eSoft Enhances Security Management With ThreatMonitor Technology14 March 2006
eSoft, Inc., a leading vendor of integrated Internet security and content management solutions, announced today the availability of ThreatMonitor, a graphical management tool designed to help IT managers better understand the behavior of network traffic, as well as network threat activity.
Available on both ThreatWall and InstaGate Internet Security Gateways, ThreatMonitor collects, interprets and graphically summarizes critical system and network information to help IT make more informed decisions regarding network usage and security policies. ThreatMonitor provides a graphical window into each security subsystem, including Firewall, Spyware, Intrusion Prevention, Virus, Spam and system statistics.
"IT managers for small and mid-sized organizations are in a particularly vulnerable spot," said Scott Lukes, eSoft's Vice President of Marketing and Product Management. "Small organizations face the same threats as larger Enterprises, but do not have the same resources to deal with them. ThreatMonitor is an easy-to-use tool that helps smaller organizations understand and deal with network traffic, as well as Internet based threats before they affect business, rather than after. ThreatMonitor, in essence, turns raw data into useful information."
According to Tim Taylor, IT Director for Good Times Restaurants, "With ThreatMonitor, I now have a much better feel for the breakdown of my network traffic over the week, which allows me to budget my IT resources more efficiently. Perhaps more importantly, I also have meaningful summaries of all Spyware, Virus, Spam and other threat sources at my fingertips, which allows me to set policies and enforcement profiles before the threats can do real damage. Once again, eSoft has demonstrated that they understand the world of the small network IT manager."
A brief summary of ThreatMonitor capabilities is as follows:
- Inbound and outbound traffic patterns on an interface-to-interface
basis. By hour, day, week or month
- Breakdown of network protocols utilized, as well as
allowed-versus-blocked traffic
- System health and resource utilization monitor
- Top blocked Spyware, most recent Spyware, top infected clients, top
infected servers
- Percentage of messages containing Spam and/or Viruses, and percentage of
messages quarantined
- Top intrusion attack sources/destinations, top intrusion protocols
For more information on ThreatMonitor, visit: http://www.esoft.com/products/instagate_over.cfm
Pricing and Availability
ThreatMonitor is a standard part of both the InstaGate and ThreatWall product lines, and is provided for free to users with current Software Care subscriptions. ThreatMonitor is currently available on the InstaGate EX2, XSP and PRO platforms, and will be available on the ThreatWall by April 1, 2006.
About eSoft Inc.
eSoft is a leading provider of integrated Internet security solutions offering organizations of all sizes unparalleled protection from dynamic Internet-based threats. eSoft's award winning InstaGate(TM) and ThreatWall(TM) platforms offer high-performance Deep Packet Inspection security services including Firewall, IPSec VPN, Anti-Virus, Anti-Spam, Anti-Spyware, Intrusion Prevention, Web Content Filtering, Email Content Filtering and even Web, Email, File and FTP servers. eSoft solutions are based on purpose-built hardware platforms and optional security software modules called SoftPaks(TM), which are distributed and maintained through eSoft's patented SoftPak Director(TM) technology. Overall, the eSoft solution offers the IT manager extreme simplicity and flexibility when deploying and managing network security, resulting in less time demands on IT staff, a reduced need for in-house security expertise, and a lower total cost of ownership.
Source: prnewswire
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