Network Perimeter Protection, The Key To Preventing Serious Financial Losses For Businesses

Published 26th September 2006

- According to the 2006 Computer Crime and Security Survey, each company surveyed lost, on average, 132.047 € in 2005 due to inadequate IT security, with virus attacks and unauthorized access to networks as the principal causes.

- Panda GateDefender Integra provides preventive and centralized protection against all types of threats, neutralizing productivity losses and the malicious action that can cause serious financial damage
September 25, 2006

Panda GateDefender Integra, the all-in-one appliance from Panda Software for protecting against all types of threats, can prevent the financial losses incurred in companies through computer attacks. According to the 2006 Computer Crime and Security Survey, produced by The Computer Security Institute (CSI) and the FBI, computer viruses and unauthorized access to networks are the leading cause of financial losses for companies. Other major causes include the loss or theft of laptops and confidential information. Between them they account for 74 percent of all corporate losses arising from inadequate IT security systems.

According to this report, in 2005 each company surveyed suffered average losses of 132.047 €. However, the authors of the report note that only half of the US companies questioned offered information, given the possible negative publicity, and therefore the figure could be much higher.

With this circumstance in mind, installation of a device, such as Panda GateDefender Integra, in the Internet gateway of corporate networks, could bring considerable savings to companies, as it optimizes the return on investment made on buying the product. This is possible thanks to the integration in the appliance of all protection needed to block all types of malicious code and external attacks: firewall, VPN service, Intrusion Prevention System (IPS), anti-malware, content filtering, anti-spam protection and web filtering. The different types of protection work together to offer complete security against both known and unknown network threats and content threats.

The Panda Software appliance can scan all inbound and outbound traffic in the corporate network as well as traffic between network zones, ensuring complete protection for all zones, without degrading the performance of the connection. It also automatically updates the virus signature file every 90 minutes.

Return on investment is maximized thanks to the benefits that Panda GateDefender Integra offers all companies:
- Ease of use. All protection can be configured using a single intuitive interface.
- Improved performance, as it rids the network of unwanted traffic.
- Increased employee productivity
- Valuable time savings for the network administrator or the person responsible for IT maintenance.
- Complete security monitoring. It provides detailed information on the protection activity from a single, centralized point.

Panda Gatedefender Integra is installed at the gateway between the corporate network and the Internet or another network, just like a firewall, and is managed through a straight-forward centralized web administration console.

Panda GateDefender Integra is available in 2 hardware models: GateDefender Integra 100 and GateDefender Integra 300, which provide 4 and 8 communications ports to adapt the needs of companies with different segmentation needs.

Panda GateDefender Integra features
Panda GateDefender Integra is a unified perimeter security device installed in the corporate network to provided preventive, centralized protection against all types of threats. It incorporates all necessary protection (firewall, VPN, Intrusion Prevention System (IPS), anti-malware protection, content filtering, anti-spam protection and web filtering) in a single device, which administrators can enable, disable and configure through a single remote-access web console that is easy to manage. Once installed, it requires minimum maintenance and simply involves extracting automatic reports on system activity. Administrators can also monitor several units from a single console, via SNMP or Syslog.

Full information on Panda GateDefender Performa features is available from:
http://www.pandasoftware.com/gatedefender