City of Utrecht Selects Finjan's Secure Web Gateway to Prevent Unknown Malware and Stealthy Crimeware Attacks

Finjan's Vital Security(TM) Product Suite, Using Active Real-Time Content Inspection Technology, Prevents Malicious Content From Entering the City's Network

UTRECHT, The Netherlands, June 4/PRNewswire/ -- The City of Utrecht (Gemeente Utrecht) deployed Finjan's award
winning Secure Web Gateway to secure its infrastructure and data and to
ensure the availability, integrity and confidentiality of its communications.
Utrecht is the fourth largest city in the Netherlands with a population of
close to 300,000 citizens.

The City's 4,000 users are divided into different user groups,
depending on their particular responsibilities and department. Departments
include public services such as the Fire Department (Brandweer), Municipal
Healthcare Services (GGD) and the Department of Civil Affairs (Burgerzaken).
The City of Utrecht is both legally and ethically bound to protect the
privacy of information.

The City needed security in the form of safe browsing for its
users, requiring scanning of HTTP/HTTPS, FTP, P2P, IM, etc., as well as
protection against Crimeware and Web 2.0 attacks. Other requirements included
flexibility in allocating different security levels for different user
groups; scalability to extent the amount of services and networks;
availability of the network to ensure safe and fast performance; and easy
management to reduce administration costs.

Due to these requirements, the City was looking for a proven
technology that could provide such level of security and performance. Its
heavy use of Internet as a communication and information tool makes it
vulnerable to attacks by cybercriminals. The City also needed the ability to
define specific security policies for different groups of users, since it
wanted some of its departments and personnel to use Internet for research and
e-government services, while others only need limited Internet access.

The security solution that the City of Utrecht was using
before didn't meet its standards, since it was hampered by inefficient use of
desktop resources and desktop maintenance, data theft and bandwidth. The City
was also concerned about "social engineering" attacks towards their employees
(duped into visiting infected websites).

The City of Utrecht decided to choose Finjan's Secure Web
Gateway solution, based on the award-winning Vital Security(TM) Web
Appliances NG-5000-S. The solution was implemented by Unit 4 Agresso, an
authorized Finjan reseller in The Netherlands.

Deployed at the Internet gateway, three NG-5000-S appliances
currently support the City's 4,000 users in a high availability
configuration. These appliances feature Finjan's active real- time content
inspection, Vulnerability Anti.dote(TM) and Anti-Spyware engines. By
integrating several security engines in a single appliance, Finjan's
comprehensive and integrated web security solution facilitates deployment,
simplifies management, and reduces total cost of ownership.

"Considering the sensitive nature of our information and
communications, there is no room for us as one of the largest cities in The
Netherlands to compromise in the area of information security," stated Kaj
Siekman, Security Coordinator at the City of Utrecht.

"Since deployment of Finjan's Secure Web Gateway solution, our end-user
safety and reporting capabilities have greatly improved, thereby adding value
to our information security. Maintenance of the security solution has become
much easier and requires fewer resources."

Finjan's active real-time content inspection technology is
uniquely capable of analyzing Web content in real-time regardless of its
source, breaking down the code and understanding its true intent without
executing it on the end user's machine. Finjan delivers one of the highest
rates of malicious code detection and prevention, allowing enterprises to
safeguard their most valuable asset - their data.

About Finjan

Finjan is a global provider of web security solutions for the
enterprise market. Its real-time, appliance-based Web security solutions
deliver an effective shield against Web-borne threats, freeing enterprises to
harness the Web for maximum commercial results. Finjan's real-time Web
security solutions utilise patented behavior-based technology to repel all
types of threats arriving via the Web, such as spyware, phishing, Trojans and
obfuscated malicious code, securing businesses against unknown and emerging
threats, as well as known malware. Finjan's security solutions have received
industry awards and recognition from leading analyst houses and publications,
including Gartner, IDC, Butler Group, SC Magazine, CRN, ITPro, PCPro, ITWeek,
Network Computing, and Information Security. With Finjan's award-winning and
widely used solutions, businesses can focus on implementing web strategies to
realise their full organisational and commercial potential. For more
information about Finjan, please visit: http://www.finjan.com.

About the City of Utrecht (Gemeente Utrecht)

Dating back to Roman times, Utrecht is the fourth largest city
in the Netherlands with a population of close to 300,000 citizens. Its
central location makes it a leading center for exhibitions and conferences.
Utrecht is also host to Utrecht University, the largest university of the
Netherlands, as well as several other institutes for higher education.

For more information about the City of Utrecht, please visit:
http://www.utrecht.nl

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Media Contacts:

United States
Marina Greenwood
Activa PR
Tel. +1-415-776-5350
marina@activapr.com

UK
Neil Stinchcombe
Eskenzi PR Ltd.
Tel: +44(0)208-449-1007
neil@eskenzipr.com

Source: Finjan Software

For more information about please contact: Media Contacts: United States, Marina Greenwood, Activa PR, Tel. +1-415-776-5350, marina@activapr.com; UK, Neil Stinchcombe, Eskenzi PR Ltd., Tel: +44(0)208-449-1007, neil@eskenzipr.com

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