FishNet Security Achieves OPSEC Certification from Check Point Software

FireMon Version 2.5 Seamlessly Integrates with Industry's Most Recognized Security Framework

Kansas City, Missouri, August 11, 2003 - FishNet Security today announced that FireMon® version 2.5 has achieved OPSEC™ (Open Platform for Security) certification from Check Point Software Technologies (NASDAQ: CHKP), the worldwide leader in securing the Internet. FireMon, the unique firewall policy, revision control and auditing product, seamlessly integrates with Check Point's market-leading VPN-1®/FireWall-1® Next Generation™ and is also compliant with Check Point's Smart OPSEC Manager™. The integration allows FireMon version 2.5 to provide system performance monitoring, historical policy archives, side-by-side policy comparisons, customizable reporting and other automated task processing. Smart OPSEC Manager streamlines the configuration and installation, and it also provides monitoring capabilities and automatic software distribution of OPSEC certified products within Check Point's Security Management Architecture (SMART™), thus enabling customers to better manage their overall security environment.

"Through OPSEC certification, FishNet's FireMon version 2.5 and Check Point's VPN-1/FireWall-1 seamlessly integrate to provide comprehensive security management solutions for joint customers," said Jody Brazil, Vice President and Chief Technology Officer for FishNet Security. "This integrated solution satisfies customer needs by streamlining functions like auditing, archiving and reporting based on pre-defined security policies."

"We are pleased that FireMon version 2.5 has achieved OPSEC certification," said Upesh Patel, director of business development for Check Point Software Technologies. "Since this new version of FireMon is compliant with Smart OPSEC Manager, FishNet Security will be able to provide our joint customers with a richer set of OPSEC integrated functionalities along with tighter security management capabilities."

FireMon users are able to monitor the who, what, when, where and why of all firewall policy and OS/device configuration changes, enabling change notification, rule usage analysis, comparison, reporting, statistical performance tracking, scheduling of automatic tasks, and auditing. In addition, FireMon provides advanced, customizable filter and sort options, while meeting management and audit requirements by enforcing compliance-based corporate- and user-defined security policies.

About FishNet Security
FishNet Security is a global information security solutions integrator, uniquely qualified and experienced with providing comprehensive security solutions. Focused exclusively on information security, FishNet Security provides enterprise security solutions and security product integration for a wide array of organizations and industries.

Founded in 1996, FishNet Security has become the country's largest and most respected information security integrator. With five locations across the country, FishNet Security delivers a comprehensive range of security services, including consulting, risk assessment, product development, installation, training, support and value-added product resale. For more information about FireMon 2.5, please contact FishNet Security at 1.888.732.9406 or visit www.firemon.com.

About Check Point's OPSEC®
OPSEC (Open Platform for Security) is the industry's open, multi-vendor security framework. With over 350 partners, OPSEC guarantees customers the broadest choice of best-of-breed integrated applications and deployment platforms that support Check Point's Secure Virtual Network Architecture. Products that carry the OPSEC Certified seal have been tested to guarantee integration and interoperability. For complete OPSEC Alliance program information, including partner and product listings, the freely available OPSEC SDK (software development kit) and evaluation versions of OPSEC Certified products, visit http://www.opsec.com.

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