Firewall manufacturer Check Point has forged an alliance with two
network security suppliers to develop IT security for protecting
users from network attacks aimed at exploiting multiple parts of an
enterprise.
During the Networld+Interop and Comdex 2002 conference, in Atlanta,
USA, Check Point, Okena and Intruvert Networks annouced the
initative called Intrusion Prevention Ecosystem.
Based on Check Point's Open Platform for Security (OPSEC)
framework, the three suppliers plan to develop out-of-the-box
technology aimed at boosting the accuracy of detecting a network
security threat.
Raj Dhingra, vice-president of marketing at Intruvert, said the
security system would combine several security measures including
in-line connected firewall and VPN capabilities, host-based
intrusion detection security (IDS) and network layer
protection.
"[Users] want prevention at multiple levels [through] a distributed
deployment layer in the enterprise," Dhingra said. "Each level of
the Intrusion Prevention EcoSystem is contributing to better
accuracy and getting more comprehensive attack coverage."
The Ecosystem is being demonstrated by Check Point at the N+I
show.
Initially, the Ecosystem will be comprised of Check Point's
VPN-1/FireWall-1 Next Generation product, Intruvert's IntruShield
intrusion prevention solution and Okena's StormWatch host-based IDS
product. According to Dhingra, third-party suppliers of intrusion
prevention technologies will be able to build security products for
the Ecosystem as long as their products met certain
prerequisites.
The importance of stringent security policies to recognise and
block malformed or malicious traffic capable of penetrating a
network's defences is becoming paramount to end-users.