Stonesoft Releases Technical Paper on Advanced Evasion Techniques
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
"New Methods and Combinatorics for Bypassing Intrusion Prevention Technologies"
Helsinki, Finland - November 30, 2010 - Stonesoft, an innovative provider of
integrated network security and business continuity solutions, today announced
the availability of a new technical paper on advanced evasion techniques, "New
Methods and Combinatorics for Bypassing Intrusion Prevention Technologies." The
technical paper is available at
www.antievasion.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/AET_Technical.pdf.
This paper is the first public release of technical details surrounding the
company's discovery of AETs, which was announced in October. The paper details
the current state of evasions and intrusion detection and protection within
network security. It also discusses the previous research on evasions leading up
to the discovery of AETs, and how AETs are poised to be a dangerous threat to
cyber security moving forward.
Since their discovery, AETs have received much attention and debate in the
network security industry. While some network security experts believe them to
be a mere extension of traditional evasion techniques, others - including ICSA
Labs - have validated their credibility as a new category of cyber threats.
Stonesoft's technical paper aims to fully explain the mechanics and impact of
AETs on network security as a whole.
Essentially, AETs allow cyber criminals and hackers to deliver any network
security threat such as worms or viruses to vulnerable target systems without
being detected by network security devices. Stonesoft has found that it is
possible to evade many, if not all, commercially available commercial intrusion
prevention systems (IPS) or other security devices (e.g. network firewalls). The
national computer security incident response team CERT-FI has issued a
vulnerability statement about advanced evasion techniques and continues to
organize a global vulnerability coordination effort around the issue.
"At the time of this announcement, we are continuing to work with CERT-FI to
disclose newly discovered AETs so the network security industry may collectively
find a way to combat these threats. We will continue to release new research
results and technical details within the boundaries of responsible disclosure,"
said Juha Kivikoski, chief operating officer at Stonesoft.
For more information on advanced evasion techniques and to download the
technical paper, please visit www.antievasion.com.
Contact:
Stonesoft Corporation
Juha Kivikoski
Chief Operating Officer
tel. +358 9 476 711
juha.kivikoski(AT)stonesoft.com
About Stonesoft
Stonesoft Corporation (NASDAQ OMX: SFT1V) is an innovative provider of
integrated network security solutions to secure the information flow of
distributed organizations. Stonesoft customers include enterprises with growing
business needs requiring advanced network security and always-on business
connectivity.
StoneGate(TM) Secure Connectivity Solution unifies firewall, VPN, IPS and SSL
VPN blending network security, end-to-end availability and award-winning load
balancing into a unified and centrally managed system. The key benefits of the
StoneGate solution include low TCO, excellent price-performance ratio and high
ROI. The StoneGate Virtual Security Solutions protect the network and ensure
business continuity in both virtual and physical network environments.
StoneGate Management Center provides unified management for StoneGate Firewall
with VPN, IPS and SSL VPN. StoneGate Firewall and IPS work together to provide
intelligent defense all over the enterprise network while StoneGate SSL VPN
provides enhanced security for mobile and remote use.
Founded in 1990, Stonesoft Corporation is a global company with corporate
headquarters in Helsinki, Finland and Americas headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia.
For more information, visit www.stonesoft.com, www.antievasion.com and the
corporate blog http://stoneblog.stonesoft.com.
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