Web
Hosting Company Implements Secure Computing Sidewinder
G2 Firewall to Protect Customers' Web and E-Commerce
Sites [2nd December 2003]
Secure Computing Corporation (SCUR)
, the experts in protecting the most important networks
in the world, today announced that WebWeavers Internet
Services, a full service Internet design and presence
provider, has implemented Secure Computing Sidewinder(R)
G2 Firewall(TM) to protect its customers' Web and e-commerce
sites. Sidewinder G2 meets the demands of WebWeavers'
thousands of customers by providing the industry's highest
level of firewall protection with deep packet application
filtering and intrusion prevention at gigabit speeds.
And, since Sidewinder G2 has never required an emergency
security patch, WebWeavers can be confident that they
are protecting against even the most sophisticated Internet
attacks.
"In the Web hosting business, hackers
are more than a nuisance, they can virtually cripple
a hosting company's entire operation if proactive protections
are not properly in place," said Darrell Williams,
CEO at WebWeavers Internet Services. "Having the
world's best firewall protecting our network enables
us to provide the high level of security and reliability
that our customers require. Sidewinder G2's Strikeback(R)
capabilities are outstanding, and each time I receive
a report saying a hacker's IP has been put into a black
hole, it confirms that we made the right decision by
implementing Secure Computing Sidewinder G2 Firewall."
In a recent article, "Best Firewalls
for the Enterprise", Michael Rasmussen, a director
of research at Forrester Research told NewsFactor: "...
if security is the top priority, enterprises are best
off going with Secure Computing, which offers an application-proxy
firewall. Application-proxy firewalls are software applications
that run on a server between a network and the server,
and determine what type of traffic is accepted or blocked.
Because it operates at the application layer, an application-proxy
firewall guards against such dangers as e-mail and instant-messaging
attacks, as well as buffer overflows."
Secure Computing Sidewinder G2 Firewall
provides enterprise strong(TM) protection for the world's
most important networks. With simple Power-It-On(TM)
deployment and SecureOS(R) UNIX operating system, the
G2 Firewall and VPN gateway improves manageability and
lets you say "good-bye" to emergency security
patches without sacrificing performance. Sidewinder
G2's hybrid, tunable architecture encompasses the entire
range of firewall mechanisms from stateful inspection
to intrusion-preventing application proxies, secured
servers, and Strikeback(R) intrusion detection and automated
response.
"When wire-speed, high-security
is a priority, there is no better choice than Secure
Computing Sidewinder G2 Firewall," said Vince Schiavo,
senior vice president of worldwide sales and marketing
at Secure Computing. "Sidewinder G2 provides customers
like WebWeavers with an easy-to-use network security
solution that doesn't require ad hoc patches for each
new Internet attack. This dramatically lowers total
cost of ownership by reducing the time and money required
for administration and management."
About Secure Computing
Secure
Computing (NASDAQ: SCUR) has been protecting the most
important networks in the world for over 20 years. With
broad expertise in security technology, we develop a
comprehensive line of enterprise security products that
help our customers create a trusted environment both
inside and outside of their organizations. Our more
than 11,000 global customers, supported by a worldwide
network of partners, include the majority of the Dow
Jones Global 50 Titans and the most prominent organizations
in banking, financial services, healthcare, telecommunications,
manufacturing, public utilities, and federal and local
governments. The company is headquartered in San Jose,
Calif., and has sales offices worldwide. For more information,
see http://www.securecomputing.com.
All trademarks, trade names or service
marks used or mentioned herein belong to their respective
owners.
This press release contains forward-looking
statements relating to the anticipated delivery of Sidewinder
G2 Firewall to WebWeavers and the expected benefits
of such relationship, and such statements involve a
number of risks and uncertainties. Among the important
factors that could cause actual results to differ materially
from those indicated by such forward-looking statements
are delays in product development, undetected software
errors or bugs, competitive pressures, technical difficulties,
changes in customer requirements, general economic conditions
and the risk factors detailed from time to time in Secure
Computing's periodic reports and registration statements
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
SOURCE: Secure Computing Corporation
Secure Computing
Shannon Gomez, 408-979-6121
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