Released on: December 16, 2007, 10:59 pm

Press Release Author: finessePR

Industry: Software

Press Release Summary: WatchGuard® Technologies, a global provider of network
security solutions, today announced that its current line of WatchGuard Firebox X
Core and Peak network security appliances helps to neutralize the latest Java
security risk for Mac OS X 10.4.x users.

Press Release Body:


WatchGuard Helps Protect Apple Users from Latest Java Exploit

WatchGuard Firebox X Appliances Help Neutralize Danger from Infected or Malicious
Web Pages

New Delhi - December 17, 2007 - WatchGuard® Technologies, a global provider of
network security solutions, today announced that its current line of WatchGuard
Firebox X Core and Peak network security appliances helps to neutralize the latest
Java security risk for Mac OS X 10.4.x users.
WatchGuard customers are protected from the most common form of vulnerability -
infection or attack by way of a malicious web page - because WatchGuard mitigates
this type of vulnerability by way of its Application Proxy technology, which is
embedded in all current WatchGuard Firebox X network security appliances.
Application Proxy technology re-routes HTTP traffic (web traffic) through an
application-layer proxy. This proxy separates user web traffic from the web-source,
and by doing so, allows the WatchGuard Firebox X appliance to inspect web-based
traffic, neutralize and protect against this type of exploit.
"Unlike deep packet inspection firewalls, which only examine lower layers of data
packets, an application proxy can actively inspect and mitigate malicious code
right at the application layer," said Eric Aarrestad, Vice President of Marketing
at WatchGuard. "When activated, the application proxy function in WatchGuard
Firebox X solutions can detect and deter this type of web-based, application-layer
attack before it can turn into something more severe."
WatchGuard acknowledges that other vectors of this Java exploit, such as from
e-mail or FTP, could exist. WatchGuard recommends that users download Java Release
6 for Mac OS X 10.4 as proscribed by Apple.

WatchGuard Application Proxy Technology Provides Complete and Holistic Security
All WatchGuard Firebox X network security solutions utilize Application Proxy
firewall technology, which is fundamentally more secure than appliances that rely on
packet filtering alone. Packet filtering only inspects the bottom three-to-four
layers of the OSI communication model (physical, datalink, network and transport),
leaving several layers, including layer-7, the application layer, vulnerable to
exploitation. By enforcing deep packet inspection in concert with Application Proxy
firewall technology, WatchGuard Firebox X appliances inspect all seven layers of the
OSI model, thus providing unmatched, holistic network security.

About WatchGuard Technologies, Inc.
Since 1996, WatchGuard® Technologies, Inc. has been the advanced technology leader
of network security solutions, providing mission-critical security to hundreds of
thousands of businesses worldwide. The WatchGuard Firebox® X family of wired and
wireless threat management appliances provide extensible network security, in-depth
analysis, and unparalleled network visibility, management and control. WatchGuard
products are backed by WatchGuard LiveSecurity® Service, an innovative support,
maintenance, and education program. WatchGuard is headquartered in Seattle and has
offices throughout North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and Latin America. To learn
more, visit http://www.watchguard.com/.



WatchGuard, Firebox, and LiveSecurity are registered trademarks of WatchGuard
Technologies, Inc. All other marks are property of their respective owners.



Web Site: www.watchguard.com

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