To: lwn@lwn.net
Subject: PRESS RELEASE: Trustix passes security test
Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2000 14:07:00 +0200 (CEST)
From: marketing@trustix.com


PRESS RELEASE

Contact Information:

Frode Gerhardsen, Sales Director Telephone: +47 92 88 86 66 E-mail:
frode@trustix.com


Professional hackers unable to break into Trustix Secure Linux

More than 400 000 attempts were made by hackers and crackers to break
into a Trustix Secure Linux computer - none of them successful.

Trondheim, Norway, - October 12, 2000 - Trustix AS, a leading Internet
infrastructure software company that provides Internet software for
management of systems, software, security and information, today
announced it has successfully participated in a competition by hackers
and crackers who tried in vain to break into its secure operating
system - Trustix Secure Linux.

More than 400 000 attempts were made by hackers and crackers, many of
them professionals, to break into a server running the Trustix Secure
Linux operating system.  During the four day long event, none managed
to break into the Trustix Secure Linux computer, and none managed to
put it out of business.  The Trustix Secure Linux computer withstood
all attempts to compromise security and put it out of business.

Around 750 hackers and crackers attended the gathering called Northlan
2000, held from 5th of October to 8th of October 2000 in Larvik,
Norway.  "In total there were more than 400 000 attempts to hack the
Trustix Secure Linux computer, but none of these managed to put it out
of business, and none managed to break into the computer and retrieve
the secret information," said Roy Hogstad, chief organizer of Northlan
2000.

"Security and reliability are two fundamental and extremely important
factors when doing business on the Internet," said Havard Wollan, CEO
of Trustix.  "We are very pleased with the results from the
competition, and the results confirm that Trustix Secure Linux is a
highly suitable platform for eCommerce and Internet business because
of its high security, high reliability and high performance.
According to our research, the Trustix Secure Linux operating system
is now being used by customers in more than 100 countries around the
world."

"I am often surprised about the lack of knowledge when I speak to
computer system administrators in companies and public sector
organizations," said Frode Gerhardsen, Sales Director at Trustix.
"Most are not fully aware of the security threats to their computer
systems, which can be seriously damaged by hackers breaking in through
the Internet.  By using our Trustix Secure Linux operating system,
these companies and organizations could achieve a higher level of
security and reliability."

In addition to its Trustix Secure Linux operating system, Trustix also
provides Internet infrastructure software for management of systems,
software, security and information.  Trustix XPloy is the leading
eBusiness systems management solution for Linux.  Trustix will soon
release its next generation solutions, including new infrastructure
software and systems management solutions for the wireless Internet.

"The wireless Internet is coming fast, and when the Internet is
everywhere, including your home and your car, security is obviously
very important," said Trustix' CEO Havard Wollan.  "Our next
generation products will provide security and systems management for
the wireless Internet."
 

About Northlan 2000

Northlan 2000 is the second largest computer gathering in Norway.  For
more information about Northlan 2000, please contact chief organizer
Roy Hogstad at telephone 91 83 08 58, or visit Northlan's web site at
www.northlan.net.


About Trustix AS

Trustix is a leading Internet infrastructure software company that
provides Internet software for management of systems, software,
security and information.  Trustix' XPloy is the leading eBusiness
Systems Management Solution for Linux.  Other products from Trustix
include the XSentry firewall and security administrator and Trustix
Secure Linux, the high performance, secure and stable Linux operating
system developed by Trustix and used by customers world-wide.

Trustix AS is a privately held corporation with headquarters in
Trondheim, Norway.  For more information about Trustix, please visit
the web site at www.trustix.com.

XPloy, Trustix Secure Linux, XSentry and Manage your eBusiness! are
trademarks of Trustix AS.  Linux is a registered trademark of Linus
Torvalds.

Trustix AS, P.O. Box 1245 Leiv Eiriksson Senter, 7462 Trondheim,
Norway URL: www.trustix.com, Telephone: +47 73 54 50 54, Telefax:
+47 73 54 50 53