Traditionally, enterprises deploy point products to defend against different Internet threats.

This increases not only the costs of security management, but also the complexity. Administrators must regularly validate that their combination of products provides complete, up-to-date protection. Breakdowns in this process expose the enterprise to threats.

To remedy these challenges, the Astaro Security Gateway unifies threat management capabilities, combining enterprise-class network protection, email security and web filtering in an easy-to-use solution.

Enterprises gain the security capabilities they require, while reducing the management effort associated with multiple point products by 50% or more (The Tolly Group.)

Highlights

Reduce complexity and license costs – while maintaining security:

The Astaro Security Gateway helps enterprises more efficiently assure that their networks are fully protected and compliant with security policy.

Multi-user and multi-role options are definable. The product also includes a tool -- the Astaro Command Center – to oversee large deployments. Responsibilities can be divided across IT staff without sacrificing centralized management control.

Assure compatibility with virtually any network:

Astaro focuses on turnkey solutions that are simple to set up and compatible with common network environments. Due to the implementation of relevant protocols and standards, the Astaro Security Gateway can interact with almost every other network appliance.

Protect intellectual property and communications with VPNs and encryption:

Requirements for secure communication between remote offices and other entities have made Virtual Private Networks (VPN) a necessity.

The Astaro Security Gateway supports an array of secure remote access protocols, including IPSec, L2TP over IPSec, PPTP and SSL VPN. The SSL VPN Client not only allows the usage of web-based applications, but also enables the Client to use native Outlook and Windows Filesharing, file exchange of sensitive data etc over the VPN. The Astaro Security Gateway is also the first unified threat management appliance to offer transparent email encryption, ensuring secure email communication.

Proceed confidently with Common Criteria and ISCA certification:

The Astaro Security Gateway’s functionality has received multiple certifications important to security-conscious enterprises.

Improve scalability and reliability:

With Astaro’s cluster technology, enterprises can expand a deployment simply by plugging a network cable into an additional Astaro Security Gateway. This enables enterprises to not only generate “throughput-on-demand“, but also focus on single security applications like hppt content scanning and VPN. Active/active clustering can be used to achieve a redundant, high-reliability deployment.