Finjan Announces Out-of-the-Box Anti-Spyware Gateway Appliances to Effectively Address the Global Spyware Epidemic
Finjan's Unmatched Anti-Spyware Technology Now Available in Affordable Stand-Alone Gateway Appliances for Enterprises and SMBs
SAN JOSE, California, July 18 -- Finjan Software, the leading provider of Internet security solutions for businesses of all sizes, today announces the launch of its dedicated Anti-Spyware Gateway Appliance, the only gateway solution able to detect unknown and targeted Spyware attacks and block them before they can infiltrate company networks. These cost-effective, "plug-and-play" appliances are being offered for two market segments:o Vital Security(TM) Appliance NG-1700 for SMBs (25-500 users)o Vital Security(TM) Appliance NG-5700 for Mid-range Enterprises (501-20,000 users)
"Spyware is becoming a major security challenge, reaching epidemic proportions and being executed by sophisticated hackers motivated by financial reward with the explicit goal of remaining undetected for as long as possible. In line with this trend, we can expect to see an increasing number of targeted or personalized attacks (regional epidemics) against specific organizations, which cannot be detected by traditional security solutions," stated Arita Mattsoff, VP Marketing at Finjan. "Our new Anti-Spyware Gateway Appliances proactively detect unpublished and unknown spyware attacks without the need to install anti-spyware software on the desktop."
"With nine years of experience in the application-level behavior blocking domain, Finjan has honed its superior technology to stop all types of Spyware attacks at the gateway, preventing financial damage to businesses and organizations," concluded Mattsoff.
Utilizing customized capabilities derived from Finjan's patented next generation security technologies, the dedicated Anti-Spyware Gateway Appliances enable companies to protect their vital business assets from all types of Spyware, without compromising productivity or performance. Finjan's solution lets companies avoid the performance degradation, reduced productivity, helpdesk and cleanup costs resulting from Spyware, as well as the damages resulting from theft of confidential information and liability due to privacy violations.
Finjan's Anti-Spyware Gateway Appliances directly address the increasing demand from both mid-range enterprises and SMBs for cost-effective, out-of-the-box solutions that effectively and proactively combat Spyware, without affecting their business-critical Internet applications. These appliances are the only gateway-based anti-spyware solutions that operate at the application level to block known and unknown Spyware attacks that can easily elude existing anti-spyware, firewall and anti-virus solutions.
Finjan's dedicated Anti-Spyware Gateway Appliances are based on a set of customized capabilities from its Next Generation (NG) security technologies that specifically address the Spyware threat. These appliances use the following multiple layers and techniques to ensure highest level of security:o Blocks downloads, silent installations and automatic launch of Spyware (including drive-by downloads) performed during web browsing o Blocks malicious content matching Finjan's extensive list of known Spyware behavior profileo Prohibits access to and downloads from known Spyware sites based on Finjan's URL blacklistso Detects and blocks Spyware that tries to access local information, files, user details, registry and other local resources to prevent collection of personal informationo Detects installed Spyware (on previously infected machines) trying to access the Internet and blocks it from sending back "spied" information to its home site using integrated URL blacklist functionalityo Detects and blocks Spyware that tries to exploit known vulnerabilities
Finjan's solution detects Spyware by its behavior, which means that it is able to identify unknown or new Spyware attacks that cannot be identified by signature-based solutions, including targeted attacks against a particular organization or a limited number of computers which are virtually impossible to detect using network traffic analyzers. By operating at the application-level, it blocks complex Spyware attacks that elude firewall, IDS, IPS and other network-level solutions that only inspect packets.
Cost-Effective, Easy-to-Deploy Appliance
The Anti-Spyware Gateway Appliances were designed to provide maximum security at an affordable price. These appliances utilize a single security policy optimized to block known and unknown Spyware, which allows for quick "plug and play" installation and minimal maintenance. Automatic security updates and product upgrades, based on the ongoing research efforts of Finjan's renowned Malicious Code Research Center (MCRC) enhance security and reduce total cost of ownership.
By focusing only on the functionality and features required to protect against Spyware, Finjan is able to provide the best Anti-Spyware security on the market, in a very attractively priced stand-alone appliance.
About Finjan
Finjan Software is the leading provider of proactive, behavior-based secure content management solutions, protecting close to 4 million users from known and unknown attacks, globally. Finjan uses its Vital Security(TM) platform to determine actual code behavior and blocks any action that violates a predefined security policy, therefore surpassing the levels of defense offered by reactive and signature-based anti-virus and intrusion detection solutions. This superior technology enables Finjan to protect users proactively by responding to existing, and more importantly, yet to be developed attacks. Analyst firm IDC recognizes Finjan as the leader in the worldwide malicious mobile code security market. For more information about Finjan and its proactive protection solutions against threats driven by mobile malicious code, please visit: www.finjan.com.
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Finjan, Finjan logo, Vital Security, 1Box, Internet 1Box, SSL 1Box, Documents 1Box, NG-1000, NG-5000, and NG-8000 are trademarks or registered trademarks of Finjan Software, Inc., and/or its subsidiaries. All other registered and unregistered trademarks in this document are the sole property of their respective owners. The Finjan Software products described in this document are protected by one or more of the following U.S. Patents: 6092194, 6154844, 6167520, 6480962, 6209103, 6298446, 6353892 and 6804780 and may be protected by other U.S. Patents, foreign patents, or pending applications.
Media Contacts
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