BW: BSD Operating System Gets Critical Series of Security Enhancements

“Inforum Communications (OTC BB: IFMC) and its wholly owned
subsidiary, 2Cactus Development, Inc., today introduced SecureBSD
v1.0, the much-anticipated package of security enhancements for
FreeBSD 3.4 and 4.0. The system is a series of enhancements
for the 4.4 BSD (Berkley Systems Distribution) open source kernel
that powers such Web sites as Yahoo! and Microsoft Hotmail.
SecureBSD is designed to give network administrators added
functionality and the ability to prevent many types of security
exploits.”

“Released today by 2Cactus Development, Inc. (www.2Cactus.com),
the preview version of SecureBSD v1.0 (www.SecureBSD.com)
incorporates several key kernel level enhancements that effectively
create the most secure BSD-based operating system available today.
With its Intrusion Prevention methodology, SecureBSD marks a
fundamental shift in the direction of system security. Instead of
trying to develop a passive product that detects and then reacts to
known security exploits, SecureBSD (TM) employs a proactive
host-based security system that protects a system at its most
critical point, the kernel.”

“Marshall Kirk McKusick, one of the original developers of the
BSD distributions, said, “With over twenty years of development and
operational experience, the BSD operating system has built a
reputation for reliability, stability, security and high
performance. The SecureBSD initiative being undertaken by 2Cactus
builds upon the strong FreeBSD base to provide a richer set of
security control than any other open source or proprietary
operating system available today.”

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