![]() This design removes access to the operating system from would-be hackers, creating a virtually impenetrable firewall environment. If a virus is found while employees transfer and receive files, use email, or even browse the Web, the files can be automatically disinfected before they are allowed to traverse through the firewall.ĬyberGuard’s firewall/VPN appliances incorporate multilevel security, which treats each layer of the secure operating system discretely, maintaining complete separation of network traffic from system components. F-Secure Anti-Virus for Firewalls is a gateway level solution ensuring that viruses, worms and Trojans hidden in Web and file transfers and email attachments do not access or leave the corporate network. To minimize the costs and damages stemming from virus infections, scanning should ideally be performed at the perimeter of the corporate network. Also, companies’ reputations can be in danger if they spread viruses to business associates. Virus infections often cause big financial losses because of network disruptions, decreased productivity, corrupted data and leaks of confidential information. ![]() If a virus enters the corporate network, fighting against it can be very costly, difficult and time consuming. Additionally, new kinds of complex and destructive viruses, worms and Trojans spread through Web surfing and file downloading. “We are delighted to be partnering with CyberGuard, it’s a win-win for our companies and our customers.”į-Secure estimates that 90 percent of computer viruses arrive via email. This gateway protection is core to our strategy, and personifies CyberGuard’s leading-edge solutions,” said Ilkka Starck, Executive Vice President of North American operations for F-Secure. “In addition to protecting individual end devices using local anti-virus products, many problems may be avoided if the threats are removed already at the gateway level. Increased Internet connectivity has enabled viruses and other malicious code to spread faster than ever before, causing a huge amount of damages and untold costs. We are pleased to be bringing this gateway solution to our customers.” “F-Secure’s technology stands above all the others, and combined with its frequent anti-virus signature updates, the decision was an easy one. Equally important, we required a partner with a reputation for excellent support,” said Pat Wheeler, vice president of business development at CyberGuard. “We were looking for an anti-virus solution that was proven, and with off-the-shelf interoperability with CyberGuard’s own technology. The content vectoring protocol (CVP) is a mechanism for integrating anti-virus gateway solutions with firewalls. ![]() Products developed under the new partnership will provide networks with unparalleled protection at the gateway, or intended point of entrance, against viruses, worms, Trojans, and other forms of threat that attack enterprises.īy incorporating F-Secure’s Anti-Virus for Firewalls technology into its CVP-compliant solution, CyberGuard is developing what is believed to be the only integrated anti-virus bundle that is sold, certified and supported by one vendor and that incorporates both gateway and firewall protections. 29, 2002–Ĭombined Gateway Solutions Protect Users From Increasing Number ofį-Secure (HEX: FSC), a leading provider of centrally managed security for today’s mobile, wireless enterprise, and CyberGuard (OTC: CYBG), a leading vendor of enterprise and electronic commerce security solutions to Fortune 1000 companies and governments worldwide, today announced that the F-Secure’s anti-virus technology will be integrated with CyberGuard’s family of firewall/VPN appliances.
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