Check Point SmartDefense Service
Provides Customers with Protection Against Exploits
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., - June 17, 2004
- Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHKP),
the worldwide leader in securing the Internet, today announced that
its InterSpect internal network security solution defends against
potential threats that can exploit the SOCKS protocol.
The SOCKS protocol is used by proxy servers to handle requests
from clients and forward these requests across the Internet. Trojans
or backdoor programs can use the default SOCKS port (TCP/1080) to
bypass firewalls, resulting in remote code executing and data theft.
Check Point provides customers with the best network and application-level
security protection for dynamic Internet threats such as exploits
of the SOCKS protocol. Customers using the SmartDefense Service
benefit from real-time updates and advisories that provide protection
against such new and emerging threats.
A detailed description of the threat and defense is available to
subscription customers of the SmartDefense Service. For more information,
please see advisory CPAI-2004-25 at http://www.checkpoint.com/securitycenter/advisories/index.html.
About Check Point SmartDefense Service
The SmartDefense Service capabilities are available for Check Point
products including VPN-1 Pro, Check Point Express, InterSpect and
Connectra.
About Check Point Software Technologies
Check Point Software Technologies is the worldwide leader in securing
the Internet. It is the confirmed market leader of both the worldwide
VPN and firewall markets. Through its Next Generation product line,
the company delivers a broad range of Perimeter, Internal and Web
security solutions that protect business communications and resources
for corporate networks and applications, remote employees, branch
offices and partner extranets. Extending the power of the Check
Point solution is its Open Platform for Security (OPSEC), the industry's
framework and alliance for integration and interoperability with
"best-of-breed" solutions from over 350 leading companies.
Check Point solutions are sold, integrated and serviced by a network
of more than 2,300 Check Point partners in 92 countries. For more
information, please call us at (800) 429-4391 or (650) 628-2000,
or visit us on the Web at http://www.checkpoint.com
or at http://www.opsec.com.
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names mentioned herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of
their respective owners. The products described in this document
are protected by U.S. Patent No. 5,606,668, 5,835,726 and 6,496,935
and may be protected by other U.S. Patents, foreign patents, or
pending applications.
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