Astaro Security Gateway - Features and Facts

Astaro Security Gateway software is an award-winning, unique network security solution in an integrated and easy-to-use and manage package. It includes a combination of the following security applications:

Network Security - Download Datasheet

• Firewall, with stateful packet inspection and application-level proxies, guards Internet communications traffic in and out of the organization.
• Virtual Private Network assures secure communications with remote offices and “road warriors”.
• Intrusion Protection detects and blocks probes and application-based attacks using heuristics, anomaly detection, and pattern-based techniques.

Web Security - Download Datasheet

• Spyware Protection blocks incoming spyware, adware and other malicious applications, and prevents them from sending out confidential information.
• Virus Protection for the Web defends computers against virus infections from web downloads and web-based email.
• Content Filtering can block Internet access to 60 categories of web sites during working hours.
  

Email Security - Download Datasheet

• Virus Protection for Email catches viruses in SMTP and POP3 emails and attachments, even in compressed and archived formats.
• Spam Protection uses eight different techniques to filter out spam without stopping legitimate emails.
• Phishing Protection blocks emails from criminals trying to trick users into revealing confidential information.
• Email Encryption - Additional Subscription
  
  

Key Facts About Astaro Security Gateway software (formerly Astaro Security Linux):

	Protects all types of networks – Windows, Linux, Unix and others.
	Delivers comprehensive features at low cost maximizing your ROI (return on investment).
	Highly effective. Has won numerous industry awards. Beat Cisco and Checkpoint in InfoWorld magazine product review, Beat IBM and Computer Associates in Linux World for Best Security Application.
	Integrated management platform features an intuitive browser-based interface and one-step updates for rapid deployment and easy management.
	Can be installed in under 15 minutes or purchased pre-installed on security appliances.
	Can start with firewall, VPN and spam protection and add other security applications as needed, seamlessly.
	Runs as a dedicated application server on top of a hardened operating system, which relieves operating system management headaches.
	Runs on systems ranging from small devices up to large multi-processor systems utilizing gigabytes of memory.
	Redundant systems can be configured to provide high availability and automatic failover in case of hardware or network failures.
	Load balancing improves performance - traffic shaping can set priorities by network, service and protocol.
	Logging, automatic backup, and diagnostic tools support high reliability.

Astaro Security Gateway software available preinstalled on a variety of devices, click here. To view the hardware compatability list, click here.