The Israeli company, founded in 1993, specialises in firewall and VPN (Virtual Private Network) software and debuted on the stock market in 1996. Check Point will join the top 100 on 18 December. The Nasdaq-100 represents the largest non-financial...
Using firewall and virtual private network (VPN) software from Israeli-based Check Point, the appliance is designed to protect business networks and communications. Sun Microsystems has teamed up with firewall maker Check Point Software to offer a...
The most common security risks relate to basic mistakes in firewall management and the configuration of VPN services, allowing the VPN to be located and profiled, according to Kevin Foster, strategy manager at NTA Monitor.
The second flaw affects the company's earlier virtual private network product, VPN-1, and won't be fixed, as Check Point no longer supports the software. Two flaws in Check Point Software's flagship firewall software could allow an attacker to...
A new element in the updated IOS is improved protection against denial of service attacks, which flood networks with millions of packets causing routers and servers to freeze under the pressure. Platon said the company is working on a product that...
The list of affected products includes Cisco IOS, Cisco PIX Firewall, Cisco Firewall Services Module, Cisco VPN 3000 Series Concentrators and the Cisco MDS Series SanOS, according to the alert. It is an important part of IPsec, which is used to...