SonicWALL Keeps Users Secure in the Face of Microsoft Flaw

SonicWALL, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNWL), the global leader in Unified Threat Management (UTM) security appliances according to IDC*, today announced that their Internet threat prevention technology is actively protecting users against the latest "critical" vulnerabilities in Microsoft Internet Explorer that can allow an attackers to execute malicious code on unsuspecting users' workstations. (*IDC Worldwide Tracker Report, September, 2005)
Microsoft defines a flaw as critical when the vulnerability could allow a damaging Internet threat to replicate without the user doing anything to the machine. The company identified the critical flaw in its December 13 security bulletin and is urging users to download and install the patch available at http://www.microsoft.com/security. "This vulnerability is especially malicious because it affects a core part of the Windows operating system, an area where more flexibility is given to the attacker," said Boris Yanovsky, vice president of software services at SonicWALL.
"We recommend running security appliances that can prevent an attacker's exploit before it has a chance enter the network," said Deepak Thadani, president of SysIntegrators, LLC. "Some prevention solutions work by identifying and segregating attacks after they have entered the network, which we don't believe is as effective in keeping internal computers secure."
The company's SonicAlert unit automatically provides new security signatures to subscribers as soon as vulnerabilities are identified, delivering zero day gateway anti-virus and intrusion prevention signatures to stop attacks and exploits. SonicWALL security appliance technology incorporates a real-time deep packet inspection architecture integrating high-speed gateway anti-virus, anti-spyware, intrusion prevention, anti-spam, anti-phishing, and content filtering for a single point of network security control.
About SonicWALL, Inc.
SonicWALL, Inc. is a leading provider of integrated network security, mobility, and productivity solutions for the SMB, enterprise, e-commerce, education, healthcare, retail/point-of-sale, and government markets. SonicWALL, Inc. is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA. SonicWALL trades on the NASDAQ exchange under the symbol SNWL. For more information, contact SonicWALL at +1-408-745-9600 or visit the company web site at http://www.sonicwall.com/ .
Safe Harbor Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements in this press release are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The forward-looking statements include but are not limited to statements regarding the benefits of SonicWALL's dynamically updateable platform, the benefits of its deep packet inspection architecture, and its ability to dynamically update its devices on a real-time basis. These forward-looking statements are based on the opinions and estimates of management at the time the statements are made and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements. In addition, please see the "Risk Factors" described in our Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004, and our reports on Form 10-Q for interim periods thereafter, for a more detailed description of the risks facing our business. All forward-looking statements included in this release are based upon information available to SonicWALL as of the date of the release, and we assume no obligation to update any such forward-looking statement. All forward-looking statements included in this release are based upon information available to SonicWALL as of the date of the release, and we assume no obligation to update any such forward-looking statement.
NOTE: SonicWALL is a registered trademark of SonicWALL, Inc. Other product and company names mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies.

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