Woburn, MA, February 08, 2010 -- Concerned by the number of students learning how to crack their own school firewalls by watching tutorials on YouTube, Cyberoam, a developer of IT security appliances, today issued the results of a survey taken by school administrators and teachers at the annual Christa McAuliffe Technology Conference recently held in Nashua, New Hampshire. The survey was co-sponsored by JTL Technical Services of Dover, NH, which provides IT security services to K-12 schools and small to mid-size businesses.

The conference, which was co-sponsored by the New Hampshire School Administrators Association and The New Hampshire Society for Technology in Education, drew approximately 2,000 teachers, school administrators and school IT-support personnel.

Jointly conducted by Cyberoam and JTL Technical Services, the survey uncovered four key trends related to school-system computer-network security:
* 66% of school administrators and teachers indicate that students know how to bypass their school system's content-filtering solution, raising the problem of meeting CIPA compliance requirements.
* 56% sense that their current security solution hampers the teaching process.
* 89% consider the Internet is generally safe for students.
* 52% indicate that their school systems have adequate funding for security solutions.

"These results indicate that many school systems still have a ways to go in shoring up their content-filtering solution," says Alex Quinonez, Vice President for Cyberoam. "Deploying the proper filter is critical because many students try to visit sites that present potentially harmful graphics, text, and malware."

Quinonez adds that the survey offers additional insight that schools should consider closely: "If a security solution hampers the teaching process, it may be caused by unwarranted filter rules that limit Internet access to the lowest level. Internet access should not be the same for a 3rd grader as an 8th grade student or teacher. Identity-based role access allows all levels of appropriate Internet access while providing safe surfing. Although most web sites are safe for students, without anonymous proxy protection it can be fairly easy to reach a site that might prove very embarrassing or litigious for the school depending on who sees the site."

Cyberoam offers unified threat management (UTM) security solutions that simplify perimeter security by providing all of the protection school systems need through one centrally managed appliance. This approach prevents students from accessing forbidden content while also minimizing the impact on applications that students legitimately use in the classroom.

"We directly address the concerns that administrators and teachers identified in the survey," Quinonez says. "We deploy security solutions that prohibit students from bypassing content-filtering but without having a negative impact on how well the technology used by teachers performs in the classroom. This combination allows the Internet to be a productive, yet safe environment for students. And we offer our solutions cost-effectively to help school systems fit the technology within their budgets."

For more details regarding Cyberoam unified threat management solutions, visit http://www.cyberoam.com/firewall.html.

About Cyberoam:
Cyberoam identity-based UTM appliances offer comprehensive protection against existing and emerging Internet threats, including viruses, worms, Trojans, spyware, phishing, pharming and more. Cyberoam UTM delivers the complete range of security features such as stateful inspection firewall, VPN, gateway anti-virus, gateway anti-malware, gateway anti-spam, intrusion prevention system, content filtering in addition to bandwidth management and multiple link management over a single platform. The Cyberoam solution portfolio includes Cyberoam iView, an open-source logging and reporting solution, and Cyberoam Endpoint Data Protection suite to protect data and manage assets over endpoints in organizations. Cyberoam is certified with CheckMark UTM Level 5 Certification, ICSA Labs, and is a member of the Virtual Private Network Consortium. Cyberoam was positioned as a "Visionary" in the Magic Quadrant for SMB Multi-function Firewalls by Gartner. Cyberoam has also received SC Magazine's 5 Star Rating continuously. Cyberoam has offices in Woburn, MA and India. For more information, please visit www.cyberoam.com.

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Woburn, MA, December 13, 2009 -- Cyberoam (www.cyberoam.com), the leading rovider of identity-based Unified Threat Management solutions, today announced an extension to its “Accelerator Series“ appliances, CR25ia and CR35ia. These high-value, low-priced appliances are ideal for channel partners and meet the price-performance-security requirements of small- and medium-sized businesses and branch offices.

VARIndia just voted Cyberoam the fastest-growing security company in India.
http://www.varindia.com/VARIndia_Awards2009.asp

Small organizations are as much at risk from evolving virus, worms, malware and other attacks as large organizations. With organizations moving beyond email to larger Internet business requirements, the Web has begun to play an increasingly critical role in their everyday functions. This is evident from the rise in the number of applications like SaaS, Web 2.0 and many bandwidth-hungry applications that organizations need for their business enhancement and to meet changing user practices. Hence, there is growing demand among organizations for security solutions that can ensure network connectivity and the resultant business continuity.

Yet, many organizations are also sensitive to the huge price tags that are attached to high performance. In case of branch offices, organizations are constrained by the need for high performance security solutions at a price point that keeps their security budget manageable.

Says Abhilash Sonwane, Vice-President, Product Management, Cyberoam, “Cyberoam addresses the three issues of price, performance and security expectations of our customers with the CR25ia and CR35ia, meeting the requirements of both small and medium office as well as branch office segments. We are happy to introduce this enhancement to our line of “Accelerator Series“ appliances, offering best-in-class UTM throughputs even when the appliances are fully loaded, that is, when all the security features are running.“ He adds, “The inability to meet high throughput requirements when all the security features function, slows down the network and lowers security levels. With this launch, we are delivering on our promise of comprehensive UTM security at the right price-performance value.“

The CR25ia and CR35ia appliances have been designed to withstand the increasingly performance-intensive security requirements at branch offices and small offices at a price point that stays within security budgets. With 2 to 4.5 times greater firewall throughput than that of comparable products, and 1.5 to 2 times the IPS, anti-virus and UTM throughput values, Cyberoam Accelerator Series can handle the entire spectrum of existing and emerging threats, meeting its promise of comprehensive security.

Cyberoam CR25ia and CR35ia deliver comprehensive protection with the full feature list, including Stateful Inspection Firewall, VPN (SSL VPN & IPSec), Gateway Anti-Virus and Anti-Spyware, Gateway Anti-Spam, IPS, Content Filtering, Bandwidth Management, and Multiple Link Management. These appliances can be centrally managed through the Cyberoam Central Console. Their unique identity-based security protects organizations from internal threats that lead to data leakage.

Cyberoam is the only identity-based security appliance that enables organizations to see who is doing what in the network. Certified by ICSA, CheckMark and VPNC, Cyberoam has its presence in 55 countries and is the recipient of a 5-star rating from SC Magazine thrice in a row for its award-winning range of Identity-based UTM appliances.

About Cyberoam:
Cyberoam Identity-based UTM appliances offer comprehensive protection against existing and emerging Internet threats, including viruses, worms, Trojans, spyware, phishing, pharming and more. Cyberoam UTM delivers the complete range of security features such as stateful inspection firewall, VPN, gateway anti-virus, gateway anti-malware, gateway anti-spam, intrusion prevention system, content filtering in addition to bandwidth management and multiple link management over a single platform. The Cyberoam solution portfolio includes Cyberoam iView, an open-source logging and reporting solution, and Cyberoam Endpoint Data Protection suite to protect data and manage assets over endpoints in organizations. Cyberoam is certified with CheckMark UTM Level 5 Certification, ICSA Labs, and is a member of the Virtual Private Network Consortium. Cyberoam was positioned as a “Visionary“ in the Magic Quadrant for SMB Multi-function Firewalls by Gartner. Cyberoam has also continuously received SC Magazine’s 5 Star Rating. Cyberoam has offices in Woburn, MA and India. For more information, please visit www.cyberoam.com

About Elitecore Technologies:
Elitecore Technologies Limited is the global provider of Cyberoam UTM appliances. Elitecore’s other divisions include CRESTEL Convergent Billing Solution that meets the voice, data, video billing and customer care requirements of Tier-1 service providers and 24online Billing and Bandwidth Management Solution for hotels, hotspots and Internet service providers. Elitecore has a strong R&D base and support center in India. It has sustained a healthy growth rate of over 75% since inception. For more information, please visit www.elitecore.com

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Woburn, MA, November 25, 2009 -- Cyberoam, a vendor of identity-based Unified Threat Management solutions (UTM), today announced the launch of its Endpoint Data Protection suite to secure corporate data and manage IT assets. This suite extends Cyberoam’s security protection from the gateway to the endpoint, reinforcing its presence as a provider of comprehensive security solutions.

Founded in 1999, Cyberoam is owned by Elitecore Technologies Limited, an Indo-US corporation with 400+ employees. Cyberoam’s family of identity-based UTM appliances offers complete protection against existing and emerging Internet threats, including malware, viruses, worms, Trojans, spyware, phishing, pharming and other attack vectors.

Cyberoam’s Endpoint Data Protection suite consists of four modules: Data Protection and Encryption; Device Management; Application Control; and Asset Management.

With its policy-driven data protection and asset management, the suite delivers identity and group-based policy control as well as activity logging to provide comprehensive control and visibility of data transfers over removable devices; applications; chat applications such as Skype, MSN and more; network sharing and printers.

Cyberoam’s Endpoint Data Protection suite fills the gap for a dedicated endpoint security solution for small to mid-size businesses (SMB/SME) with existing solutions considered too highly priced and targeted at enterprises. Supporting up to 3000 users, Cyberoam meets the data protection requirements of both SMB and enterprise segments.

“Blended threats do not distinguish between the gateway and the endpoint to gain entry,“ said Harish Chib, Cyberoam Vice President, New Business Development. “With the launch of our Endpoint Data Protection suite, Cyberoam will secure organizations both at the gateway and desktop, offering a single, complete security cover for organizations.“

Even as Cyberoam offers comprehensive control with role-based access to removable devices and applications, its real benefits come in the form of high granularity in defining customizable whitelists and blacklists. User identity-based control over file handling; granular controls over data transfer based on user, group, time, file name, type, size, location; and extending its controls outside the network in addition to creating shadow copies ensures that Cyberoam delivers effective data security. Encryption and decryption controls of the file or removable device prevent data leakage either through loss of device or malicious transfer of data to unauthorized endpoints.

The Asset Management module for Windows enables organizations to take automated hardware and software inventory in addition to automating patch management, handling bug fixes across the network irrespective of the geographic location, and allowing organizations to meet security compliance requirements.

Pricing & Availability:
Available today, prices start at US$75 per license for the Cyberoam Data Protection Management Suite, which includes device control, application control, asset protection and data protection and encryption.

About Cyberoam:
Cyberoam identity-based UTM appliances offer comprehensive protection against existing and emerging Internet threats, including viruses, worms, Trojans, spyware, phishing, pharming and more. Cyberoam UTM delivers the complete range of security features such as stateful inspection firewall, VPN, gateway anti-virus, gateway anti-malware, gateway anti-spam, intrusion prevention system, content filtering in addition to bandwidth management and multiple link management over a single platform. The Cyberoam solution portfolio includes Cyberoam iView, an open-source logging and reporting solution, and Cyberoam Endpoint Data Protection suite to protect data and manage assets over end points in organizations. Cyberoam is certified with CheckMark UTM Level 5 Certification, ICSA Labs, and is a member of the Virtual Private Network Consortium. Cyberoam was positioned as a “Visionary“ in the Magic Quadrant for SMB Multi-function Firewalls by Gartner. Cyberoam has also received SC Magazine’s 5 Star Rating continuously. Cyberoam has offices in Woburn, MA and India. For more information, please visit www.cyberoam.com.

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