Third Brigade (www.thirdbrigade.com), a security software company specializing in host intrusion detection and prevention systems (IDS/IPS), today announced a free host-based firewall that is ideal for securing virtual machines and cloud computing. As the foundation for re-establishing consistent security policy on cloud computing resources, the Third Brigade Deep Security Firewall enables tighter security policy to be applied on systems that have moved from internal (private) to external (public) computing clouds.

Athena Security, creators of AthenaVerify, has announced the release of FirePAC, ideal for simplifying firewall configurations, supporting device migration and automating firewall reviews. FirePAC provides unparalleled precision in pinpointing the rules that can be cleaned from a firewall.

Comodo announced today an updated release of Trustix™ Enterprise Firewall version 4.8.1 (TEF) - an enterprise class, open source LINUX-based free firewall solution. Comodo Trustix Firewall provides robust perimeter protection to corporate networks and delivers the highest levels of security and protection out-of-the-box.

Check Point® Software Technologies Ltd., the worldwide leader in securing the Internet, today announced Check Point VPN-1® support for the Apple iPhone, allowing secure remote access to corporate network systems. Check Point VPN-1 enables an encrypted connection between the iPhone and VPN-1 gateway, protecting in-transit data.

Check Point® Software Technologies Ltd., the worldwide leader in securing the Internet, announced that ZoneAlarm® Internet Security Suite has received the VB100 Award from Virus Bulletin. In the publication’s April comparative review, conducted on Windows Vista Business Edition SP1, 37 products were tested, only 18 of which won the VB100 award.

F-Secure Corporation announced its award-winning Mobile Security solution for the Windows Mobile platform. The solution brings new levels of protection for Windows Mobile Smartphone and PocketPC users. Firewall is just one of them.

NCP engineering GmbH releases version 9.03 of its Secure Enterprise Client. The most important feature is support for the Windows XP operating system in its 64 bit mode.

Firestarter is an Open Source visual firewall program. The software aims to combine ease of use with powerful features, therefore serving both Linux desktop users and system administrators.

Although Apple's Leopard operating system is promoted using security and particularly its firewall as killer features, security experts have decided that Apple should have made its homework first. The firewall is not so well implemented and also some of the third party applications which are shipped with Leopard have not been updated to the latest available version.

Check Point has released a beta of yet another sandbox for your Internet browser. Called ZoneAlarm ForceField, the idea is simple: What happens in Firefox, stays in Firefox. Or Internet Explorer, for that matter.

Any downloads or collateral material you collect during your browsing experience is destroyed once you close the browser. If beta testing goes well, Check Point plans to release ZoneAlarm ForceField in the first quarter of 2008 as a retail product.