Symantec rolls out combined SSL and IPSec VPN device

NETWORK WORLD NEWSLETTER: TIM GREENE ON VPNS
09/13/05
Today's focus: Symantec rolls out combined SSL and IPSec VPN
device

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* Symantec releases multi-function security platform
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Today's focus: Symantec rolls out combined SSL and IPSec VPN
device

By Tim Greene

Symantec is introducing a multi-function security platform
family that includes a firewall and two forms of VPN.

Called Symantec Gateway Security (SGS) 5600 family, the
appliances include anti-spam, anti-virus, Web filtering and
other security functions, including both SSL and IPSec VPN
support. This gives customers the flexibility to grant end users
access from remote machines that are not company controlled via
SSL, as well as from those on which customers can install a VPN
client as is the case with IPSec.

As gateway devices, the SGS 5600s can not only terminate VPN
sessions, they can also run the traffic through its battery of
screening to make sure the traffic is safe to enter the network.

The company is also adding software to check that devices trying
to access the network have proper security in place such as
firewalls and updated anti-virus. While some vendors can do
these checks and look for other vendors' software, the Symantec
boxes check only for Symantec firewall and anti-virus software.
Still it is an important step to check on the integrity of the
remote device to reduce the chances that infected machines
connect to the network.

The three SGS 5600 appliances vary greatly in capacity from 600M
bit/sec to 3G bit/sec, which just about doubles the capabilities
of the company's previous 5400 multi-function platform.

The three new devices are available now and prices vary
depending on the number of users and the number of security
options customers choose. The SGS 5620 costs $4,900 to $19,000;
SGS 5640 costs $5,000 to $21,000; and SGS 5660 costs $11,000 to
$35,000.

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