SNAP VPN Intrusion Detection and Prevention System

Enhanced security protection reaching beyond simply blocking harmful activity.

Network intrusions are widespread on today's small business networks. If any of your computers are on the Internet, or connected to a computer on the Internet (including Web browsing or email), then they are vulnerable to an intrusion attack. This is not just a concern for Fortune 500 companies, as automated scanners and worms don't make distinctions between targets. Hackers today look for opportunities to exploit anyone and everyone.

As every computer on your network is at risk, security precautions must be at the network level. To be effective, your network security system must protect every computer on the network from viruses and hackers. Both can bring your network, and your business, to its knees. Many small business owners make the mistake of thinking that their firewall alone provides sufficient network security. Think again.

Almost every network includes some level of firewall protection (some estimates put firewall adoption at 95% for networks of five or more computers). Although a firewall is an effective method for enforcing network security policies, more often than not, the policies are inflexible and consequently aren't enabled. The result is firewall ports are enabled to allow daily business to be conducted, opening the door to hacker attacks. Consequently your network needs more than just firewall protection. You need intrusion detection and prevention.

Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS) monitor network traffic for attack profiles that appear to be hostile activities. When you’re not in the office to fight the intrusion attack you need an automated defense mechanism. Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS) automatically block those detected intrusion attempts.

Intrusion Detection and Prevention is included with every
SNAP VPN

The SNAP VPN Intrusion Detection and Prevention System performs real-time traffic analysis and logs detected intrusion attempts on your network preventing their entrance. SNAP VPN performs protocol analysis, content searching & matching that can be used to detect a variety of attacks and probes, such as buffer overflows, stealth port scans, CGI attacks, Small-Medium-Business (SMB) probes, OS fingerprinting attempts, and much, much more.

SNAP VPN uses a flexible rules language to determine which traffic should be discarded or passed. Every SNAP VPN includes SNORT, the industry standard detection engine, to enhance performance and reduce “false positives” (a typical challenge associated with this type of service). Because policy rules and signature profiles are only effective if they’re up to date, every SNAP VPN is updated 24x7 by SNAP View guaranteeing the highest level of network security and minimizing unauthorized entry into your network.

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