Who's There? Firewall Advisor ships

OPEN DOOR NETWORKS SHIPS THE "WHO'S THERE?" FIREWALL ADVISOR

ASHLAND, OR. -- January 15, 2001 -- Open Door Networks Inc. today shipped its new "Who's There?" Firewall Advisor. Available immediately, "Who's There?" Firewall Advisor provides the next step in Internet security by helping users analyze and investigate access attempts to their Macintosh. With "Who's There?" Firewall Advisor users can determine the level of risk of an "attack" detected by their personal firewall, find the name, email address and phone number of an administrator associated with the attacker's network, and even automatically draft an email to that administrator.

With the ever-growing number of computers connected to the Internet through "always on" connections, there has been a significant increase in the number of hackers attempting to infiltrate those computers. Personal firewalls have been developed to thwart those attempts. As the number of attempts has risen, however, users have become increasingly confused as to the degree to which they should be concerned and what they can do in response. "Who's There?" Firewall Advisor works with the user's firewall to answer those questions.

"Open Door pioneered the Macintosh firewall market with our DoorStop product line," said Alan Oppenheimer, president of Open Door Networks. "But, as access attempts continue to increase, our customers need even more information than provided by their firewall's logging capabilities. We think 'Who's There?' Firewall Advisor will provide them with what they need to really understand what they should and should not be worried about, and to take action as needed."

"Who's There?" Firewall Advisor works with Open Door's DoorStop Personal and Server Editions and with Symantec's recently announced Norton Personal Firewall, which is based on technology licensed from Open Door. Features of "Who's There?" include:

Advanced Access History window displaying all logged access attempts and including security risk level and host name of the accessor.
Windows summarizing access attempts by service type and accessor IP address.
Built-in information about the most common attacks and their applicability specifically to the Macintosh environment (many attacks are targeted at, and effective only against, Windows or Unix machines).
Automated "Whois" lookup to determine details of the accessor's network, including administrator name, address, phone number and email. Administrator's address plotted on a world map.
Automated drafting of an email that can be used to notify the administrator of the access attempt and provide the administrator with details that may be useful in tracking the attempt.

"Who's There?" Firewall Advisor is priced at $39 for a single license, with volume and educational discounts available, and can be purchased directly from Open Door's Web site. Additional information on "Who's There?" along with a free evaluation version of the product is available off the "Who's There?" Web site at http://www.opendoor.com/whosthere/.

Open Door Networks, Inc. is a leading provider of Internet security solutions for the Macintosh, and the developer of Mac OS 9's TCP/IP File Sharing feature. Open Door was founded in January, 1995 by Alan Oppenheimer, an 11-year Apple veteran and co-creator of the AppleTalk network system. Open Door's mission is to provide Macintosh users with Internet solutions that are as easy-to-use and as powerful as the Macintosh itself. Open Door Networks is based in Ashland, Oregon.

DoorStop and Who's There? Firewall Advisor are trademarks of Open Door Networks, Inc.