Network Security

Astaro Security Gateways provide real-time protection for any size network by:

* Defending attacks and probes at the perimeter;
* Filtering allowed traffic for hidden risks and threats;
* Giving employees secure remote access; and
* Safely connecting branch offices together.

Astaro Security Gateways achieve network protection by using multiple, integrated technologies, including:

* A high-performance stateful inspection firewall;
* Intrusion detection and prevention, with continuous updates to detect and repel thousands of different intrusions;
* Virtual Private Network gateway, supporting a variety of industry-standard connection protocols and encryption standards
* a bandwidth shaper, allowing prioritization of certain traffic streams over others.

Web Security

Astaro Security Gateways enable extremely high levels of web traffic control by:

* Preventing virus and spyware infections;
* Controlling access to non-productive web sites; and
* Providing granular reporting on compliance.

Astaro Security Gateways feature a rich set of web filtering techniques, including:

* Dual virus scanning with constantly updated signature databases;
* Spyware filtering that protects both inbound and outbound traffic; and
* User based web-filtering, with the world's largest real-time URL database.

Email Security

Astaro Security Gateways provide complete, integrated high-performance email protection by:

* Completely cleaning messaging traffic of viruses and malware;
* Improving end-user productivity by eliminating spam, and
* Protecting privacy through filtering of phishing probes and attacks.

Complete email protection is achieved by integrating various techniques:

* Dual virus scanning -- each message goes through two sophisticated anti-virus engines;
* Eight serial anti-spam techniques -- with self-release from quarantine -- permit easy administration;
* Combination of URL filters and text patterns to effectively detect phishing attacks and
* High performance proxy for transparent filtering of multiple inbound and outbound email protocols.