WatchGuard Firebox X Appliances Help Neutralize Danger from Infected or
Malicious Web Pages
SEATTLE, Dec. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- WatchGuard(R) 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(R) 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(R) 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(R) 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.
Chris McKie
WatchGuard Technologies
206-613-3760
chris.mckie@watchguard.com
Abbie Kendall
Tabor Communications
503-816-1067
abbie@taborcommunications.com
SOURCE WatchGuard Technologies, Inc.
Chris McKie of WatchGuard Technologies, +1-206-613-3760,
chris.mckie@watchguard.com; or Abbie Kendall of Tabor Communications,
+1-503-816-1067, abbie@taborcommunications.com, for WatchGuard(R)
Technologies
