Guard your systems from network parasites with the WolfPac Security Suite. (Top Technology Showcase).PSINet Europe, a leading provider of corporate IP-based communication services, recently conducted a little experiment: To prove the importance of network security, it set up an anonymous "dummy server" containing no data and no public profile. Within 24 hours it was attacked 467 times. This large number reflects the fact that computer hacking is no longer just a hobby for computer geeks--it is now a full-time job. Network professionals need to be aware of this growing problem and learn to protect themselves from uninvited guests
Uninivited Guests is the twelfth episode of the fourth series of the British comedy series Dad's Army that was originally transmitted on Friday 11 December 1970. . NetWolves' latest offering is designed to prevent system robbery. It acts as a hacker's kryptornte making your servers secure from outside intrusions. The Security Suite acts as a link between large companies and remote offices or as a single gateway for small-to-medium size businesses. It provides companies with an option for shielding their intellectual property from information thievery Thievery See also Gangsterism, Highwaymen, Outlawry. Alfarache, Guzmán de picaresque, peripatetic thief; lived by unscrupulous wits. [Span. Lit. . The suite comes in two platforms: the WolfPac 2020 and the WolfPac 3020. They both come equipped with three Ethernet 10/100 interface cards for WAN, LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. and DMZ (DeMilitarized Zone) A middle ground between an organization's trusted internal network and an untrusted, external network such as the Internet. Also called a "perimeter network," the DMZ is a subnetwork (subnet) that may sit between firewalls or off one leg of a connections. The security suite is offered with either a 600MHz (MegaHertZ) One million cycles per second. It is used to measure the transmission speed of electronic devices, including channels, buses and the computer's internal clock. A one-megahertz clock (1 MHz) means some number of bits (16, 32, 64, etc. or 900MHz processor, 20- to 100GB hard drive, and up to 1,024MB of RAM. The prime feature of this piece of machinery is its array of intrusion detection systems. The system's firewall is endorsed by the ICSA See TruSecure. . It ensures, with the use of packet filters, that IP packets coming from the Internet are requested by authorized users. In addition, with the use of its Network Address Translation, the organization can identify itself to the Internet as one IP address, keeping the confidentiality of each individual IP address. The WolfPac is VPN-compliant and supports IKE and IPSec. This offers users anonymity while accessing the VPN (Virtual Private Network) A private network that is configured within a public network (a carrier's network or the Internet) in order to take advantage of the economies of scale and management facilities of large networks. . Depending on connection speed and the type of application traffic, the 2020 version is capable of supporting a maximum of 50 VPN connections with the 3020 version handling upto 100. The many other security features offered by the WolfPac include: SNORT: A technology that performs content searching/matching which can be used to detect a wide variety of attacks and probes. Content Filtering See Web filtering and parental control software. : Used to block access to the Internet or specific websites. Anti-Virus: Detects software bugs and conducts damage control from outside viruses. Net-Metrics: Measures the time it takes to load a web page from the Internet and the time it takes to send and receive an email from a specific account. For protection against breakdowns, the suite offers both connectivity as well as hardware failover. And as if all that wasn't enough, the multifaceted superbox comes with a user-friendly interface and can be used as a mail server, Web server and file-sharing device. Everything is encompassed, monitored and configured from a central location using NetWolves' SRM (1) (Storage Resource Management) The management of the storage resources in an organization in order to avoid duplication of files and to determine space utilization across all servers. 2 Managed Security Services. The SRM2 provides the capacity to monitor everything from the unit's security diagnostics, to the overall functioning of its components. www.netwolves.com |
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