In January 2007, NFR Security was acquired by the Israeli company Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (www.checkpoint.com) a leader in securing the Internet. NFR Security has developed network-monitoring technology enabling the first commercial firewall-the DEC Seal-in 1990 and later, the Gauntlet firewall. NFR Security is a leading provider of Real-Time Threat Protection systems that secure business networks against the four primary threat points of today â automated malware, information leakage, vulnerability windows and unsanctioned network changes. The company's award-winning Sentivist® security solution uniquely combines an array of powerful features including a Hybrid Detection Engine, inline prevention, a full functional firewall, and the Dynamic Shielding Architectureâ¢, NFR Security's core technology that uses situational intelligence to dynamically protect network services and assets against compromise, to deliver highly sought-after piece-of-mind security. With performance level coverage from 20 megabits per second to 4 Gigabits per second, NFR Security serve customers worldwide in corporate enterprises, government agencies, service providers and academic institutions through an extensive worldwide network of channel partners and direct sales. The firm is also credited with inventing the concept of the proxy firewall, now used by most firewall vendors. NFR has set the standard for intrusion detection capability with a history of product innovation. NFR's intrusion detection portfolio encompasses both networks and hosts-servers and workstations. Products include NFR Network Intrusion Detection (NID) and NFR Secure Log Repository (SLR), which are offered through an extensive worldwide network of channel partners. NFR provides both reactive and proactive intrusion detection. With new attacks being launched all the time, organizations need technology that reacts not just to attacks that have already been discovered and documented; but also behavior and activity that could represent a new att
