Check Point to Enter Beta for New ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite 7.0
New Version Strengthens Fundamental Security Features to Protect Users Against Increasingly Sophisticated Internet Attacks; Technical Users Set to Test New Antivirus, Improved Anti-Spyware and More
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-Check Point® Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ:CHKP), the worldwide leader in securing the Internet, today announced plans to start the technical public beta testing phase of the highly-anticipated ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite 7.0.
Recognizing that hackers today are blending different threats such as spyware, Trojans, worms and viruses into amalgamated consumer PC attacks, the new ZoneAlarm suite focuses on dramatically strengthening the core anti-malware assets.
A new antivirus engine detects and removes a wider variety of threats with hourly signature updates to ensure that users have the industry's most rapid protection against emerging attacks. More robust anti-spyware provides an additional layer of defense against blended threats. And ZoneAlarm's innovative OSFirewall - the only firewall-based proactive prevention feature in a suite today - has been updated with new malware blocking capabilities, stopping spyware, rootkits, keyloggers and more from ever infecting a user's PC.
A new Auto-Learn Mode automatically configures security settings based on the user's unique PC environment and behavior, greatly reducing the number of alerts a user may experience upon installation of ZoneAlarm.
"With the increasing sophistication of hacker attacks and the rapid exploitation of new vulnerabilities, it is more important than ever to take a layered approach with PC security," said Laura Yecies, vice president and general manager of Check Point's consumer division. "Many types of attacks mimic one another in behavior or structure, blurring the lines between viruses and spyware. The ZoneAlarm suite takes a comprehensive, proactive approach to consumer protection to thwart hackers who work around more outdated solutions. We're very pleased to enter this final phase of testing in anticipation of the suite's general public availability later this year."
The current version of the award-winning ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite 6.5 was released in June and features the industry's strongest firewall, plus antivirus, anti-spyware, anti-spam, the OSFirewall, privacy protection, parental controls and a unique identity theft protection service. The beta testing for ZoneAlarm 7.0 is expected to last 4-7 weeks.
About Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (www.checkpoint.com) is a leader in securing the Internet. It is a market leader in the worldwide enterprise firewall, consumer Internet security and VPN markets. Through its NGX platform, the company delivers a unified security architecture for a broad range of perimeter, internal, Web, and endpoint security solutions that protect business communications and resources for corporate networks and applications, remote employees, branch offices and partner extranets. The company's ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite and additional consumer security solutions are among the highest rated in the industry today, proactively protecting millions of people from hackers, spyware, viruses and identity theft. Extending the power of the Check Point solution is its Open Platform for Security (OPSEC), the industry's framework and alliance for integration and interoperability with "best-of-breed" solutions from over 350 leading companies. Check Point solutions are sold, integrated and serviced by a network of more than 2,200 Check Point partners in 88 countries and its customers include 100 percent of Fortune 100 companies and tens of thousands of businesses and organizations of all sizes.
Contacts
Check Point Software Technologies
Allison Wagda
415-633-4524 (Media)
awagda@zone.checkpoint.com
