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10th Annual Well-Connected Awards: Security

Posted by Mike Fratto, Editor on May 11, 2004

The security market has begun to wise up and focus its energies where assets reside--on the desktop or server. Network-centric technologies are the easy road because desktops and servers don't have to be touched, but network technologies can't protect data where it rests. Host protections, such as desktop firewalls integrated with VPN and antivirus, work together as a final line of defense against perimeter attacks. Host intrusion-prevention systems provide an added layer of protection by establishing tight controls that regulate access to system resources. Integration of host protection and network access that IPsec and SSL VPN vendors have built into their gateways will only mean better protection against fast-moving worms.

		• Introduction • Mobile and Wireless • Security   Management • Digital Convergence • Business Applications • Infrastructure • Storage and Servers • N+I Coverage • Best of Interop Finalists

• IPsec VPN
• SSL VPN
• Policy Monitor
• Network Intrusion Prevention
• Multipurpose Security Appliance
• RADIUS Server
• Antivirus Suite
• Host Intrusion Prevention
• Security Information Management Suite
• Network Behavior Anomaly Detection

IPsec VPN

WINNER: Nortel Contivity Secure IP Services Gateway 5000. Nortel Networks, (800) 4NORTEL. www.nortelnetworks.com

Each new build of Nortel's Contivity adds useful and well-thought-out features to an already solid platform. This year, the device's endpoint configuration validation and strong management capabilities were standouts. Because an IPsec VPN extends your internal network to external users, your perimeter protection must extend that far as well. Nortel's Tunnel Guard ensures that remote systems meet minimum requirements for application versions and running processes.

FINALISTS:
VPN-1 & Firewall-1 NG With Application Intelligence R55/VPN-1 Edge. Check Point Software Technologies, (650) 628-2000. www.checkpoint.com