Greetings CoreLabs, the research arm of Core Security Technologies, is pleased to announce a new release of CORE FORCE, a free software endpoint security solution. Core FORCE, a fully functional endpoint protection software for Windows 2000 and Windows XP systems, is released under the Apache 2.0 license and is available for download at http://force.coresecurity.com. CORE FORCE R0.95 b167 provides new features and updates based on user feedback. Programs can now be moved across security profiles while they run. Two new default security profiles have been added to run trusted and untrusted programs in generic sandboxes. This release of CORE FORCE includes the following new features: * New security profiles for Trusted Programs and Untrusted Programs. * Support to change the security profile for programs while they are running. * New Run with security profile command to launch a program in a specific security sandbox. * Alert notifications have been overhauled to provide more accurate information and options to the user. * Support for configuration of multiple executables in a program's security profile. * Firewall rules can now be configured for specific protocols other than TCP, UDP & ICMP. * Generic permissions can now be configured to initialize security levels' permissions on a new program's security profile. These new features have been designed to work together in common scenarios: * If you want to install a new program and avoid restrictions for the installer, you can launch it in the new Trusted Programs sandbox (or move it to that security profile when it's running). * If you download a suspicious program from the web and want to check it out, you can run it in the Untrusted Programs sandbox where it won't be able to write or delete stuff in your computer and communicate with remote computers without your knowledge. As in previous releases, we continue to improve CORE FORCE's stability and compatibility based on feedback from beta users. For more information about this new release, please go here: http://force.coresecurity.com/index.php?module=articles&func=display&aid=30 - The CORE FORCE team @ CoreLabs *About CoreLabs* CoreLabs, the research center of Core Security Technologies located in Buenos Aires, Argentina, is charged with anticipating the future needs and requirements for information security technologies. CoreLabs, which is led by Ariel Futoransky, prides itself on taking a holistic view of information security with a focus on developing solutions to the complex, real-world security problems that affect our customers today or will affect them tomorrow. The solutions developed by CoreLabs leverage the collaborative expertise of our world-class engineering and consulting teams. We conduct our research in several important areas of information security including vulnerability research, cyber attack planning and simulation, source code auditing, endpoint security, web application security and cryptography. *About Core Security Technologies* Core Security Technologies develops strategic solutions that help security-conscious organizations worldwide develop and maintain a proactive process for securing their networks. The company's flagship product, CORE IMPACT, is the first automated penetration testing product for assessing specific information security threats to an organization. Penetration testing evaluates overall network security and identifies what resources are exposed. It enables organizations to determine if current security investments are detecting and preventing attacks. Core augments its leading technology solution with world-class security consulting services, including penetration testing, software security auditing and related training. Headquartered in Boston, MA, Core Security Technologies can be reached at 617-399-6980 or on the Web at http://www.coresecurity.com.
