- Signature-based anti-virus solutions must be complimented
with behavior-based solutions to adequately protect against
new virus and worm outbreaks -
SAN JOSE, Calif., March 31, 2004 -- Finjan Software,
the leading provider of proactive content security and management
solutions for global companies, today announced that a recently
published IDC report affirms the need for organizations
to implement proactive security solutions to compliment
traditional signature-based anti-virus software to adequately
defend against new virus, worm and malicious code attacks.
According to the report, author Brian Burke, research manager
for security products at IDC states, "The speed
with which new worms and malicious code are spreading has
caused the effectiveness of traditional signature-based
antivirus solutions to suffer. The recent onslaught
of viruses and worms such as Blaster, Nachi, and SoBig not
only highlights the importance of keeping security solutions
up to date, it also shines a spotlight on the growing need
for more proactive security products and services."
Using real-time scanning rather than time-consuming, signature
database updates, Finjan's suite of gateway and endpoint
security products utilizes proactive behavior inspection
technology to protect organizations from new virus, worm
and malicious code attacks instantly, and closes the window
of vulnerability left open by traditional signature-based
solutions. Finjan's suite of products include:
SURFINGATE for WEB - Proactive behavior inspection
security at the gateway for Web-based attacks.
SURFINGATE for E-MAIL- Proactive behavior inspection
security at the gateway for e-mail-based attacks.
SURFINSHIELD CORPORATE - Enterprise endpoint security
using proactive sandboxing technology for desktops and laptops.
SURFINGUARD PRO - Consumer endpoint security using proactive
sandboxing technology for desktops and laptops.
FINJAN MIRAGE - Document protection and management
for protecting intellectual property.
"The trends we've identified in the SCM software market
forecast leads us to conclude that organizations must take
a multi-layered approach to their security infrastructure
in order to adequately defend against new virus and worm
attacks," said Burke. "Among the security solutions
included in this layering approach must be proactive behavior-based
solutions that can block attacks that are yet-to-be identified
and do not rely on signature-file updates."
"Finjan was the first vendor to invent and commercialize
proactive behavior-based security software for the marketplace
in 1996. Our suite of products utilizes behavior-blocking
technology at the gateway and sandboxing technology for
the desktop and laptop," said Shlomo Touboul, founder
and CEO of Finjan Software. "Our suite of products
close the window of vulnerability left open by signature-based
AV products and were developed specifically to work in concert
with existing legacy security solutions. Layering Finjan's
proactive behavior-based software on top of traditional
signature-based solutions is an essential component in creating
a comprehensive security infrastructure for protecting your
computer systems from today's sophisticated attacks."
The IDC report titled, "Worldwide Secure Content Management
Software 2004-2008 Forecast: March 2004 Forecast,"
also identifies several emerging security trends including:
heightened use and sophistication of malicious code and
worms, convergence of Spam and viruses, increased speed
of infection, and shift in motive of virus writers from
destroying data to identity theft.
An abstract of the IDC report can be viewed or purchased
in its entirety at:
http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?containerId=30964
About IDC
IDC is the premier global market intelligence and advisory
firm in the information technology and telecommunications
industries. We analyze and predict technology trends so
that our clients can make strategic, fact-based decisions
on IT purchases and business strategy. Over 700 IDC analysts
in 50 countries provide local expertise and insights on
technology markets, and our management team is comprised
of experienced and respected industry luminaries. Business
executives and IT managers have relied for 40 years on our
advice to make decisions that contribute to the success
of their organizations.
About Finjan
Finjan Software is the leading provider of proactive content
security solutions to global organizations. Exceeding the
preliminary level of defense typically offered by reactive
anti-virus software solutions, Finjan's Vital Security platform
proactively responds to changing, yet-to-be-created Internet
security threats and closes the Window of Vulnerability.
Finjan is recognized by analyst firm IDC as the leader in
the worldwide malicious mobile code security market.
©Finjan Software
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