We tested a PacketShaper 900 on a small test network showing how it can discover, classify and prioritize application traffic. We address four different questions that IT managers have about understanding how bandwidth-consuming applications interact over their networks, and how individual applications can be controlled for particular use cases.
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Monday, July 13, 2009
Coyote Point Strengthens Commitment to Foreseeson Technology Distribution
Coyote Point Systems, Inc., the leading provider of application acceleration and load balancing solutions for mid-market companies, today announced a channel distribution partner agreement with Foreseeson Technology to distribute Coyote Point's Equalizer family of load balancers and application acceleration solutions to VARs and solution providers throughout Canada.
The strong reputation of Foreseeson's distribution division comes from selecting and working with premier technology partners in delivering best-in-class products and services to value added resellers. Foreseeson's high value relationships with top Canadian reseller partners in the areas of IT infrastructure, network security, technology convergence and wireless will open up new market opportunities for Coyote Point. Foreseeson's extensive presence in the Canadian market will make it easier for solution providers to source the Coyote Point products they need in Canada.
"We are very excited about the new relationship with Coyote Point. The Coyote Point product line offers a comprehensive range of load balancing and traffic management solutions that complement Foreseeson Technology's networking offerings," said Brian Cherrin, general manager, distribution division of Foreseeson. "Coyote Point's Load Balancing and Application Acceleration technology helps us meet our own goal of providing high performance solutions at superior price point. We are committed to provide our resellers the best of breed technology that will help them deliver reliable, high performance applications and solutions to their own customers. In addition Coyote Point's channel program has the necessary support resources to help our reseller partners achieve success when integrating Coyote Point's high quality and extremely competitive systems into their solutions offering."
The distribution agreement with Foreseeson Technology is part of Coyote Point's strategic initiative to develop and serve its indirect Canadian sales channels. Targeted at web-enabled businesses, Coyote Point solutions are installed at many leading organizations in E-commerce, ISP/ASP, government, education, finance, legal, insurance and healthcare. Coyote Point's Equalizer GX Series delivers advanced enterprise features for server load balancing, Layer 4-7 application traffic management, virtualization Load balancing and optimization, SSL acceleration, HTTP web compression, disaster recovery and global server load balancing, and other key features for datacenter consolidation and application acceleration.
"Foreseeson Technology's reputation and strategic relationships with Canada's top resellers makes them the perfect choice for Coyote Point to expand our Canadian market presence." said Michael Hayes, Coyote Point's President. "Foreseeson Technology will give Canadian resellers easier access to our affordable enterprise class Equalizer GX family of solutions to help them build reliable and high performing solutions for their customers."
Announced earlier this year, the Equalizer GX family, built on new hardware and software architectures, provides up to 400 percent performance gains when compared to its predecessor. Hardware and software improvements offer reduced power consumption, the latest version of Coyote Point's EQ/OS software allows IT managers to reduce infrastructure expenditures, while ensuring 100 percent availability and increased performance of applications across the entire enterprise. The company has priced the product competitively at less than half the cost of competing products from traditional enterprise load balancer vendors.
To Purchase Coyote Point Systems Visit http://www.coyotePointWorks.com
The strong reputation of Foreseeson's distribution division comes from selecting and working with premier technology partners in delivering best-in-class products and services to value added resellers. Foreseeson's high value relationships with top Canadian reseller partners in the areas of IT infrastructure, network security, technology convergence and wireless will open up new market opportunities for Coyote Point. Foreseeson's extensive presence in the Canadian market will make it easier for solution providers to source the Coyote Point products they need in Canada.
"We are very excited about the new relationship with Coyote Point. The Coyote Point product line offers a comprehensive range of load balancing and traffic management solutions that complement Foreseeson Technology's networking offerings," said Brian Cherrin, general manager, distribution division of Foreseeson. "Coyote Point's Load Balancing and Application Acceleration technology helps us meet our own goal of providing high performance solutions at superior price point. We are committed to provide our resellers the best of breed technology that will help them deliver reliable, high performance applications and solutions to their own customers. In addition Coyote Point's channel program has the necessary support resources to help our reseller partners achieve success when integrating Coyote Point's high quality and extremely competitive systems into their solutions offering."
The distribution agreement with Foreseeson Technology is part of Coyote Point's strategic initiative to develop and serve its indirect Canadian sales channels. Targeted at web-enabled businesses, Coyote Point solutions are installed at many leading organizations in E-commerce, ISP/ASP, government, education, finance, legal, insurance and healthcare. Coyote Point's Equalizer GX Series delivers advanced enterprise features for server load balancing, Layer 4-7 application traffic management, virtualization Load balancing and optimization, SSL acceleration, HTTP web compression, disaster recovery and global server load balancing, and other key features for datacenter consolidation and application acceleration.
"Foreseeson Technology's reputation and strategic relationships with Canada's top resellers makes them the perfect choice for Coyote Point to expand our Canadian market presence." said Michael Hayes, Coyote Point's President. "Foreseeson Technology will give Canadian resellers easier access to our affordable enterprise class Equalizer GX family of solutions to help them build reliable and high performing solutions for their customers."
Announced earlier this year, the Equalizer GX family, built on new hardware and software architectures, provides up to 400 percent performance gains when compared to its predecessor. Hardware and software improvements offer reduced power consumption, the latest version of Coyote Point's EQ/OS software allows IT managers to reduce infrastructure expenditures, while ensuring 100 percent availability and increased performance of applications across the entire enterprise. The company has priced the product competitively at less than half the cost of competing products from traditional enterprise load balancer vendors.
To Purchase Coyote Point Systems Visit http://www.coyotePointWorks.com
Media Alert: Check Point's ZoneAlarm Extreme Security Protects Against ActiveX Threat
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. , the worldwide leader in securing the Internet, today announced that ZoneAlarm ForceField technology, included in ZoneAlarm Extreme Security, protects consumers against newly discovered drive-by attacks associated with Microsoft DirectShow Video ActiveX Control vulnerability. The new attack has already compromised thousands of Web sites, which in turn infect visitors with malware and expose them to potential information theft. By placing a two-way "bubble of security" around the browser, ZoneAlarm Extreme Security with virtualization technology, once again, stops infected sites from being able to silently download malicious programs onto the victim's PC. Similarly, ZoneAlarm's virtualization technology successfully protects consumers against recent attacks such as Nine Ball or Gumblar.
The still unpatched vulnerability works as users visit or are discreetly redirected to either a malicious Web site or a legitimate Web site that has been infected with malicious code. The moment a user visits an infected site, JavaScript is automatically executed to deliver malicious software unknowingly to the user's computer, by way of an exploit that exists in Microsoft DirectShow video streaming software. The downloaded malicious software allows the attacker to gain the same user rights as the local user. These rights allow the attacker to download more malicious programs, redirect victim's Web searches, intercept information the user types, or steal files that reside on the victim's computer. This silent, unsolicited download is known as a drive-by download.
Users at risk for this drive-by download have either the Windows 2000 or XP operating system, or Windows server 2003. Users must also have the DirectShow Video ActiveX plug-in (msvidctl.dll), which is typically widely distributed among Windows users.
"Since the code for the vulnerability is available in-the-wild, meaning that many hackers could take the code and use it to launch an attack, this vulnerability has the likelihood to lead to widespread use in a short amount of time," said Ben Khoushy, vice president of endpoint products for Check Point." Through Check Point's virtualized browser, these types of attacks are contained in a bubble of security the moment they surface, and often days before anti-virus programs are able to stop the same attacks. That is why Check Point's ForceField technology is so critical in today's Web-based threat environment."
ZoneAlarm Extreme Security successfully prevents drive-by downloads from damaging users' PCs or stealing their information through its unique virtualization technology. This technology is able to identify any downloads that the user doesn't know about or invite. ForceField redirects the drive-by download to a "sandbox" where the download remains trapped and cannot harm the operating system. In addition, the antivirus included in ZoneAlarm Antivirus, ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite and ZoneAlarm Extreme Security has now been updated to detect and remove the drive-by downloads known to be emanating from this attack, assuming consumers have the latest antivirus updates.
The still unpatched vulnerability works as users visit or are discreetly redirected to either a malicious Web site or a legitimate Web site that has been infected with malicious code. The moment a user visits an infected site, JavaScript is automatically executed to deliver malicious software unknowingly to the user's computer, by way of an exploit that exists in Microsoft DirectShow video streaming software. The downloaded malicious software allows the attacker to gain the same user rights as the local user. These rights allow the attacker to download more malicious programs, redirect victim's Web searches, intercept information the user types, or steal files that reside on the victim's computer. This silent, unsolicited download is known as a drive-by download.
Users at risk for this drive-by download have either the Windows 2000 or XP operating system, or Windows server 2003. Users must also have the DirectShow Video ActiveX plug-in (msvidctl.dll), which is typically widely distributed among Windows users.
"Since the code for the vulnerability is available in-the-wild, meaning that many hackers could take the code and use it to launch an attack, this vulnerability has the likelihood to lead to widespread use in a short amount of time," said Ben Khoushy, vice president of endpoint products for Check Point." Through Check Point's virtualized browser, these types of attacks are contained in a bubble of security the moment they surface, and often days before anti-virus programs are able to stop the same attacks. That is why Check Point's ForceField technology is so critical in today's Web-based threat environment."
ZoneAlarm Extreme Security successfully prevents drive-by downloads from damaging users' PCs or stealing their information through its unique virtualization technology. This technology is able to identify any downloads that the user doesn't know about or invite. ForceField redirects the drive-by download to a "sandbox" where the download remains trapped and cannot harm the operating system. In addition, the antivirus included in ZoneAlarm Antivirus, ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite and ZoneAlarm Extreme Security has now been updated to detect and remove the drive-by downloads known to be emanating from this attack, assuming consumers have the latest antivirus updates.
Media Alert: Check Point IPS Solutions Protect Against Unpatched ActiveX Threat
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. , the worldwide leader in securing the Internet, today announced that Check Point IPS Software Blade shields customers against drive-by attacks associated with a newly discovered Microsoft DirectShow Video ActiveX Control vulnerability. The new attack has already compromised thousands of Web sites, which in turn infect endpoints with malware and expose companies to potential data leakage. Check Point IPS customers gain immediate protection against the exploit through Check Point's automated IPS update services.
The still unpatched vulnerability works as users visit or are discreetly redirected to either a malicious Web site or a legitimate Web site that has been infected with malicious code. The moment a user visits an infected site, JavaScript is automatically executed to deliver malicious software unknowingly to the user's computer, by way of an exploit that exists in Microsoft DirectShow video streaming software. The downloaded malicious software allows the attacker to gain the same user rights as the local user. These rights allow the attacker to download more malicious programs, redirect victim's Web searches, intercept information the user types, or steal files that reside on the victim's computer. This silent, unsolicited download is known as a drive-by download.
Enterprise users at risk for this drive-by download have either the Windows 2000 or XP operating system, or Windows server 2003. Users must also have the DirectShow Video ActiveX plug-in (msvidctl.dll), which is typically widely distributed among Windows users.
Check Point IPS Software Blade protects networks against attacks that leverage the DirectShow exploit by detecting and blocking attempts to utilize specific ActiveX components. The IPS Software Blade provides protection during delays in a company's patching process to always ensure the security of the network. The protection is further strengthened by immediately available security updates, capable of detecting specific attempts to exploit newly emerging vulnerabilities. Check Point's IPS Software Blade is supported by Check Point IPS update service, which provides ongoing and real-time updates and configuration advisories for defenses and security policies. Check Point protections are developed and distributed by Check Point's Security Research and Response Centers located around the globe. Users of Check Point SmartDefense are also protected against the new vulnerability.
"This is a remotely exploitable vulnerability in which a hacker can infect a computer with malicious software over the Internet and infiltrate an enterprise network," said Oded Gonda, vice president of network security products at Check Point. "Check Point's innovative technology ensures that businesses have immediate protection from these types of exploits."
Based on the Software Blade architecture, Check Point IPS Software Blade provides complete, integrated, next generation firewall intrusion prevention capabilities at multi-gigabit speeds, with preemptive threat coverage for clients, servers, OS and other vulnerabilities, malware/worm infections, and more. The IPS Software Blade is comprised of a Multi-Tier Threat Detection Engine that combines signatures, protocol validation, anomaly detection, behavioral analysis, and other methods to provide the highest levels of network IPS protection. Software Blades are independent and flexible security modules that enable companies to select the functions they need to build a custom Check Point Security Gateway.
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The still unpatched vulnerability works as users visit or are discreetly redirected to either a malicious Web site or a legitimate Web site that has been infected with malicious code. The moment a user visits an infected site, JavaScript is automatically executed to deliver malicious software unknowingly to the user's computer, by way of an exploit that exists in Microsoft DirectShow video streaming software. The downloaded malicious software allows the attacker to gain the same user rights as the local user. These rights allow the attacker to download more malicious programs, redirect victim's Web searches, intercept information the user types, or steal files that reside on the victim's computer. This silent, unsolicited download is known as a drive-by download.
Enterprise users at risk for this drive-by download have either the Windows 2000 or XP operating system, or Windows server 2003. Users must also have the DirectShow Video ActiveX plug-in (msvidctl.dll), which is typically widely distributed among Windows users.
Check Point IPS Software Blade protects networks against attacks that leverage the DirectShow exploit by detecting and blocking attempts to utilize specific ActiveX components. The IPS Software Blade provides protection during delays in a company's patching process to always ensure the security of the network. The protection is further strengthened by immediately available security updates, capable of detecting specific attempts to exploit newly emerging vulnerabilities. Check Point's IPS Software Blade is supported by Check Point IPS update service, which provides ongoing and real-time updates and configuration advisories for defenses and security policies. Check Point protections are developed and distributed by Check Point's Security Research and Response Centers located around the globe. Users of Check Point SmartDefense are also protected against the new vulnerability.
"This is a remotely exploitable vulnerability in which a hacker can infect a computer with malicious software over the Internet and infiltrate an enterprise network," said Oded Gonda, vice president of network security products at Check Point. "Check Point's innovative technology ensures that businesses have immediate protection from these types of exploits."
Based on the Software Blade architecture, Check Point IPS Software Blade provides complete, integrated, next generation firewall intrusion prevention capabilities at multi-gigabit speeds, with preemptive threat coverage for clients, servers, OS and other vulnerabilities, malware/worm infections, and more. The IPS Software Blade is comprised of a Multi-Tier Threat Detection Engine that combines signatures, protocol validation, anomaly detection, behavioral analysis, and other methods to provide the highest levels of network IPS protection. Software Blades are independent and flexible security modules that enable companies to select the functions they need to build a custom Check Point Security Gateway.
To Purchase Check Point Products Visit http://www.checkpointworks.com
Check Point Software to Announce Second Quarter Financial Results
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHKP), the worldwide leader in securing the Internet, today announced that it will release its second quarter financial results for the period ending June 30, 2009, on Tuesday, July 28, 2009, before the U.S. financial markets open. Management will host a conference call with the investment community at 8:30 AM ET/5:30 AM PT on July 28. A live webcast of the call will be hosted on the company’s website.
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Media Alert: Check Point's ZoneAlarm ForceField Protects PCs
ZoneAlarm's Extreme Security virtualization technology and antivirus protection continue to shield consumers from new and sophisticated Web browser attacks. Check Point® Software Technologies Ltd. (Nasdaq: CHKP), the worldwide leader in securing the Internet, today announced that ZoneAlarm® ForceField technology protects consumers against Nine Ball, a multi-layered Web browser attack targeting legitimate Web sites to redirect users to malicious sites owned by the attacker. Nine Ball malicious programs typically attempt to steal information from users for potential financial or identity theft use. By placing a two-way “bubble of security” around the user’s browser, ZoneAlarm ForceField, also included in ZoneAlarm Extreme Security, stops Nine Ball infected sites from being able to redirect the browser to other sites, or to download malicious programs onto the consumer’s PC.
Nine Ball works as users visit one of the infected Web sites and are sent through a chain of redirections to sites owned by the attacker, before landing on the final drive-by download site. The downloaded malware attempts to infect user’s computer through a number of exploits including Adobe Reader, QuickTime, Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) and AOL SuperBuddy. The multiple redirections are designed to make tracking the attacker more difficult and occur in the background without the victim’s knowledge. The attack name “Nine Ball” refers to the name of the final landing page which is full of malicious drive-by exploits that are automatically downloaded to computers without user’s consent or knowledge. Once infected, anything the victim types could be monitored and used to commit identity theft, such as stealing credit card numbers, passwords or other sensitive data.
“In the past couple of years, more and more hackers have started targeting trusted Web sites to distribute malware designed to steal financial or personal information. Mass-compromise attacks such as Nine Ball, Gumblar and Beladen have already infected approximately 140,000 sites collectively,” said Ben Khoushy, vice president of endpoint products for Check Point. “Once again, Check Point’s unique ZoneAlarm ForceField virtualized browser security solution provides the necessary protection against the continuously evolving ways hackers try to exploit legitimate Web sites.”
ZoneAlarm ForceField successfully protects computers against attacks such as Nine Ball, or previously announced Gumblar, by placing an impenetrable two-way “bubble of security” around the browser. The ZoneAlarm ForceField sandbox prevents unwanted malware from damaging users’ PCs or from stealing users’ private information.
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Nine Ball works as users visit one of the infected Web sites and are sent through a chain of redirections to sites owned by the attacker, before landing on the final drive-by download site. The downloaded malware attempts to infect user’s computer through a number of exploits including Adobe Reader, QuickTime, Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) and AOL SuperBuddy. The multiple redirections are designed to make tracking the attacker more difficult and occur in the background without the victim’s knowledge. The attack name “Nine Ball” refers to the name of the final landing page which is full of malicious drive-by exploits that are automatically downloaded to computers without user’s consent or knowledge. Once infected, anything the victim types could be monitored and used to commit identity theft, such as stealing credit card numbers, passwords or other sensitive data.
“In the past couple of years, more and more hackers have started targeting trusted Web sites to distribute malware designed to steal financial or personal information. Mass-compromise attacks such as Nine Ball, Gumblar and Beladen have already infected approximately 140,000 sites collectively,” said Ben Khoushy, vice president of endpoint products for Check Point. “Once again, Check Point’s unique ZoneAlarm ForceField virtualized browser security solution provides the necessary protection against the continuously evolving ways hackers try to exploit legitimate Web sites.”
ZoneAlarm ForceField successfully protects computers against attacks such as Nine Ball, or previously announced Gumblar, by placing an impenetrable two-way “bubble of security” around the browser. The ZoneAlarm ForceField sandbox prevents unwanted malware from damaging users’ PCs or from stealing users’ private information.
To Purchase Check Point Products Visit http://www.checkpointworks.com
Media Alert: Check Point Endpoint Security Protects Enterprise
Check Point safeguards businesses by preventing data loss caused by mass-compromise attack against endpoints.Check Point® Software Technologies Ltd. , the worldwide leader in securing the Internet, today announced that users of Check Point Endpoint Security™ are protected against Nine Ball, a multi-layered Web browser attack targeting legitimate Web sites to redirect users to malicious sites owned by the attacker. Check Point Endpoint Security™ antivirus capabilities protect enterprise desktops and laptops against the malicious programs downloaded through the Nine Ball exploit, preventing the attacker from gaining access to proprietary data. The antivirus feature removes the malicious programs currently delivered through Nine Ball.
The Nine Ball attack first works by infecting a legitimate Web site, and then redirects the visiting victim to a malicious site owned by the attacker. The compromised Website, loaded with malware, checks for vulnerabilities in the browser, Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC), AOL Super Buddy, Adobe or QuickTime software on the user’s desktop, making the victim susceptible to a drive-by-download attempt. If successful, the attack will download a Trojan with a keylogger component used to log keystrokes. Anything the victim types could be monitored and used to commit data theft, such as stealing customer data, corporate credit card numbers or passwords.
“Corporate endpoints are a vulnerable entry point for exploits and can affect an entire organization if confidential data is leaked or misused,” said Ben Khoushy, vice president of endpoint products at Check Point. “As part of Check Point’s Total Security offering, our Endpoint Security solution protects against mass compromise attacks like Nine Ball, and also provides anti-spyware and encryption capabilities.”
To Purchase Check Point Products Visit http://www.checkpointworks.com
The Nine Ball attack first works by infecting a legitimate Web site, and then redirects the visiting victim to a malicious site owned by the attacker. The compromised Website, loaded with malware, checks for vulnerabilities in the browser, Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC), AOL Super Buddy, Adobe or QuickTime software on the user’s desktop, making the victim susceptible to a drive-by-download attempt. If successful, the attack will download a Trojan with a keylogger component used to log keystrokes. Anything the victim types could be monitored and used to commit data theft, such as stealing customer data, corporate credit card numbers or passwords.
“Corporate endpoints are a vulnerable entry point for exploits and can affect an entire organization if confidential data is leaked or misused,” said Ben Khoushy, vice president of endpoint products at Check Point. “As part of Check Point’s Total Security offering, our Endpoint Security solution protects against mass compromise attacks like Nine Ball, and also provides anti-spyware and encryption capabilities.”
To Purchase Check Point Products Visit http://www.checkpointworks.com
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