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Checkpoint Firewall-1 Breach: Network Security Risks Exposed

Calendar Aug 02, 2000 • User Avatar Anthony Pell
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While Checkpoint issues service pack to address vulnerabilities, hackers warn against placing too much faith in firewalls. An audience of several hundred network security professionals watched with rapt attention last week as a trio of hackers repeatedly penetrated one of the . . . While Checkpoint issues service pack to address vulnerabilities, hackers warn against placing too much faith in firewalls. An audience of several hundred network security professionals watched with rapt attention last week as a trio of hackers repeatedly penetrated one of the industry's most trusted and popular firewall products--Checkpoint Software's Firewall-1. The demonstration, presented at the "Black Hat" security conference in Las Vegas, challenged the widely accepted notion that firewalls are largely immune to direct attack.

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