RE: [FW1] hole in secure-remote VPN client?

[Ryan Russell <Ryan.Russell@sybase.com>]

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>Should SecuRemote software protect the client machine from the internet?
>
>No.  I don't think that we will see Checkpoint move in that direction, since
>then they would have to support hundreds of thousands of mini-"firewalls" on
>laptops around the world.  This seems to go against their positioning of the
>product in the market.
>
>As much as we may like to see this done, I for one, don't expect Checkpoint
>to provide this functionality.

http://www.checkpoint.com/press/1999/svnarchitecture_083099.html

CHECK POINT SOFTWARE ANNOUNCES
             SECURE VIRTUAL NETWORK (SVN) ARCHITECTURE

          First to Advance VPNs to Secure Complete Internet Environments

 REDWOOD CITY, Calif., ? August 30, 1999 ? Check Point Software Technologies
Ltd.
 (Nasdaq: CHKP) today announced a significant industry advance in VPN solutions
with its
 Secure Virtual Network? (SVN) architecture that incorporates all of the
critical elements for a
 secure Internet environment. Unlike currently available VPNs, the SVN approach
provides secure
 and seamless Internet connectivity between networks, systems, applications and
users across the
 Internet, intranets and extranets.

 In a major step towards delivering its SVN, Check Point Software made three
separate
 announcements regarding significant new products and components:

      New VPN-1 product family (a major new product release) ? Integrated
architecture
      including bandwidth management (QoS), PKI interoperability and a VPN high
availability
      solution.
      True client/server Internet security (new products) ? Extends full
security features
      down to the desktop/mobile client/server user. Delivers personal
firewall/VPN client
      capabilities.
      Reporting System (new product) -- delivers integrated security audit,
trend and
      accounting capabilities.

 (Editors? note: please refer to the three separate press releases detailing the
 related
 announcements.)

 "Corporations are building E-business infrastructure that requires full
security of client/server
 communications over the Internet," said Gil Shwed, chairman, chief executive
officer and president
 of Check Point Software Technologies. "Secure Virtual Networking (SVN) from
Check Point
 Software provides the comprehensive framework for secure communications across
the Internet,
 intranets and extranets."




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