▁stop ▁new ▁PC ▁thre ats ▁and ▁attacks ▁before ▁signature ▁updates ▁have ▁been ▁installed ▁on ▁the ▁PC . ▁The ▁software ▁includes . ▁ ▁network ▁access ▁controls ▁that ▁detect ▁and ▁rem edy ▁security ▁policy ▁viol ations ▁before ▁a ▁PC ▁is ▁allowed ▁to ▁connect ▁to ▁a ▁network ; ▁ ▁application ▁controls ▁that ▁block ▁or ▁terminate ▁mal icious ▁software ▁programs ▁before ▁they ▁can ▁transmit ▁information ▁to ▁an ▁una ut hor ized ▁party ; ▁ ▁a ▁personal ▁firewall ; ▁ ▁an ▁intr usion ▁prevent ion ▁system ▁( IP S ) ▁Check ▁Point ▁In tr usion ▁Pre vention ▁System ▁– ▁IP S ; ▁ ▁sp y ware ▁detection ▁and ▁removal ; ▁ ▁and ▁instant ▁mess aging ▁security ▁tools . ▁An ▁administrator ▁man ages ▁the ▁security ▁policies ▁that ▁apply ▁to ▁groups ▁of ▁users ▁from ▁a ▁central ▁console ▁and ▁server . ▁ ▁Check ▁Point ▁acquired ▁the ▁Integr ity ▁software ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁its ▁ac quisition ▁of ▁endpoint ▁security ▁start - up ▁Zone ▁L abs ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁The ▁Integr ity ▁software , ▁released ▁in ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁was ▁derived ▁from ▁the ▁Zone Al arm ▁security ▁technology ▁and ▁added ▁central ▁policy ▁management ▁and ▁network ▁access ▁control ▁functions . ▁Integr ity ▁was ▁integrated ▁with ▁network ▁gate ways ▁( the ▁C is co ▁V PN ▁ 3 0 0 0 ▁series ) ▁to ▁ensure ▁that ▁a ▁PC ▁met ▁security ▁requirements ▁before ▁it ▁was ▁granted ▁access ▁to ▁the ▁network . ▁ ▁Dem and ▁for ▁endpoint ▁security ▁grew ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁after ▁the ▁SQL ▁S