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Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. (September 22, 2004) - As reported last week, hackers are scheming about how to exploit the latest announced vulnerability in a number of Microsoft® operating systems and applications, including Microsoft Office® and several versions of Internet Explorer. The newly reported weakness allows malignant JPEG images to enter users' computers undetected via e-mail, Web site and instant message downloads, enabling an attacker to gain control of the computer. CyberGuard Corporation (Nasdaq:CGFW), the technology leader in network security, prevents attacks that might leverage the imaging vulnerability with its Webwasher Content Security Management (CSM) solution. Webwasher's CSM solution has built-in provisions that defend against new threats from file types that have previously been considered "harmless." On Friday, September 17, CyberGuard's Webwasher activated deep file inspection for JPEG files. Within minutes, Webwasher customers around the world were protected via their next automatic security update of any Webwasher product.

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