| Unified Threat Management was originally designed to | | | | works, you understand your entire security system. |
| help protect the networks of small and medium sized | | | | 3. Also, because the whole security system is in one |
| businesses, but recently UTM firewalls have been | | | | device, there is much less to buy. In fact, the only thing |
| expanding to corporate networks as well. The term | | | | that you have to buy is the UTM firewall. This |
| UTM is used to describe network firewalls that contain | | | | significantly reduces the cost that needs to be spent |
| many different features in 1 box. | | | | on a security system. |
| Such features include e-mail spam filtering, an intrusion | | | | 4. Maintaining network security can often become |
| prevention system, anti-virus capability, internet filtering, | | | | complex and confusing, but when all the security |
| and the functions of a traditional firewall. Basically, what | | | | features are combined into one system, it is easy to |
| this means is that a UTM firewall can perform the | | | | see how all the functions are integrated and how they |
| same functions in 1 box that would otherwise require 2 | | | | work together. Also, because it is only one system |
| or 3 boxes. | | | | coming from one vendor, training for the entire system |
| What are the benefits of UTM Firewalls? | | | | also only comes from one vendor. This means that |
| 1. The main benefit of Unified Threat Management is | | | | when you need help, there will only be one company |
| the fact that so many necessary functions are | | | | you need to go to. This is much easier than having to |
| combined into one box. This reduces the complexity of | | | | contact three or four different companies if the |
| the firewall system and saves businesses time and | | | | system fails. |
| money. | | | | The ease that is created by Unified Threat |
| 2. Since all the security features are in one device, you | | | | Management as well as the time and money that the |
| do not need to spend time figuring out how all your | | | | system saves makes it a worthwhile investment for |
| security devices work and then how they all work | | | | any business. If you need to protect your network, get |
| together. Once you understand how your UTM firewall | | | | started with a UTM firewall today. |