It adds a belt to the braces that already exist so that organisations that find it difficult to keep up with traditional anti-virus protection can, at least, take steps to ensure that email viruses do not get beyond the initial infection.
The security specialist's latest offering, called Gateway Security Appliance, comprises a firewall, anti-virus software, intrusion detection technology, content filtering and a virtual private network (VPN) all inside one box.
He confirmed that Microsoft’s long-term aim is to bring out its own anti-virus product along with a subscription-based automatic update for virus protection files, but did not elaborate on how closely tied, or bundled, into the Windows operating...
Such a product would bring together many functions, such as virus protection, intrusion detection, virtual private networking (VPN), firewalls and content filtering. In addition, Check Point Software Technologies announced in mid-November that it...
Through its recently announced acquisition of NetScreen Technologies, Juniper will have a strong security portfolio that will include a firewall, virtual private networking products and an intrusion prevention product.
Earlier this week, IronPort Systems unveiled a virus-protection filter to be integrated with its own email security appliance. Cerf said that standardising methods for authenticating email senders would ultimately lead to successful filtering...