Martial arts icon Bruce Lee once described his combat style as 'the art of fighting without fighting'. That may well be an apt description for the way new internet security software from GreenBorder Technologies claims to fight viruses, worms, spyware, custom-crafted exploits and other malicious programs delivered online.
The free-to-download Personal Edition version of GreenBorder offers internet users absolutely no scanning of content, identification of malicious code, updates during outbreaks or user training.
GreenBorder takes a different approach: it protects against threats without having to detect them first, making Web browsing and e-mail safe to use straight away.
Despite that unconventional technique, GreenBorder assures personal computer users of Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser and Outlook personal information manager software that they can enter any website, read any e-mail or attachment, and run any download file without worry.
Users are also assured of full, unimpeded access to all internet resources while spyware, viruses, worms and other attacks are prevented from breaking into the desktop personal computer and from there, into enterprise servers.
That could all be hard to believe. But GreenBorder demonstrated those capabilities at the annual RSA Security Conference and Exhibition in San Francisco last month. GreenBorder's patent-pending Intelligent Security Application Barrier creates a protective barrier around the operating system, users' files and the enterprise network, while it keeps all internet content isolated.