InterSpect Solves University's
Eight Second Network Infection Rate
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. - Oct. 25, 2004
- Check Point® Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHKP),
the worldwide leader in securing the Internet, today announced that
University of Kansas has successfully deployed Check Point InterSpect™
to proactively block the spread of worms and attacks throughout
the internal university network, resolving their eight second network
infection rate.
Rich in tradition, the University of Kansas is a completely modern
connected institution, with 15 wired residence halls, technology-enhanced
classrooms, wireless zones and public computer labs providing one
computer for every 20 undergraduates. With their advanced network
infrastructure, the University provides 28,000 students one of the
best values in higher education, according to ratings by US
News & World Reports and Barron's
magazine. The University's IT team found the fall, back-to-school
time especially challenging when the 3,500 students would return
to the residence halls and plug their own laptops into the campus
network. Many of the laptops go unprotected for the entire summer
- students use them for emailing, chatting, gaming, and music swapping
-- and they come back loaded with viruses, worms, and spyware. These
threats then spread at astronomical rates to the campus network.
For example, in fall 2003, back-to-school time coincided with the
Blaster worm outbreak. Infections spread rapidly through dorms,
infecting student computers at a rate of one every eight seconds,
and then moving onto the campus network, where it quickly overwhelmed
routers and switches causing sluggish performance and timeouts.
"It took three weeks to completely stabilize the situation
caused by the Blaster worm. Then the Sasser worm struck in the spring,
and the security staff fought the same battle all over again and
in both instances, we were in a very reactive mode," said Charles
Crawford, IT Security Officer for University of Kansas. "With
Check Point InterSpect we had no repeat of last year's chaos. We
are out of panic mode and now practicing proactive security measures.
We are confident that with InterSpect in place, our network is secure
and that provides us with peace of mind."
Check Point InterSpect Makes the Grade
The University of Kansas evaluated IPS and IDS products and found
them to be inferior because of their passive nature. Additionally,
these devices also called for University of Kansas to place each
dorm on a separate network, thereby increasing network complexity
and costs with the need for separate units at each dorm.
To resolve their security issues, the University of Kansas turned
to Check Point InterSpect and realized the following benefits:
- Proactive Attack Prevention - Enables
University of Kansas to immediately block suspicious traffic and
provide proactive defenses against vulnerabilities.
- Isolation of Problem Systems - Allows
administrators to segment the dormitories into separate security
zones keep suspicious computers at bay to prevent further contamination
until a potential attack is identified and thwarted.
- Unified Internal and Perimeter Security
Management - Provides centralized management of the entire
campus network including firewall and VPN gateways from a single,
intuitive management console.
- Reduced Cost and Maximized Resources
- Eliminates attacks and costs associated with them, allowing
the University's administrators to focus on other IT projects
- Comprehensive LAN Protocol Protection
- Differentiates between legitimate traffic and home-grown
applications, while also providing comprehensive support for Microsoft
and other LAN protocols extensively used throughout a university
environment.
"With InterSpect, the University of Kansas can rest assured
that they will not experience another Blaster situation that costs
time and money to repair," said Carol Stone, vice president
of marketing for Check Point Software Technologies. "Instead
they benefit from our intelligent, pre-emptive attack protection
that enables them to keep their school network up-and-running 24x7."
For more information on the University of Kansas and their Internet
security deployment, please visit http://www.checkpoint.com/corporate/success/stories/1004unikansas.html.
About The University of Kansas
Founded in 1864, the main KU campus consists of 950 acres atop historic
Mount Oread in Lawrence, Kansas. KU serves as a major comprehensive
research and teaching institution as well as a center for learning,
scholarship, and creative endeavor.
About Check Point Software
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. 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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