Firewalls, IPsec VPNs

Based on a Toshiba Magnia SG20 solution developer kit, this unit runs a special version of Linux created by Astaro. It includes a firewall, VPN, DHCP server, traffic management and content filter. The latter includes web blocking and anti-spam.
The firewall uses stateful packet inspection and includes proxies for HTTP, ...

This hardware solution is suitable for both the hardened teleworker or a small office environment. It brings with it not only a stateful inspection firewall, but also the protection of a VPN. For the user logging into an enterprise, MD5 authentication comes into play. This ensures encrypted communications and also ...

With its ISDN connection and three Ethernet connections in a compact 1U height rack-mountable case, this device makes a good first impression.

WatchGuard presented us with a fire-engine red rack mountable unit featuring an LCD display for status messages, and a wealth of well-presented documentation.

Primarily a content-filtering platform, the Minesweeper CF 500 came with optional extras for intrusion detection and vulnerability assessment. Content filtering comprises URL blocking, anti-virus and anti-spam. Standard features include a firewall with an IPsec VPN and a DHCP server.

While just about every company has a connection to the internet in one form or another, not everyone has a failover option to go back to dial-up or ISDN. Fewer still have VPN or indeed a proper firewall to ensure the lines of communication are secure.

As SonicWALL's bigger brother in their popular Internet Security Appliance family, the PRO 4060 is aimed at large corporate networks and provides firewall, VPN, intrusion-prevention technologies as well as anti-virus and content-filtering functionality.