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Intrusion PDS 1110 Security Appliance Receives "Secured by Check Point" Certification And Offered At New, Lower Price!

Intrusion PDS 1110 Offers Excellent Price/Performance for VPN and Firewall Protection of Remote and Branch Offices

Richardson, TX, December 10, 2001 - Enabling customers to reduce the total cost of ownership of VPNs or firewalls in a small offices or remote locations, Intrusion Inc. (NASDAQ: INTZ), a leading provider of enterprise security solutions for the information-driven economy, today announced its Intrusion PDS 1110 desktop appliance has achieved "Secured by Check Point" certification from Check Point Software Technologies (NASDAQ:CHKP). Through "Secured by Check Point" certification, the Intrusion PDS 1110 ensures optimal operation of Check Point's market-leading VPN-1®/FireWall-1® SmallOffice software providing enterprises an ideal solution to secure their remote branch offices or small offices.

The purpose-built desktop or wall mount appliance features industry-leading PDS Pilot appliance management software and an easy-to-use Web-based GUI. To make the appliances even more cost effective, Intrusion Inc. is also launching the appliance with a special promotional price of $695 USD through December 31, 2001 - a 25% savings. Additionally, the Intrusion PDS 2110 appliance has also been reduced to $995 USD through December 31, 2001, a 33% savings from the $1,595 SRP.

"We are pleased to see Intrusion Inc. achieve "Secured by Check Point" certification for the PDS 1110," said Asheem Chandna, vice president of business development and product management for Check Point Software Technologies. "The Intrusion PDS 1000, 2000, and 5000 series solutions offer a complete family of "Secured by Check Point" VPN/Security appliances to secure SMB, enterprise remote, enterprise corporate, and service provider networks."

Engineered for small offices and remote branch offices with 25 or fewer users with a fractional T1/E1 or slower connection to the Internet, the Intrusion PDS 1110 appliance features a compact design and silent operation. From the PDS 1110 and 2110 for enterprise remote and branch offices through the new PDS 5000 series for the enterprise corporate office, PDS appliances feature the PDS Pilot appliance management system giving customers the advantage of a single software system for the entire product line, offering a much lower total cost of ownership.

"The 'Secured By Check Point' certification of our Intrusion PDS 1110 appliance further delivers on our commitment to customers to offer a full range of appliances for all sizes of enterprise and all types of deployments," said Ryon Packer, vice president of product management, business development and marketing for Intrusion Inc. "Intrusion's range of "Secured by Check Point" appliances now reach from the data center or server room to the small and remote offices that require a highly competitive price point, compatibility with enterprise class systems, and Check Point's leading VPN-1/FireWall-1 technology."

PDS 1110
This 7" x 5" desktop or wall mounted appliance has a 300MHz processor, 64MB RAM, 128MB compact flash, 3 10/100 Ethernet interfaces and one serial port. This appliance is rigorously tested, certified and pre-installed with Check Point VPN-1/FireWall-1 SmallOffice software. The Intrusion PDS 1110 hardware has a suggested North American retail price of $895.00 USD, but Intrusion is offering a special promotional price of $695 USD through the December 31, 2001.

Intrusion PDS Pilot Appliance Management Software
Intrusion's PDS Pilot 2.0 appliance management software, included with all Intrusion security appliances, provides IT professionals with a secure operating system and easy-to-use Web-based management system. PDS Pilot software delivers an extensible, secure platform to stage, deploy, remotely manage and diagnose all Intrusion appliances. Designed to work with any Web browser, it offers management consistency to increase operational ease for security administrators.

About Intrusion Inc.
Intrusion Inc. is a leading global provider of enterprise security solutions for the information-driven economy. Intrusion Inc.'s suite of security products help businesses protect critical information assets by quickly detecting, analyzing and responding to network- and host-based attacks. The company's products include intrusion detection and vulnerability assessment systems, and modular, scalable "Secured by Check Point" VPN security appliances for Check Point Software Technologies' (NASDAQ: CHKP) market-leading VPN-1®/FireWall-1®. For more information, please visit www.intrusion.com.

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