As numerous flaws are exposed in the insecure environment of the Internet, Finjan and Worldtalk plan to proactively work together to defend the e-mail sector of the Internet from mobile code threats. Through the Finjan JSA, Worldtalk will help corporate customers reduce the risks of mobile code sneaking in through Internet e-mail messages and attachments.
Mobile code is a powerful new technology introduced with the advent of the Internet.
It is dynamic and productive, but inappropriately used, mobile code poses one of the top five security threats on the Internet. Worldtalk is a prime example of Finjan s Java Security Alliance, which is bringing companies together to make a tangible difference in mobile code security across any type of Internet medium, including e-mail. Mobile Code Threats Internet mobile code such as Java, JavaScript, ActiveX, and VisualBasic Script penetrates desktop computers from a variety of access points, including e-mail, browsers, and intranets, and is especially dangerous because of its transparent and automatic execution of programs. Our cooperation with recognized industry leader Finjan helps us add mobile code security to existing countermeasures in WorldSecure Server and protect organizations from malicious code introduced through Internet e-mail. E-mail, newsgroups, Web links, data viruses and mobile code represent some of the many ways hackers can secretly steal information or perform malicious tasks.