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Media Alert: Check Point to Enter Beta for New ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite 7.0 |
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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.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--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around more outdated solutions.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.
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