NetScreen Gets OSEC Verification

SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- NetScreen Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: NSCN) today announced that the NetScreen-IDP 100, the first in-line device to offer accurate attack detection and real-time intrusion prevention capabilities, has achieved Open Security Evaluation Criteria (OSEC) verification.

Independent testing facility Neohapsis, which created OSEC and the related network intrusion detection system (NIDS) testing methodology, completed OSEC testing of the NetScreen-IDP 100 and verified that it successfully met the NIDS criteria by detecting and preventing a broad range of attacks representing many "real-world" enterprise network threats. The NetScreen-IDP 100, which scored 100 percent on several critical tests, was found to provide highly effective detection and prevention functionality at a cost significantly less than other comparable high-end security products.

"We put NetScreen-IDP 100 through version 1.0 of our OSEC NIDS testing suite and it performed flawlessly. The OSEC tests verified that the product performs well within the published specifications," said Greg Shipley, CTO of Neohapsis. "We were pleased to see NetScreen push an aggressively priced 100 Mbps device through the OSEC tests. Customers can now look at the NetScreen IDP-100 with confidence, knowing that the product's performance has been verified by one of the world's most stringent independent testing laboratories."

NetScreen Technologies Inc.