Log-On Software Gets OPSEC Certification

March 21, 2002 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Log-On Software (log-on.com), a leading provider of database and security software solutions announced on Tuesday that its SQL-Guard 2.0 software has achieved the Open Platform for Security (OPSEC) certification from Check Point Software, a worldwide leader in Internet security.

OPSEC is Check Point’s industry-wide, open, multi-vendor security framework. The more than 300 partners in the program have all been tested for integration and interoperability, and support Check Point’s Secure Virtual Network Architecture.

Through the OPSEC certification, says Log-On, SQL-Guard 2.0 integrates with Check Point’s popular VPN-1/FireWall-1 software, providing the additional security of enhanced protection to back-end databases.

And using the OPSEC framework, says the company, SQL-Guard is the first software solution to add an additional security layer for the increased protection of information in back-office databases. The software blocks unauthorized SQL requests from reaching databases, one of the most simple and common methods, says Log-On, used by hackers to compromise organizations’ sensitive data.

"We are pleased to see Log-On Software's SQL-Guard achieve OPSEC certification," says Upesh Patel, manager of the OPSEC Alliance for Check Point Software. "The integration of SQL-Guard with Check Point VPN-1/FireWall-1 offers customers a unique way to ensure database queries are safe before they reach the back-end database."