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Introduction to Appliance-Based VPN Solution

Antivirus

Virus Protection At The Network Level
All Internet traffic entering your network undergoes a virus scan that first filters through a known database of over 80,000 viruses, worms and other malicious code definitions.

Protecting your Network from these and other known Viruses

Firewall Protection

As every computer on your network is at risk, security precautions must be at the network level.
Protecting Your Network Against Intruders.
Most hackers aren't attacking specific networks, but instead scan the Internet for vulnerable networks. Hackers don't care that you're a big or small business. Your open door provides them opportunity for bragging rights in the hacker community.

Intrusion Protection

Did you know? Computer security breaches are rising 20% per year. Less than 1% of all computer intrusion cases are detected. Of those detected, 40% detected system penetration from the outside. Only 34% of detected cases are reported.
Protecting Your Network Against Intruders
Although a firewall is an effective method for enforcing network security policies, more often than not, the policies are inflexible and consequently aren't enabled. The result is firewall ports are enabled to allow daily business to be conducted, opening the door to hacker attacks. Consequently your network needs more than just firewall protection. You need intrusion detection and prevention. Intrusion Detection and Prevention System performs real-time traffic analysis and logs detected intrusion attempts on your network preventing their entrance. SNAP VPN performs protocol analysis, content searching & matching that can be used to detect a variety of attacks and probes, such as buffer overflows, stealth port scans, CGI attacks, Small-Medium-Business (SMB) probes, OS fingerprinting attempts, and much, much more.

Content Filtering

You can ensure that limited bandwidth is reserved for approved activities while minimizing liability risks and lost productivity of misuse or abuse of the Internet.
Protecting Your Network Against Intruders
Our ClearPath solution maintains and updates data tables with over a million URL addresses classified by category type. These definitions and all future updates are incorporated within each subscriber's service.

Standard features include

White List filtering
web access is restricted to specific URL addresses.
Black List filtering
free web surfing access, except to specific URL addresses.

Productivity enhancements include

Usage limits by the time of day
example: during regular business hours.
Usage limits by how much time per day
example: limit personal surfing to 1 hour per day.
Wildcard key word blocking
example: block all sites with "sex" in the address.
Flexibility to establish rules at individual user level, or by user group
example: managers provided wider access.
Block downloads by file type
example: exclude .MP3 downloads.

Remote Access / VPN

By not having the ability to host distributed applications, productivity enhancements are impacted, optimization of business processes are diminished, and competitive advantages are lost.
Virtual Private Network
Our ClearPath solution maintains and updates data tables with over a million URL addresses classified by category type. These definitions and all future updates are incorporated within each subscriber's service.

Three options exist for implementing a VPN

Appliance-based solution
where virtual private circuits (VPCs) or tunnels are run over shared Internet access lines; as the data is sent over the public Internet data must be encrypted to maintain security.
Network-based solution
(ex: frame relay hub and spoke network), which is ideal for larger enterprises who require a dedicated connection with larger bandwidths to run mission critical applications, especially when a Quality of Service is required.
Software-based service
where a thin client is installed on a PC that is run each time a secure connection is required. This type of VPN will also establish a secure connection through use of a virtual private circuit and then encrypt the data prior to transport. This service works well for mobile employees who can't bring a router or encryption appliance with them each time secure access is required.

Managed Solutions