Check Point Media Alert: ZoneAlarm ForceField Protects Against Adobe Flash Hack
April 09 2008 - 5:08PM
Business Wire
Check Point� Software Technologies Ltd. (Nasdaq:CHKP), the
worldwide leader in securing the Internet, today verified that
ZoneAlarm� ForceField�, a powerful browser security solution
currently available as a free public beta, inherently protects
against a browser-based Adobe Flash exploit discovered by Shane
Macaulay, recent winner of the PWN to OWN contest at the CanSecWest
security conference. The purpose of the PWN to OWN contest is to
responsibly unearth new vulnerabilities within the Macintosh,
Windows and Linux operating systems so that the affected vendor(s)
can address them. The exploit was disclosed to Adobe. Macaulay,
working with the ZoneAlarm development team, verified that
ZoneAlarm ForceField prevented the exploit�s arbitrary code from
affecting the PC�s real file system and registry. Through the use
of precision browser virtualization technology, ZoneAlarm
ForceField was able to contain the attack inside the �sandbox� and
prevent any permanent changes from being made to the operating
system. �Shane�s hack was particularly interesting, because a
signature-based security solution would not have protected the
user. Users with ForceField on their PC would have been protected
out of the gate,� said Laura Yecies, vice president and general
manager of Check Point�s ZoneAlarm consumer division. �By
virtualizing the browser, attacks are contained in a bubble of
security. It�s a critical layer of protection in today�s new
Web-based attack environment.� ZoneAlarm ForceField is the first
virtualized, on-demand browser security solution to enable
consumers to bank and shop online or surf dangerous areas of the
Internet without fear or limitation. Created with the principle
that it should never interrupt or degrade a user�s browsing
experience, ForceField works in the background to silently block
the dangerous, automatic �drive-by� Web downloads that users don�t
invite. ForceField simultaneously allows the things that make Web
surfing convenient and easy, including first-party cookies and
user-approved file downloads. Built from the ground-up specifically
to fight the emerging classes of browser-based Web threats,
ForceField has additional security layers that augment its
virtualization layer as well as an optional �Privacy Mode� that
erases all personal information after a Web browsing session to
further protect consumer privacy online. ForceField is currently
being offered as a free beta, which can be downloaded at
www.zonealarm.com. About Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (www.checkpoint.com) is the
leader in securing the Internet. Check Point offers total security
solutions featuring a unified gateway, single endpoint agent and
single management architecture, customized to fit customers�
dynamic business needs. We are unique in this offering as a result
of our leadership and innovation in the enterprise firewall,
personal firewall/endpoint, data security and VPN markets. Check
Point�s pure focus is on information security. Through its NGX
platform, Check Point delivers a unified security architecture to
protect business communications and resources, including corporate
networks and applications, remote employees, branch offices and
partner extranets. The company also offers market-leading endpoint
and data security solutions with Check Point Endpoint Security
products, protecting and encrypting sensitive corporate information
stored on PCs and other mobile computing devices. Check Point's
award-winning ZoneAlarm solutions protect millions of consumer PCs
from hackers, spyware and identity theft. 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
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