enterprise-wide security policy, ensuring that corporate security is safer, simpler to maintain and more comprehensive than ever before.

Finjan - The New Security Company for the New Computing Paradigm
Finjan Software Ltd. is the leading provider of multi-layer security solutions for the new world of Internet/intranet downloadables, and Finjan solutions protect enterprise and stand-alone computer resources from the potential risks of downloadables such as Java applets. With a dynamic group of technology specialists and an advanced research center with a fresh approach, Finjan is positioned as a technological leader that can anticipate trends and help define downloadables security in the new paradigm of computing. SurfinGate and SurfinShield Java protection technologies are available at Finjan's web site, http://www.finjan.com .

Check Point Software Technologies - The Enterprise Security Market Share Leader
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. is the leader in global enterprise security software and inventor of the Stateful Inspection architecture. The company commanded a 40% share of the worldwide firewall market in 1995 according to an IDC study issued in February, 1996. Its products are sold worldwide through OEM partners, distributors, VARs, systems and network integrators and Internet Service Providers. The company has U.S. headquarters in Redwood City, California and international headquarters in Ramat Gan, Israel. For product information, please call (650) 482-4900, e-mail info@checkpoint.com or visit Check Point at http://www.checkpoint.com .

 

 

1997 Finjan Software Ltd. SurfinGate is a trademark of Finjan Software Ltd.; All other trademarks are owned by their respective holders. Check Point, the Check Point logo, and Check Point FireWall-1 are trademarks of Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. All other product names mentioned herein are trademarks of their respective owners.