Cyberoam announced an extension to its “Accelerator Series” appliances, CR25ia and CR35ia. These appliances meet the price-performance-security requirements of small and medium businesses and branch offices. The CR25ia and CR35ia appliances have been designed to withstand the increasingly performance-intensive security requirements at branch offices and small offices at a price point that stays within security budgets. With 2 to 4.5 times greater firewall throughput than that of comparable products, and 1.5 to 2 times the IPS, anti-virus and UTM throughput values, Cyberoam Accelerator Series can handle the entire spectrum of existing and emerging threats, meeting its promise of comprehensive security.

Cyberoam CR25ia and CR35ia deliver comprehensive protection with the full feature list, including Stateful Inspection Firewall, VPN (SSL VPN & IPSec), Gateway Anti-Virus and Anti-Spyware, Gateway Anti-Spam, IPS, Content Filtering, Bandwidth Management, Multiple Link Management. These appliances can be centrally managed through the Cyberoam Central Console. Their unique identity-based security protects organizations from internal threats that lead to data leakage.

Cyberoam is the only identity-based security appliance that enables organizations to see who is doing what in the network. Certified by ICSA, CheckMark and VPNC, Cyberoam has its presence in 55 countries and is the recipient of 5 star rating from SC Magazine thrice in a row for its award-winning range of Identity-based UTM appliances.

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Newly introduced F-Secure Client Security 9 provides uncompromised protection without slowing down the computer. Corporate desktops and laptops are protected against all online threats significantly faster and with less system impact than ever. This means that businesses can protect their confidential data, prevent the spread of malware in their networks, and block hostile intrusion attempts more effectively, also on the Windows 7 operating system.

According to performance tests by the independent testing organization AV-Test.org, the new version of Client Security has 50% less system impact, is 70% lighter in memory usage, and completes a system scan 50% faster than the previous version. The attractively redesigned user interface and central management through F-Secure Policy Manager make security administration simple. Security problems are handled automatically without disturbing or confusing the end user.

F-Secure Client Security 9 provides enhanced malware detection by utilizing the latest in-the-cloud reputation services, fast behavior monitoring and rootkit scanning technologies. The updatable core security technology has been redesigned to provide instant protection for the end-user and the administrator. This means high detection rates against malware, spyware, and phishing, as well as enhanced performance and protection against future threats.

The new Browsing Protection feature with its unique Exploit Shield component shows which websites are safe to enter and automatically blocks harmful sites, while protecting against browser and plug-in exploits, and drive-by downloads. The Exploit Shield also protects against exploits of security holes for which there is no patch yet.

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Fortinet announced the addition of two new high performance, high-volume security systems to its FortiMail family of message security appliances. The new FortiMail-5001A and -2000B are designed to meet the performance and volume requirements of the most demanding carrier/MSSP and large enterprise customer segments. The increased performance and high message capacity of the two new FortiMail platforms mean that customers can enjoy better productivity and message security due to the faster cleansing and isolation of spam, spyware, viruses and other messaging-related threats. Both new FortiMail security systems are high-value products that offer improved performance and message capacity at competitive price points. FortiMail is a multi-layered messaging security platform that provides integrated antispam, antivirus and antispyware protection without per-user or per-domain pricing restrictions. FortiMail enables enterprises to increase productivity by reducing unwanted spam messages and facilitates regulatory compliance through advanced messaging content archiving and routing.

FortiMail-5001A, chassis-based blade that provides the highest message inspection (1.1 million messages per hour of full antispam/antivirus inspection) of any platform in the FortiMail product line; offers 2x performance over previous-generation platform; able to manage 1.4 million emails per hour; supports high availability mode and load balancing for high-volume environments;

FortiMail-2000B delivers enterprise-class performance in rack-mountable form factor; supports up to 50,000 email users and able to manage 1.1 million emails per hour; 2 TB of storage included, with user-upgradeable storage up to 6 TB. FortiMail 4.0 provides additional messaging security and improved usability: gateway-to-gateway S/MIME encryption to help secure messages and assist with policy/regulatory compliance; web-based manager rebuilt to simplify the most common administrative activities with enhanced user interface.

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Endpoint security threats are constantly evolving and critical data is lost due to non-existent or ineffective security practices. The proliferation of high capacity thumb drives, smart phones and other portable devices has increased the risk of data leakage and the volume of data that could find its way out of an organization. As part of its WE CARE initiative, GFI Software is giving organizations the ability to monitor and identify endpoint weaknesses in their network in real time through its FREEWARE version of GFI EndPointSecurity.

The commercial version of GFI EndPointSecurity allows organization to not only monitor how endpoints are being used but it allows them to actively manage user access and log the activity of a wide range of portable storage devices. Furthermore, GFI EndPointSecurity helps to prevent data leaks and theft by comprehensively controlling access to these devices with minimal administrative effort; prevent the introduction of malware and other authorized software, and block devices by class, file extensions, physical port or device ID.

The latest release of GFI EndPointSecurity also includes support for Microsoft Windows 7, support for Microsoft Windows 7 BitLocker to Go encrypted devices, detection of these devices and application of different permissions, an activity log that provides a quick way to view user activity and a series of new reports in the ReportPack.

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Trend Micro and Phoenix Technologies Ltd. announced that Phoenix Freeze, a powerful Bluetooth-enabled laptop proximity security system, will be bundled as a recommended application in Trend Micro Internet Security Pro. The combination of Phoenix Freeze, which automatically locks down PCs when the user walks away, and light, yet powerful security by Trend Micro provides consumers with a comprehensive security layer to shield the contents of mobile and desktop PCs from threats both online and offline.

Trend Micro Internet Security Pro with Phoenix Freeze will roll out in early January 2010, initially in the U.S. and in Japan, where Trend Micro is the dominant content security provider. The addition of Freeze as a recommended complement to Trend Micro Internet Security Pro boosts PC security but also provides a significant additional layer of security specifically for smartphones. Trend Micro Internet Security Pro also includes a license for Mobile Security, which protects smartphones against viruses, spam, data theft, service disruptions and other malware attacks against Microsoft Windows Mobile and Symbian OS based devices.

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ZyXEL Communications strengthens its family of Unified Security Gateway (USG) products by introducing ZyWALL USG 100 in the Indian market. ZyWALL USG products come up with multiple WAN settings from Dual WAN to Hex WAN. In addition to this, you may even integrate Dual 3G adapter as WAN on the same product. Within all theses WAN, you can configure load balancing and failover. ZyWALL USG Products offer perfect peace of mind with 99.99% uptime for your internet connection.

With high flexibility, the ZyWALL USG Series establishes secure IPSec and/or SSL communication tunnels amongst multiple locations such as remote branch offices, business partner sites and even unreliable hotel hotspots. Communication channels are securely encrypted so that information leakage and data theft can be mitigated while transmitting confidential information over insecure networks such as the Internet. Integrated with cutting-edge technologies on a robust platform, the ZyWALL USG Products provide multi-layered security protection. Its Kaspersky-powered anti-virus service offers the world’s shortest response time to help keeping viruses or malware out of corporate networks.

 The ZyWALL USG Products are specially crafted to manage the use of IM/P2P applications. Through the AppPatrol dashboard, security staff can easily create fine-grained IM/P2P access policies to identify and restrict access levels of IM/P2P protocols for different user groups, enforce bandwidth quota against certain P2P types and prioritize VOIP traffic to ensure the best call quality. Security staff can also allocate bandwidth to a variety of applications or hosts, and keep track of its usage with comprehensive statistical reports.

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CA Internet Security Suite 2010 is robust PC security solution for home users providing comprehensive protection against a wide range of emerging online threats. Redesigned from top to bottom for a better user experience, many elements of the suite, including business-strength firewall, anti-virus, anti-spyware, anti-phishing and parental control software have been updated to provide better performance and protection. Combined with an intuitively designed interface that organizes and simplifies tasks and even provides users with security tips and information sourced from experts at CA’s global Security Advisor team, CA Internet Security Suite 2010 is a powerful, easy-to-use all-in-one security solution.

CA Internet Security Suite 2010 is even more powerful and user-friendly thanks to a new interface that allows you to easily organize and customize your security experience. New and improved core processing technology greatly improves performance and allows for increased accuracy in detecting malware. CA Internet Security Suite 2010 features cached scanning for faster anti-malware scans. CA Internet Security Suite 2010’s components are certified effective by independent testing organizations including ICSA Labs, Virus Bulletin and West Coast Labs.

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