Firewalls...
Every business today uses network firewalls to secure against malicious attacks from the Internet, but did you know that a basic firewall protects your systems from less then a third of all Internet attacks? It's true.
A basic firewall only protects your network from direct inbound connections to services and ports that you choose to block. Servers and services that are accessible to the Internet, such as web and application services, are completely unprotected by your firewall. By far however, the biggest threat is your own users. Every time a user opens up a web browser and connects to the Internet he or she runs the risk of connecting to a malicious web site, or downloading virus laden software.
So how do you protect your network systems from these threats? By adding advanced security and protection features to enhance your existing basic firewall solutions.
Gateway Anti Virus...
This service adds antivirus scanning at the core network level on all Internet traffic, incoming or outgoing. It kills viruses before they ever touch your servers, and if one of your users is already infected you can strip viruses from any outbound connections before they pass it along to others.
Intrusion Prevention...
Intrusion Prevention examines incoming packets to your internal services, like web servers, and looks for known malicious attacks. When it detects an attack it kills the connection attempt before ever letting it attach to your server. This type of protection is absolutely vital for companies hosting web or application services, because these attacks will pass right through your basic firewall, undetected.
Content Filtering...
By subscribing to a service, the firewall can identify known types of inappropriate Internet content, such as pornography, violence, hate groups, etc. and deny users access to those sites. Completely configurable by content type and even specific web sites, Content Filtering Services lets you take back control over your Internet connection and keep your users focused on the site they should be using for work, not play.
Anti Spam Solutions...
We all know about the effects of SPAM by now. It wastes time and it brings with it many of the mean nasty things that can cause your computer to crash like Spyware and Malware. Gateway level scanning solutions available from IDSI will reduce 99 percent of the SPAM that you're currently receiving.
Contact IDSI today to find out more about these significant improvements in network security!