Stonesoft Firewall Evaluated Against National Institute of Standards and Technology's USGv6 Requirements
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
ICSA Labs Tests Stonesoft Firewall Appliance
for High Availability and IPv6 Interoperability
Helsinki, Finland - April 23, 2012 - Stonesoft, an innovative provider of
integrated network security and business continuity solutions, today announced
that its firewall solution has met the U.S. National Institute of Standards and
Technology's USGv6 evaluation requirements.
In addition, Stonesoft passed two certification tests - the Network Firewall
IPv6 and High Availability modules - meeting the rigorous certifications
standards set forth by ICSA Labs. ICSA Labs is an accredited testing partner and
co-developer of the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology USGv6
testing program, ensuring that the IPv6 technical standards and interoperability
evaluation requirements are met.
With IPv4 addresses now exhausted, network security products are under increased
pressure to be compliant with IPv6-enabled network technologies. The USGv6
testing program certifies hosts, routers, switches and security products for
U.S. government acquisition if agencies require or request IPv6 technology.
"As government networks evolve, IPv6 interoperability is becoming increasingly
important. This evaluation demonstrates that Stonesoft's firewall appliance is
technically capable of providing the same high standard of security to both IPv4
and IPv6-enabled networks in the public sector," said Brian Monkman, technology
programs manager, ICSA Labs.
Stonesoft is one of the few firewall vendors to receive USGv6 certification.
Antti Kuvaja, Director, Product Management at Stonesoft comments: "The future of
network technology is deeply tied to IPv6. Stonesoft has already taken the
technical steps needed to provide seamless, military-grade protection for IPv6
networks. This evaluation demonstrates that we're ready to secure any network,
whether IPv4, IPv6 or networks in transition."
Although the test was conducted on the Stonesoft FW-310 appliance, all Stonesoft
appliances - physical and virtual - are equally capable of IPv6 functionality as
they run the same security engine code base.
By passing ICSA's Network Firewall certification modules (IPv6 and high
availability), this test confirms that the Stonesoft firewall solution performs
stateful failover of established firewall sessions in various network and
firewall outage scenarios within a defined time limit and without introducing
security vulnerabilities. The firewall also demonstrates the ability to log
events related to the failover as well as provide required administrative
functions. Stonesoft is one of the only network security vendors today that can
maintain network availability and security in the event of a network outage.
For more information on Stonesoft's security solutions, please visit
www.stonesoft.com. To learn more about ICSA Labs' USGv6 and HA testing, go to
www.icsalabs.com.
Contact
For more information, please contact:
Antti Kuvaja
Director, Product Management
Stonesoft Corporation
Tel. +358 9 476 711
E-mail: antti.kuvaja(AT)stonesoft.com
About ICSA Labs
ICSA Labs, an independent division of Verizon, offers third-party testing and
certification of security and health IT products, as well as network-connected
devices, to measure product compliance, reliability and performance for many of
the world's top security vendors. ICSA Labs is an ISO/IEC 17025:2005 accredited
and 9001:2008 registered organization. Visit http://www.icsalabs.com and
http://www.icsalabs.com/blogs for more information.
About Stonesoft
Stonesoft Corporation (NASDAQ OMX: SFT1V) delivers software based, dynamic and
customer driven network security solutions that secure the information flow and
simplify security management. The company's product portfolio consists of the
industry's first transformable Security Engine, standalone next generation
firewalls and intrusion prevention systems, and SSL VPN solutions. At the core
lies Stonesoft's Management Center which unifies the management of entire
networks.
Stonesoft serves private and public sector organizations requiring high
availability, ease of management, compliance, dynamic security and protection of
their critical digital assets and business continuity against today's rapidly
evolving cyber threats. Stonesoft is a recognized researcher of advanced evasion
techniques used in targeted cyber attacks to bypass security.
Stonesoft has the highest customer retention rate in the industry due to low
TCO, ease of management, and overall customer excellence. Stonesoft's customer
base covers more than 4,000 mid- or large-sized organizations across various
industries and geographical markets.
Founded in 1990, the company's track record is well recognized by certifiers,
industry analysts and demanding customers. The company's corporate headquarters
are based in Helsinki, Finland and North American headquarters in Atlanta,
Georgia. For more information, visit www.stonesoft.com.
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