SonicWALL Strengthens Commitment to Global Government Customers With Common Criteria EAL4+ Certification

SAN JOSE, Calif., July 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SonicWALL, Inc. today underscored its leadership position in intelligent network security and data protection solutions by announcing its TZ and Network Security Appliance (NSA) UTM firewall solutions have earned Common Criteria (CC) Evaluation Assurance Level 4+ (EAL4+) certification (ISO 15408). The new EAL4+ certification builds upon its previous FIPS140-2 Level 2 certification. It affirms that SonicWALL's TZ and NSA products meet rigorous government requirements mandated for commercial information security products purchased by the U.S. government for use in national security systems. Government institutions can purchase and deploy SonicWALL's TZ and NSA firewall solutions to protect their networks and highly sensitive information.

"Safeguarding critical data and intellectual property is one of the biggest concerns for governments, corporations and consumers alike," said Patrick Sweeney, vice president of product marketing, SonicWALL. "Our security solutions are designed to provide our public and private sector customers around the world with rigorous protection of their critical information assets. With the trusted backing of EAL4+ certification, our customers gain the third-party validation they require to take advantage of the unique capabilities of our TZ and NSA solutions. As a result, we expect even stronger interest not just from governments, but also enterprises and security-minded institutions."

SonicWALL solutions provide vital Next Generation Firewall technologies such as:

• Deep Protection Security. SonicWALL's Reassembly-Free Deep Packet Inspection engine to inspect every bit of all traffic to eliminate viruses, spyware, intrusion attempts and other malware from traffic before it enters the network.
• Application Intelligence and Control. Provides a configurable set of granular policies per user, application, schedule or IP subnet. These policies can be used to automate application bandwidth allocation, restrict transfer of specific files, scan attachments using user-configurable criteria, control and inspect both internal and external Web access and enable users to add custom signatures.
• Multi-Core Architecture. Applying the processing power of multiple cores in unison, SonicWALL's multi-core performance architecture dramatically increases throughput and simultaneous inspection capabilities while keeping power consumption nearly constant.
• Innovative SonicWALL Clean VPN™. SonicWALL's Clean VPN deep packet inspection architecture, which provides decontamination of mobile user and branch office traffic, and attacks vulnerabilities and malicious code before being introduced into the corporate network.
• Award-winning SonicWALL Global Management System (GMS). Network administrators can manage every SonicWALL appliance using SonicWALL GMS, the award-winning management solution that provides administrators with the tools they need to easily configure, enforce and manage global security policies, VPNs and services from a central location.

SonicWALL received its CC EAL4+ certification for its TZ UTM and NSA firewall lines with SonicOS 5.5.1 firmware. SonicWALL's achievement in obtaining this certification demonstrates the company's commitment to providing the highest level of independently verified information assurance to its customers and partners.

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For a complete list of SonicWALL products covered by the EAL4+ certification, please visit http://www.sonicwall.com/us/products/solutions/97.html.

About SonicWALL, Inc.

Guided by its vision of Dynamic Security for the Global Network, SonicWALL develops advanced intelligent network security and data protection solutions that adapt as organizations evolve and as threats evolve. Trusted by small and large enterprises worldwide, SonicWALL solutions are designed to detect and control applications and protect networks from intrusions and malware attacks through award-winning hardware, software and virtual appliance-based solutions. For more information, visit http://www.sonicwall.com/.

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