STONESOFT OYJ : Firewall Evaluated Against National Institute of Standards and Technology's USGv6 Requirements

ICSA Labs Tests Stonesoft Firewall Appliance
for High Availability and IPv6 Interoperability

Helsinki, Finland - April 23, 2012 - Stonesoft, an innovative provider of integrated network security and business continuity solutions, today announced that its firewall solution has met the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology's USGv6 evaluation requirements.

In addition, Stonesoft passed two certification tests - the Network Firewall IPv6 and High Availability modules - meeting the rigorous certifications standards set forth by ICSA Labs. ICSA Labs is an accredited testing partner and co-developer of the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology USGv6 testing program, ensuring that the IPv6 technical standards and interoperability evaluation requirements are met.

With IPv4 addresses now exhausted, network security products are under increased pressure to be compliant with IPv6-enabled network technologies. The USGv6 testing program certifies hosts, routers, switches and security products for U.S. government acquisition if agencies require or request IPv6 technology.

"As government networks evolve, IPv6 interoperability is becoming increasingly important. This evaluation demonstrates that Stonesoft's firewall appliance is technically capable of providing the same high standard of security to both IPv4 and IPv6-enabled networks in the public sector," said Brian Monkman, technology programs manager, ICSA Labs.

Stonesoft is one of the few firewall vendors to receive USGv6 certification. Antti Kuvaja, Director, Product Management at Stonesoft comments: "The future of network technology is deeply tied to IPv6. Stonesoft has already taken the technical steps needed to provide seamless, military-grade protection for IPv6 networks. This evaluation demonstrates that we're ready to secure any network, whether IPv4, IPv6 or networks in transition."

Although the test was conducted on the Stonesoft FW-310 appliance, all Stonesoft appliances - physical and virtual - are equally capable of IPv6 functionality as they run the same security engine code base.

By passing ICSA's Network Firewall certification modules (IPv6 and high availability), this test confirms that the Stonesoft firewall solution performs stateful failover of established firewall sessions in various network and firewall outage scenarios within a defined time limit and without introducing security vulnerabilities. The firewall also demonstrates the ability to log events related to the failover as well as provide required administrative functions. Stonesoft is one of the only network security vendors today that can maintain network availability and security in the event of a network outage.

For more information on Stonesoft's security solutions, please visit www.stonesoft.com:
http://www.stonesoft.com/. To learn more about ICSA Labs' USGv6 and HA testing, go to www.icsalabs.com:
http://www.icsalabs.com/.

Contact

For more information, please contact:

Antti Kuvaja
Director, Product Management
Stonesoft Corporation
Tel. +358 9 476 711
E-mail: antti.kuvaja(AT)stonesoft.com

About ICSA Labs
ICSA Labs, an independent division of Verizon, offers third-party testing and certification of security and health IT products, as well as network-connected devices, to measure product compliance, reliability and performance for many of the world's top security vendors. ICSA Labs is an ISO/IEC 17025:2005 accredited and 9001:2008 registered organization. Visit http://www.icsalabs.com:
http://www.icsalabs.com/ and http://www.icsalabs.com/blogs:
http://www.icsalabs.com/blogs for more information.

About Stonesoft

Stonesoft Corporation (NASDAQ OMX: SFT1V) delivers software based, dynamic and customer driven network security solutions that secure the information flow and simplify security management. The company's product portfolio consists of the industry's first transformable Security Engine:
http://securityengine.stonesoft.com/, standalone next generation firewalls and intrusion prevention systems, and SSL VPN solutions. At the core lies Stonesoft's Management Center which unifies the management of entire networks.

Stonesoft serves private and public sector organizations requiring high availability, ease of management, compliance, dynamic security and protection of their critical digital assets and business continuity against today's rapidly evolving cyber threats. Stonesoft is a recognized researcher of advanced evasion techniques used in targeted cyber attacks to bypass security.
Stonesoft has the highest customer retention rate in the industry due to low TCO, ease of management, and overall customer excellence. Stonesoft's customer base covers more than 4,000 mid- or large-sized organizations across various industries and geographical markets.

Founded in 1990, the company's track record is well recognized by certifiers, industry analysts and demanding customers. The company's corporate headquarters are based in Helsinki, Finland and North American headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia. For more information, visit www.stonesoft.com:
http://www.stonesoft.com/.