AlgoSec Firewall Analyzer Certified on Check Point Next Generation Internet Security Platform

Fremont, CA —

Algorithmic Security Inc. (AlgoSec), a pioneer in automated firewall policy analysis, today announced that its industry leading Firewall Analyzer has achieved OPSEC™ (Open Platform for Security) certification from Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHKP), the worldwide leader in securing the Internet. Through OPSEC certification, AlgoSec's Firewall Analyzer now seamlessly integrates with Check Point's market-leading VPN-1®/FireWall-1® Next Generation™ software.

AlgoSec's Firewall Analyzer provides a detailed examination of the actual rule set - or policy file - of enterprise firewalls, looking for rules that contain inherent risks or that interfere with peak firewall performance. Firewall Analyzer's patent-pending algorithms effectively calculate every possible packet the firewall may ever have to process: Every combination of source and destination IP addresses, over every interface, for every protocol and every port number. This unprecedented level of examination provides administrators with unmatched ability to tune their firewall policy for better security and higher performance.

By conducting its policy analysis entirely offline, Firewall Analyzer is favored by firewall auditors and administrators alike as it presents no danger of disruption to production firewall environments. Firewall change management is also improved through Firewall Analyzer's "What If" analysis feature that allows users to assesses proposed new policy changes prior to production deployment.
"The OPSEC integration now offers enterprise Check Point customers the ability to automate the previously time consuming and error prone tasks of firewall security audit, change management and policy optimization processes" said Yuval Baron, CEO of AlgoSec.

"We are pleased to see that AlgoSec has achieved the OPSEC certification" said Amir Ben-Efraim, Director of Business Development at Check Point Software Technologies. "Through the integration of the AlgoSec Firewall Analyzer and Check Point's VPN-1 technology our joint customers will benefit from comprehensive change and risk management solutions. We are committed to open standards and making sure IT administrators have the best firewall protection on the market for the highest level of security."

About AlgoSec
Algorithmic Security Inc. (AlgoSec) provides advanced risk management solutions for network security. With seven years of R&D backing it, AlgoSec has developed the most effective software for analyzing, auditing, and certifying firewall and router ACL policies, change management, and policy optimization. AlgoSec offers IT Security and Operations personnel unparalleled assistance to ensure their firewall policies are really safe and comply with corporate policy and industry best practices. For more information, visit the AlgoSec website at www.algosec.com.

About Check Point's OPSEC®
OPSEC (Open Platform for Security) is the industry's open, multi-vendor security framework. With over 350 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.

###