Unified Threat Management
15 Stories
UTM heads for larger market in Asia
News Unified threat management devices are increasingly crossing the small and midsize business threshold to gain traction by larger businesses, say security vendors.
Tags: Network security, Security applications/tools, Security Management, Security, Unified Threat Management, Fortinet Inc., India, Check Point Software Technologies Ltd., VPN, security technology
India's SMBs to spend US$291M on security in 2009
News Country's small and midsize businesses will spend 73 percent of their data security budget on security software, says AMI-Partners.
Tags: Data security, Network security, Security, Managed Security Service, India, Small And Medium Business, antivirus, analyst, data security, managed security
McAfee may head into UTM space
News Security firm's acquisition of Secure Computing lent it "some elements of unified threat management", and there could be more related buyouts, says APAC head.
Tags: Network security, Security applications/tools, Antivirus software, Security, Secure Computing Corp., India, Asia-Pacific, Singapore, Product Integration, McAfee Inc.
Check Point to acquire Nokia's security appliance business
News With the purchase, security company Check Point aims to broaden its presence in the appliance market.
Tags: Firewalls, Applications and tools, Security, Security Appliance Business, Internet Device, threat management, clustering, Internet appliance, Check Point Software Technologies Ltd., VPN
Evolving security for social networks
News Users may be the weakest link in securing a network, but technology can help pick up where human discretion leaves off, says Symantec CTO.
Tags: Network security, Security Management, Security, threat management, information privacy, question mark, social networking, software, Symantec Corp., network
US firewall firm blazes path to Asia
News Silicon Valley startup claims its "next-gen" firewall technology lets users control applications in its corporate network, and can save them money in bad times.
Tags: Firewalls, Data security, Security Management, Palo Alto, Asia, Hong Kong, Singapore, Intrusion Prevention System, Australia, Southeast Asia
Security spending in Asia to double in five years
News update The security appliance market will be worth US$1.1 billion by 2010, says IDC. More businesses are also opting for integrated security appliances.
Tags: PC security, Data security, Security
Secure Computing offers SMBs unified protection
SMB The vendor's all-in-one security appliance targets businesses that want better security, without the complexities of managing multiple products.
Tags: PC security, Security, Network security, SMB
Symantec, Juniper Networks partner
News Symantec moves beyond storage security, includes more of its technology in Juniper networking devices.
Tags: Networking, Security
Can all-in-one systems ease security pains?
Insight Integrated security appliances won't replace single-task systems, but the former are less complex and less costly to manage.
Tags: PC security, Network security, Firewalls, IDS (Intrusion Detection Systems), Security Management, Security applications/tools
ZyXEL ZyWALL 35 UTM
Reviews The ZyWALL 35 UTM appliance combines all the basic security tools required to protect a small business network, and deploys them at the Internet gateway where they are most useful. Professional help with deployment may be required, however, and it doesn’t do away entirely with the need for desktop and server-side protection.
Network Box SME 250
Reviews Network Box combines all that’s good in a managed security service with an affordable, locally installed and monitored appliance -- a winning combination for companies with limited resources.
Trend Micro InterScan Gateway Security Appliance
Reviews Trend Micro's IGSA delivers relatively complete protection from viruses, spyware, spam and other threats at the internet gateway. However, you can't add your own scanning protocols and the restriction to Windows and IE clients for the Damage Cleanup Services feature is a drawback.
APAC IT security still mistake-prone
News Region's IT security mindsets are maturing but enterprises still make mistakes such as focusing too much on technology and not enough on people, says analyst.
Tags: PC security, Data security, Network security, Security Management, Security applications/tools, Fortinet Inc., Security, Risk Management, Asia-Pacific, Singapore
Secure Computing to buy CyberGuard
News Deal is expected to close in the fourth quarter, creating a company with 680 employees and a presence in 90 countries.
Tags: Data security, Security, Firewalls, Acquisitions
