SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb 14, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- Secure Computing Corporation (Nasdaq: SCUR), a leading enterprise gateway security company, today announced that SC Magazine has honored the company's Sidewinder(R) network gateway appliance with an award for best enterprise firewall. The SC Magazine Award winners, selected from more than 350 companies, were rigorously evaluated and determined by reader votes. The achievement represents the second consecutive year the company has received an SC Magazine Award as part of the annual competition.

"The annual SC Magazine Awards ceremony serves as a litmus test for the best products in the IT security industry," said SC Magazine Editor-in-Chief Illena Armstrong. "Secure Computing's innovative enterprise firewall solution embodies the technological breakthroughs that will benefit our readers, and in turn, corporate technology purchasers."

The Sidewinder network gateway security portfolio includes the most comprehensive and versatile perimeter security appliances available. As the industry's first reputation-based firewall, Sidewinder consolidates all major security functions under a single management interface, Sidewinder appliances deliver industry-leading, application-layer performance, best-in-class security, and one of the world's strongest self-defending firewalls. Built with a comprehensive combination of high-speed application proxies, TrustedSource(TM) reputation-based global intelligence, and a complete arsenal of signature-based security services, Sidewinder defends networks and Internet-facing applications from both known and unknown malicious threats, and secures network access, kills hidden attacks in packet streams, blocks viruses, spyware, and spam, secures employee use of the Internet, and creates a forensic-quality audit trail for regulatory compliance and reporting.

"The SC Magazine Award validates Secure Computing's leadership position in the enterprise gateway security space," said Atri Chatterjee, senior vice president of marketing with Secure Computing. "It is a great distinction to be recognized for our pioneering, multi-layered approach blending non signature-based proactive solutions with existing firewall protection mechanisms. Sidewinder continues to stand out against the competition and to satisfy customers with best-of-breed security."

This award builds on a series of honors bestowed upon Secure Computing by SC Magazine. In December 2006, readers of SC Magazine also named Secure Computing's IronIM(TM) product as a finalist for Best Instant Messaging Security Solution and SmartFilter(R) as a finalist for Best Web Filtering Solution. At the same time, the magazine named Secure Computing's TSP 7300 firewall product, SafeWord(R) PremierAccess(R) authentication offering and Webwasher(R) Web gateway security technology to its Best of 2006 list.

About SC Magazine:

SC Magazine provides IT security professionals with in-depth and unbiased information through timely news, comprehensive analysis, cutting-edge features, contributions from thought leaders and the best, most extensive collection of product reviews in the business. By offering a consolidated view of IT security through independent product tests and well-researched editorial content that provides the contextual backdrop for how these IT security tools will address larger demands put on businesses today, SC Magazine enables IT security pros to make the right security decisions for their companies. The brand's portfolio includes the SC Magazine Awards, SC Directory, SC Magazine Newswire and SC Magazine IT Security Executives Forums.

About Secure Computing:

Secure Computing (Nasdaq: SCUR), a leading provider of enterprise gateway security, delivers a comprehensive set of solutions that help customers protect their critical Web, email and network assets. Over half the Fortune 50 and Fortune 500 are part of our more than 19,000 global customers in 106 countries, supported by a worldwide network of more than 1,900 partners. The company is headquartered in San Jose, Calif., and has offices worldwide. For more information, see http://www.securecomputing.com.