The Urgency in Deploying Network Security Appliance For Small Business Networks

Information is a business asset, like other valuableCheckPoint Safe Office 500 is a small business
business assets, that must be protected against anynetwork security - a total internet security appliance
threats. In medium to enterprise business networks, thefor small to medium sized business networks. If your
management of the information security is a must. Inorganization is lack of security personnel, don't worry -
small business networks, generally the organizationstrust the network security to this CheckPoint Safe
lack of competent security experts that shouldOffice 500 that can protect a network of up to 100
manage the information security. Therefore the choiceusers from any types of network threats.
of the deployment of small business network securitySafe Office small business network security appliance
appliance is a must for small organizations.delivers proven and integrated security, networking and
In large enterprise networks, they have many layers ofconnectivity features right out-of-the-box. Safe Office
security protections including the endpoint security, theoffers a simple, affordable and reliable solution to keep
management of information security and policies whichsmall business networks protected and connected.
must be enforced to all business unit groups. UnlikeThe following shows main features of the Safe Office
large scale business or enterprise networks, in smallsecurity appliances:
organizations - generally they do not develop the- Web filtering, integrate best-of-breed Web filtering
management of information security in place. This isusing an extensive database of categories and
generally due to lack of IT security expertise whichassociated URLs. You can also create web access
does not compare to the assets that must bepolicy and also a custom web rules to block or allow
protected. Any layers of security that should beaccess to specific websites and URLs
deployed, depends on how critical your information- VPN and remote access, this feature is suitable for
assets is. Therefore, they mainly focus in securing theyour traveler workforce to connect to the business
endpoint security.network securely via public internet.
The entry point of the private network generally- Network access control, ensuring that both LAN and
where all the internet threats are coming from, theWLAN users securely sign on before gaining physical
intruders or the hackers as well as the malware willaccess to the network.
start to attack the vulnerabilities they found. Therefore,- Integrated a wireless access point to allow wireless
small business network security should concentrate innetwork connection securely that supports the
protecting the entry point by any types of securedSuper-G and Extended Range (XR) standard,
firewall appliances. There are many security appliancesenhancing the range and network speeds of the
available in the marketplace you can consider to usewireless access point.
for your organization.- Integrated ADSL modem (optional) to support
The following are some of the small biz networkdownload of up to 24 Mbps. This will simplify the initial
security appliances you can consider to use for yourdeployment.
small organizations. DSD-150 is designed for home orCisco ASA 5500 Series Adaptive Security Appliances
SOHO networks that use broadband internetCisco ASA 5500 Series Adaptive Security Appliances
connection.is a powerful solution for small business network
DSD-150 Security appliancesecurity as well as for medium sized business
D-Link DSD-150 internet security adapter is an all-in-onenetworks. Cisco ASA 5500 all-in-one solution for your
network security which is designed for home and smallbusiness security which combines the proven
business networks. With this single device connected intechnologies from Cisco PIX 500 Security Appliances,
the entry point of your broadband internet connection,Cisco IPS 4200 Series, and Cisco VPN 3000 Series
you have a complete protection including networkconcentrator.
protection, firewall protection, virus protection, spywareCisco ASA5500 is a built-in security solution which
protection, identity protection, pop-up blocker, SPAMintegrates the function of hi-grade firewall, IPSec VPN,
blocker, and parental control - all in a palm-sized box.and or intrusion prevention (IPS).
DSD-150 is suitable for home and SOHO networkDeploying small business network security is a must
security which has 4 computers or more. Installationfor small organizations for high performance network
and configuration is easy, DSD-150 has 2 Ethernetprotection against any types of Internet threats.
ports, WAN port must be connected to the modemEndpoint security appliances such as CheckPoint Safe
(RJ-45 LAN port), and the LAN port must beOffice 500 or ASA 5500 series are perfect security
connected to the wireless router.solutions for small biz.
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