If the data is OK, then it's passed on to the back office to execute the transaction. Web surfers accessing information will not notice a thing while information moves between the two networks. Several Israeli government web sites, Microsoft, Yahoo, the University of Washington Medical Centre's network and many others have been targeted, and some forced to shut down temporarily down by hackers in recent months. E-Gap prevents a hacker from achieving even this first basic step, since the physical and network disconnection eliminates the possibility of such a scam. The company also has plans to extend to areas of authentication, authorisation and database security.
Whale is effective to meet e-business.
Hunt believes Whale's current technology will stand for at least five years. This is tantamount to a re-architecture of the Internet gateway. Whale started two years ago in a Tel Aviv suburb and has since registered as a company in New Jersey but maintains its research and development in Israel. In recent years, Israel has become a hotbed for Internet and network security companies. A number focus on viruses, while Check Point, which developed a firewall to prevent hackers from accessing private information, has become synonymous with Internet security.