Tuesday, 25 October 2005 14:02 EST

Global Command Center(TM) Release 3.1 enables consistent policy enforcement and scalability across the Enterprise

BOCA RATON, Fla. Oct. 25, 2005--CyberGuard(R) Corporation (NASDAQ:CGFW), a global provider of security solutions that protect the business-critical information assets of Global 2000 enterprises and government organizations, today announced significant new capabilities for its Global Command Center central management platform. The new release, Global Command Center 3.1, provides security professionals with a solid foundation for defining, managing and auditing security policies in a device-independent manner which scales to very large networks.


New in Release 3.1 are significant enhancements which include the integrated management of CyberGuard and non-CyberGuard security devices, improved management flexibility with intelligent filtering and graphical network topology tools, expanded Business Continuity capabilities and policy compliance reporting. Release 3.1 also adds improved threat mitigation through "actionable" reports and the PulseCast(TM) network lockdown feature, which allows security administrators to proactively manage "zero-day" attacks. These features make it easier to manage a large, multivendor security infrastructure while ensuring a high level of regulatory compliance.

"As network security has become more integral to regulatory compliance, it has simultaneously become more complex to administer. The proliferation of devices, applications and security policies has made many enterprise networks accidents waiting to happen," said Pat Clawson, CEO of CyberGuard. "Global Command Center 3.1 can bring order to this chaos by quickly identifying policy inconsistencies across the network and allowing those responsible for network security to take immediate control of network security," added Clawson.

Global Command Center's policy compliance reporting automates the process of collecting and comparing configuration data from all of CyberGuard firewall/VPN appliances, and alerts administrators when non-compliant systems are identified. Configuration audit reports make it easy to quickly determine what changes were made, when, and by whom, or whether the anomaly is due to a failure to apply the security policy to the affected system. These reports can be distributed automatically to security administrators and auditors charged with compliance monitoring.

As part of Global Command Center Release 3.1, security administrators are able to instantly respond to a network threat or unauthorized use of network resources with a single click while viewing a Global Command Center report. In addition, with CyberGuard's PulseCast(TM) technology, administrators can pre-define and then instantly deploy a restrictive security policy that locks down at-risk systems while preserving business-critical operations. When the attack is over, PulseCast restores the original policy settings.

Global Command Center Release 3.1 also helps businesses make their networks more resilient with new Business Continuity features. Global Command Center now enables administrators to store configuration data on up to four geographically dispersed database servers in a "master/slave" configuration. The master continuously assesses backup system availability and replicates configuration data to each of the backup servers for maximum reliability. Once the downed system returns to service, data will be updated and synchronized across all databases seamlessly and transparently. Global Command Center ensures that critical systems recover quickly and easily with minimal administrator intervention.

Pricing and Availability

Global Command Center v3.1 is available for immediate delivery. Global Command Center pricing begins at $2,995 (US List) and is available from CyberGuard's global network of partners.

About CyberGuard Corporation

CyberGuard Corporation (NASDAQ:CGFW) delivers a suite of integrated information security solutions to provide Global 2000 enterprises and government organizations with the confidence that their critical information assets are protected. Based on the company's Total Stream Protection framework and managed via its Global Command Center, CyberGuard's products go beyond network-level security to provide protection against the most dangerous application-layer vulnerabilities and avoid potential damage, securing the entire data stream. With a growing and satisfied number of brand-name customers, CyberGuard has deployed more than 250,000 products across the globe. Headquartered near Boca Raton, Fla., the company has offices and training centers around the world. For more information visit http://www.CyberGuard.com.