FreeLists / 1stpicksoftware / [1stPickSoftware] Re: Symantec Unveils Blended Security Software

[Eugene Pummill <epummill@xxxxxxxxxx>]

What?  No spam exclusion!
On Tue, 30 Jul 2002 18:45:45 -0700
"Mike" <mikebike@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> 
> Symantec Unveils Blended Security Software 
> July 30, 2002 
> http://www.pcflank.com/news300702.htm
> New product called "Symantec Client Security" mixes firewall, antivirus, and
> intrusion detection tools to better protect users' PCs from complex Internet
> threats-including blended threats such as Nimda and Code Red. 
> 
> Symantec Monday announced a new product that integrates the company's
> desktop firewall, antivirus, and intrusion detection products into a single
> suite intended to better secure corporate PCs. 
> 
> Symantec Client Security melds the functions of all three types of security
> software into a suite in which each part works together with the others to
> protect PCs. 
> 
> This means that if the antivirus software detects a virus on or entering the
> PC, it can "tell" the firewall to raise its threat level and block the file
> containing the virus from accessing other files or applications to keep it
> from spreading. In the case of an attempted intrusion, the intrusion
> detection system can "tell" the firewall to block the connection the
> intrusion attempt is coming from and raise threat levels. 
> 
> The suite also includes content filtering based on a URL list. 
> 
> Symantec Client Security runs on Windows 98/ME/XP/NT/2000. It will ship
> worldwide in an English-language version in the second week of August, with
> French, German, Japanese, and Spanish versions shipping 10 days to 15 days
> after that, he says. A Chinese-language version will come after that, he
> adds. 
> 
> The software costs $69.90 per PC for 100 PCs, with volume discounts
> available.

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Eugene Pummill <epummill@xxxxxxxxxx>

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