BorderWare SteelGate
BorderWare SteelGate is the leading application-based firewall appliance for perimeter network security to prevent attacks, block malicious behavior, control network traffic, and centrally manage the perimeter defense infrastructure in a single security solution. BorderWare SteelGate provides organisations with the ability to prevent network risks, enforce policies and ensure operational efficiencies.
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With compliance regulations being increasingly enforced and the disclosure of privacy breaches creating real branding headaches for organisations that depend on customer trust, enterprises need to balance business requirements to share information with the need to protect it.
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More and more in today's connected business environments where access to email and other Web-based resources is a necessity for conducting business and accessing information, the issue of security is top of mind. Along with the convenience that network connectivity brings, it raises serious security concerns as hackers, virus writers and spammers find new workarounds to standard security solutions, forcing businesses to be more aware than ever of the threat these adversaries pose to their environment. To launch their attacks, hackers and cybercriminals search for easy targets, primarily unprotected or weakly secured networks. Without an effective network security solution to act as a protective barrier to keep destructive forces from accessing your mission-critical data, it has now become easier than ever for hackers to scan, penetrate and compromise your network and confidential data. An effective firewall solution can act as an effective layer of defense to protect your network by acting as a guard at the entry points where your network exchanges data with other networks. BorderWare SteelGateTM is architected to create a secure barrier between your internal network and the outside world.
Superior Inbound & Outbound Protection
BorderWare SteelGateTM is a high-performance VPN firewall appliance that offers superior security and filtering over traditional packet-filters and low level traffic controls by using application-level proxies. These proxies provide added protection by inspecting all inbound and outbound traffic at the protocol level ensuring that applications and end-users are protected. In addition, BorderWare SteelGate provides anti-malware, anti-virus, and anti-spyware protection, and integrates with the BorderWare ReputationAuthority, the most effective reputation system in the world that blocks and monitors email and Web traffic at the perimeter. By tracking multiple threat types in real-time, BorderWare SteelGate makes a more informed and accurate decision about network traffic.
High Availability and Scalability
Using a combination of embedded servers, application gateways and hybrid proxy technologies, BorderWare SteelGate is able to provide the most flexible and secure firewall architecture available. This unique approach to firewall design allows the firewall Server to provide security, flexibility and high performance in a single solution. BorderWare SteelGate exceeds the needs of most organisations by providing in excess of 500,000 concurrent sessions. With throughput of up to 500 Mbps, BorderWare SteelGate provides the robustness, scalability, and availability for the most demanding environments. The product's unique High-Availability and Load Optimisation (HALO) option delivers an integrated fault tolerant and load balanced firewall solution that maximises investment and protects against single system failure.
VPN Services
BorderWare SteelGate's integrated IPSec VPN Server supports both server-server and client-server VPN connections. The IPSec VPN Server is fully standards-compliant with capabilities of supporting a wide range of encryption methods for privacy and compliance, and also supports connections with a large range of third party devices. BorderWare SteelGate also has the ability to provide remote VPN access to corporate networks, and may be managed based on centrally managed policies. For added protection, the product incorporates a personal firewall to prevent "hijacking" of VPN connections by trojan Horses and similar threats.
Protection From Misconfiguration Vulnerabilities
BorderWare SteelGate has powerful default settings and a simple interface protecting against misconfiguration - a common source of vulnerability, while allowing IT administrators to get up and running faster. Other firewalls take a different approach to address potentially weak policies by allowing direct access to configuration files to make policy changes. This has the potential to leave a network vulnerable to unauthorised access.
Certified Network Perimeter Security
Based on the Common Criteria certified BorderWare firewall ServerTM software, BorderWare SteelGate provides perimeter network security in a single solution, enabling organisations to prevent attacks and block malicious behavior that come from the Internet to reduce risk. BorderWare SteelGate controls both inbound and outbound network traffic with content controls to reduce legal liability, and also provides the ability to centrally manage the perimeter defense infrastructure and network traffic to ensure operational efficiency and optimal Quality of Service (QOS).
