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netForensics Achieves OPSEC Certification from Check Point Software

EDISON, NJ - November 5, 2001 - netForensics, provider of innovative Security Information Management (SIM) solutions, today announced that its has achieved OPSEC® (Open Platform for Security) Certification from Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHKP), the worldwide leader in securing the Internet. OPSEC certification involves rigorous testing of the netForensics software solution with Check Point's Next Generation VPN-1®/FireWall-1® to ensure seamless interoperability and integration. By using netForensics in conjunction with Check Point's industry leading VPN-1/FireWall-1, customers can deploy a comprehensive, proven, analysis and reporting solution that monitors mission critical systems for secure e-Business.

"netForensics tight integration with Check Point's VPN-1/FireWall-1, helps customers to quickly assess and react to important security events occurring in the Internet infrastructure," said Ben Campbell, VP of Business Development at netForensics. netForensics' web-based SIM platform provides in-depth analysis giving an extensive view of all security events in a centralized environment. The powerful capabilities of netForensics allow security alerts to be analyzed in real-time and correlated through unique algorithms that perform the necessary tasks of aggregation, filtering and parsing techniques. This allows security administrators to focus on high-risk threats and provides management with the crucial analysis and meaningful reports it needs to understand risks and make informed decisions.

Campbell continued, "The OPSEC certification of netForensics validates our market leadership in Security Information Management and further improves the customer's plan for bullet-proof security and unmatched ease of integration and scalability."

"We are pleased to see netForensics attain OPSEC certification for its Security Information Management solution," said Upesh Patel, manager, OPSEC Alliance. "This achievement provides our mutual customers a comprehensive, real-time monitoring and reporting solution that addresses key concerns about managing the large quantities of security data and identifying threats in real-time.

About OPSEC
OPSEC (Open Platform for Security) is the industry's open, multi-vendor security framework. With over 300 partners, OPSEC guarantees customers the broadest choice of best-of-breed integrated applications and deployment platforms that support Check Point's Secure Virtual Network Architecture. Products that carry the OPSEC Certified seal have been tested to guarantee integration and interoperability. For complete OPSEC Alliance program information, including partner and product listings, the freely available OPSEC SDK (software development kit) and evaluation versions of OPSEC Certified products, visit http://www.opsec.com.

About netForensics
Located in Edison, NJ, netForensics, Inc. (www.netforensics.com), provides an innovative Security Information Management (SIM) software solution. netForensics finally gives security administrators the power to quickly assess security activity on the network and make real-time decisions that can significantly improve enterprise continuity and protect their security investment. Addressing a client base of government and Fortune 1000 enterprises, the netForensics product features a scalable distributed architecture focused on real-time reporting, correlation and forensic analysis of the millions of daily records generated by their security network. These capabilities allow network managers to access critical security information from any web-browser to pinpoint and respond to high-risk threats. netForensics' seamless integration with a wide variety of vendor security devices and applications provides centralized security monitoring, security threat analysis and automated response mechanisms.

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