Stratum8's
Application Protection System (APS) Integrates with Industry's
Most Recognized Security Framework for Web Application Protection
SUNNYVALE,
CA (April 11, 2002) - Stratum8 Inc., today announced that it
has achieved OPSEC® (Open Platform for Security) certification
for its flagship Application Protection System (APS) product,
from Check Point™ Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHKP),
the worldwide leader in securing the Internet. Through OPSEC
certification, customers can be assured of the Stratum8 APS's
seamless integration with Check Point's market-leading VPN-1®/FireWall-1®
software. This integration provides a foundation for high-performance,
real-time application and network level security to join forces
to protect corporate servers and data assets.
"Real-time
security for enterprises running significant web applications
requires a tightly integrated combination of network, host and
application protection solutions," stated Abhishek Chauhan,
CTO and co-founder of Stratum8. "The APS will not only block
application level hacking and malicious intrusions but also
coordinate with the Check Point solution to alert and block
suspicious traffic at the gateway itself. APS administrators
can fine-tune this interaction based on key variables such as
number of hack attempts before gateway interception."
The
Stratum8 Application Protection System (APS) provides in-line,
real-time application level security as a compliment to firewall,
IDS and authorization-level security solutions. The APS sits
in the data path, performs analysis on all web traffic between
the web servers and browsers, and blocks hacking and malicious
intrusions based on the specific behavior of the protected web
sites. The Stratum8 APS provides deep content analytics, automatically
learns and improves performance, and can be deployed quickly
with little or no customization. The underlying threading and
compiler architectures of the APS allow for real-time deep application
analysis without introducing latency into the network.
"Protecting
web applications from malicious activity and attacks is critical,"
said Upesh Patel, manager OPSEC Alliance. "We are pleased that
Stratum8 has OPSEC certified the APS with Check Point NG. This
seamlessly interoperable web application protection solution
leverages both the APS technology and the Check Point NG to
detect and block application attacks in real-time."
About
Check Point's 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
Stratum8
Stratum8 Networks is a developer of security infrastructure
solutions to protect enterprise intranets, extranets and external
websites. Stratum8's flagship Application Protection System
(APS) prevents hacks and malicious intruders from ever reaching
their targets. Founded in 2000, the Company is headquartered
in Sunnyvale CA. www.stratum8.com.
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