Dexagon Turns to Top Layer Networks Intrusion Prevention System to Protect Servers and Network from Cyber Threats.WESTBOROUGH, Mass. -- Network and Internet Services Firm Implements IPS 5500 to Protect Hosting Environment See hosted environment. and Ensure Reliable Connectivity for Customers Top Layer Networks, the global leader for high performance intrusion prevention See IPS and IDS. solutions, today announced that Dexagon, a global provider of network and Internet hosting services An Internet hosting service is a service that runs Internet servers, allowing organizations and individuals to serve content to the Internet. There are various levels of service and various kinds of services offered. A common kind of hosting is web hosting. , has implemented Top Layer's IPS 5500 intrusion prevention system. Following an extensive review of IPS solutions available on the market, Dexagon selected Top Layer's IPS 5500 to protect its servers and networks from a growing array of cyber threats, from HTTP HTTP in full HyperText Transfer Protocol Standard application-level protocol used for exchanging files on the World Wide Web. HTTP runs on top of the TCP/IP protocol. worms and zero-day exploits to high-volume denial-of-service (DoS) attacks and unauthorized access. "Dexagon customers rely on our network and Internet services to conduct business, so it is crucial that our operations are well-protected from the growing number and types of threats," said Dave Millier, partner with Dexagon. "As an integral part of our defense-in-depth strategy, the Top Layer IPS 5500's robust intrusion prevention capabilities effectively protect our hosting environment while providing insightful reports and clear visibility into our server and network activity. After reviewing the other solutions available on the market, the IPS 5500 was the clear choice because of its superior performance, unmatched protection mechanisms and manageability." Dexagon brings together a team of dedicated, professionals with more than 50 years experience in network design and Internet services to serve customers worldwide. Dexagon's investment in state of the art network facilities ensures its clients a greater than 99% service uptime guarantee. It understands customers' need for business continuity and is committed to providing them with one source for complete end-to-end network and Internet solutions. To meet its promise of providing customers with reliable solutions, protecting its own networks and hosting environment is top priority. Peter Rendall, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Top Layer, added, "Network services and Internet hosting firms cannot afford downtime. Companies like Dexagon that understand how much customers truly rely on their services to conduct day-to-day business are fast realizing intrusion prevention technologies like Top Layer's IPS 5500 can help them rid their networks of unwanted viruses, worms and other threats to ensure network availability and reliability - and therefore their customers' success." Performance, reliability and accuracy are crucial in protecting hosting organizations from worms, zero-day exploits, brute-force attacks and other emerging threats, and the NSS (Novell Storage Services) A 64-bit file system introduced with NetWare 5 that can support terabyte-sized files. NSS files and standard NetWare files can be used in the same server. See NetWare 5. 1. (networking) NSS - Nodal Switching System. Group's stamp-of-approval is a crucial requirement of IPS product purchases. Top Layer's IPS 5500 remains the only IPS product to achieve NSS-Approved status -- the de facto standard Hardware or software that is widely used, but not endorsed by a standards organization. Contrast with de jure standard. de facto standard - A widespread consensus on a particular product or protocol which has not been ratified by any official standards body, such as ISO, for testing inline intrusion prevention devices -- for defending against both content-based and rate-based attacks. About the Top Layer IPS 5500 The IPS 5500 family offers the strongest levels of network IPS protection, performance and reliability on the market today. By improving upon the most powerful characteristics of stateful firewall In computing, a stateful firewall (any firewall that performs stateful packet inspection (SPI) or stateful inspection) is a firewall that keeps track of the state of network connections (such as TCP streams, UDP communication) travelling across it. technology and intrusion detection systems This article is about the computing term. For other uses, see Burglar alarm. An intrusion detection system (IDS) generally detects unwanted manipulations of computer systems, mainly through the Internet. , Top Layer has developed the IPS 5500 in order to protect against attacks in real-time with minimal interruption of legitimate traffic. Top Layer executes high performance, non-disruptive deep packet inspection Analyzing network traffic to discover the type of application that sent the data. In order to prioritize traffic or filter out unwanted data, deep packet inspection can differentiate data, such as video, audio, chat, voice over IP (VoIP), e-mail and Web. and analysis coupled with intelligent blocking of attacks through TopFire(TM) second-generation ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) Pronounced "a-sick." A chip that is custom designed for a specific application rather than a general-purpose chip such as a microprocessor. technology and TopInspect(TM) Deep Packet Inspection. To learn more about the IPS 5500, visit www.toplayer.com or call 508-870-1300. About Top Layer Networks, Inc. Founded in 1997, Top Layer Networks develops network security solutions that enable enterprises worldwide to protect their infrastructure and critical online assets from cyber-threats. The Company's patented, ASIC-based products are engineered to deliver accurate and reliable protection mechanisms while operating as robust in-line network security devices. Top Layer Networks is headquartered in Westboro, Massachusetts with sales and support presence in Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Korea, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. |
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