Check Point� Software Technologies Ltd. (Nasdaq:CHKP), the
worldwide leader in securing the Internet, today announced that
users of its VPN-1 NGX products through Check Point SmartDefense
subscription service are protected against a new zero hour
unpatched memory corruption vulnerability in Microsoft Excel. The
vulnerability and reports of targeted exploits were announced in
Microsoft Security Advisory 947563 on January 15 and affect users
of Microsoft Office Excel 2003 Service Pack 2, Microsoft Office
Excel Viewer 2003, Microsoft Office Excel 2002, Microsoft Office
Excel 2000 and Microsoft Excel 2004 for Mac. When exploited via a
malformed Excel file, the vulnerability allows a remote attacker to
execute malicious code on a targeted system. Check Point protects
enterprise customers against this vulnerability via Check Point�s
SmartDefense services. The protection performs deep inspection of
malformed Excel files, thus covering all attack vectors attempting
to exploit this vulnerability. Unlike solutions that rely on
signatures for specific exploits, Check Point SmartDefense provides
broad protection. The development of this protection was
facilitated by SmartDefense�s long standing investment in building
an infrastructure for detecting and blocking malformed files.
�Providing rapid deployment of protection against new threats is a
key component of Check Point�s overall customer defense strategy,�
said Laura Yecies vice president of marketing at Check Point. �By
utilizing multiple methods of detection and analysis�to identify
malicious and exploitative characteristics in network
traffic,�Check Point uniquely protects enterprises against rapidly
emerging threats in instances where other signature-only based
methods fall short.� Check Point�s SmartDefense services maintain
the most current preemptive security for the Check Point security
infrastructure. To help defenses stay continuously ahead of today's
constantly evolving threat landscape, SmartDefense services provide
ongoing and real-time updates and configuration advisories for
defenses and security policies. More information about this
vulnerability can be found at Check Point Software�s SmartDefense
Services website at:
http://www.checkpoint.com/defense/advisories/public/2008/
cpai-17-Jan.html. (Due to its length, this URL may need to be
copied/pasted into your Internet browser's address field. Remove
the extra space if one exists.) About Check Point Software
Technologies Ltd. Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.
(www.checkpoint.com) is a leader in securing the Internet. The
company is a market leader in the worldwide enterprise firewall,
personal firewall, data security and VPN markets. Check Point�s
PURE focus is on IT security with its extensive portfolio of
network security, data security and security management solutions.
Through its NGX platform, Check Point delivers a unified security
architecture for a broad range of security solutions to protect
business communications and resources for corporate networks and
applications, remote employees, branch offices and partner
extranets. The company also offers market leading data security
solutions through the Pointsec product line, protecting and
encrypting sensitive corporate information stored on PCs and other
mobile computing devices. Check Point's award-winning ZoneAlarm
Internet Security Suite and additional consumer security solutions
protect millions of consumer PCs from hackers, spyware and data
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 hundreds of leading companies. Check Point solutions
are sold, integrated and serviced by a network of Check Point
partners around the world and its customers include 100 percent of
Fortune 100 companies and tens of thousands of businesses and
organizations of all sizes. �2003�2008 Check Point Software
Technologies Ltd. All rights reserved. Check Point, AlertAdvisor,
Application Intelligence, Check Point Endpoint Security, Check
Point Express, Check Point Express CI, the Check Point logo,
ClusterXL, Confidence Indexing, ConnectControl, Connectra,
Connectra Accelerator Card, Cooperative Enforcement, Cooperative
Security Alliance, CoreXL, CoSa, DefenseNet, Dynamic Shielding
Architecture, Eventia, Eventia Analyzer, Eventia Reporter, Eventia
Suite, FireWall-1, FireWall-1 GX, FireWall-1 SecureServer,
FloodGate-1, Hacker ID, Hybrid Detection Engine, IMsecure, INSPECT,
INSPECT XL, Integrity, Integrity Clientless Security, Integrity
SecureClient, InterSpect, IPS-1, IQ Engine, MailSafe, NG, NGX, Open
Security Extension, OPSEC, OSFirewall, Pointsec, Pointsec Mobile,
Pointsec PC, Pointsec Protector, Policy Lifecycle Management,
Provider-1, PureAdvantage, PURE Security, the puresecurity logo,
Safe@Home, Safe@Office, SecureClient, SecureClient Mobile,
SecureKnowledge, SecurePlatform, SecurePlatform Pro, SecuRemote,
SecureServer, SecureUpdate, SecureXL, SecureXL Turbocard, Security
Management Portal, Sentivist, SiteManager-1, SmartCenter,
SmartCenter Express, SmartCenter Power, SmartCenter Pro,
SmartCenter UTM, SmartConsole, SmartDashboard, SmartDefense,
SmartDefense Advisor, Smarter Security, SmartLSM, SmartMap,
SmartPortal, SmartUpdate, SmartView, SmartView Monitor, SmartView
Reporter, SmartView Status, SmartViewTracker, SMP, SMP On-Demand,
SofaWare, SSL Network Extender, Stateful Clustering, TrueVector,
Turbocard, UAM, UserAuthority, User-to-Address Mapping, UTM-1,
UTM-1 Edge, UTM-1 Edge Industrial, UTM-1 Total Security, VPN-1,
VPN-1 Accelerator Card, VPN-1 Edge, VPN-1 Express, VPN-1 Express
CI, VPN-1 Power, VPN-1 Power Multi-core, VPN-1 Power VSX, VPN-1
Pro, VPN-1 SecureClient, VPN-1 SecuRemote, VPN-1 SecureServer,
VPN-1 UTM, VPN-1 UTM Edge, VPN-1 VSX, Web Intelligence, ZoneAlarm,
ZoneAlarm Anti-Spyware, ZoneAlarm Antivirus, ZoneAlarm ForceField,
ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite, ZoneAlarm Pro, ZoneAlarm Secure
Wireless Router, Zone Labs, and the Zone Labs logo are trademarks
or registered trademarks of Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.
or its affiliates. ZoneAlarm is a Check Point Software
Technologies, Inc. Company. All other product names mentioned
herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective
owners. The products described in this document are protected by
U.S. Patent No. 5,606,668, 5,835,726, 5,987,611, 6,496,935,
6,873,988, 6,850,943, and 7,165,076 and may be protected by other
U.S. Patents, foreign patents, or pending applications.
Check Point Software Tec... (NASDAQ:CHKP)
Historical Stock Chart
From Aug 2024 to Sep 2024
Check Point Software Tec... (NASDAQ:CHKP)
Historical Stock Chart
From Sep 2023 to Sep 2024