SonicWALL upgrades Unified Threat Management firewalls

May 2009 Information Security

Loophold Security Distribution has announced an upgrade to the SonicWALL Unified Threat Management firewall solutions.

SonicWALL has integrated SSL VPN remote access into its unified threat management (UTM) platform. This upgrade is a further development of SonicWALL's Clean VPN technology. SSL-based Clean VPN integration delivers simplified and encrypted connectivity to remote network users while improving protection by inspecting these same connections for intrusions, malware and misuse.

"The workforce of today is becoming ever more widely distributed," says Martin Tassev, MD of Loophold. "This makes it increasingly important for businesses to provide secure network access to not only employees, but also contractors, customers, and partners. Endpoints that users access on the fly may not be entirely secure, and the new challenge facing network administrators is to find ways of supporting and securing these."

SonicWALL's Clean VPN technology simplifies remote access by connecting users with a browser-based SSL VPN connection without requiring a pre-installed client. This technology vastly improves the deployment time and also provides comprehensive protection by cleaning connections of malware and harmful threats. The technology uses an advanced and high-performance deep packet inspection (DPI) engine that can find malicious content that may have been contracted while on the road, through network misuse or through the use of unsecure networks.

"Mobile workers are a vital part of the modern organisation, but they have the highest risk of spreading network security threats," Tassev continues. "The new SonicWALL integrated SSL-based Clean VPN technology is a real breakthrough. It provides simple and effective protection for secure remote access, and minimises the risk to the network associated with having employees and contractors connecting remotely."

Features:

* Browser-based SonicWALL NetExtender connectivity.

* Support for Windows, Linux and Mac operating systems.

* A customisable login portal.

* Split tunnel and tunnel all modes

SSL-based Clean VPN is available through the SonicOS 5.2 firmware release for the TZ 210 and NSA firewalls Loophold Security Distribution.

For more information contact Martin Tassev, managing director, +27 (0)11 575 000, info@loophold.com

Share this article:

Claude Mythos wake-up call
Technews Publishing AI & Data Analytics Information Security
AI has crossed a critical cybersecurity threshold and frontier models are accelerating attack lifecycles and will enable attackers to identify and exploit vulnerabilities at scale and speed, through novel methods that were previously the domain of advanced nation-state entities.

Read more...

If you cannot prove identity, you cannot claim security
Access Control & Identity Management Information Security
Cybersecurity planning for 2026 is a structural change in how attacks are executed and how trust is exploited, demanding that companies stop layering tools on top of infrastructure and instead prioritise intelligence and identity.

Read more...

95% do not have full trust in cybersecurity vendors
Information Security Security Services & Risk Management
Trust in cybersecurity vendors is fragile, difficult to measure, and increasingly shaping risk posture at both operational and board levels. Lack of verifiable transparency undermines cybersecurity decision-making, according to Sophos-backed research.

Read more...

Africa’s largest Zero Trust platform
NEC XON Information Security Commercial (Industry)
Africa has reached a significant cybersecurity milestone with the successful deployment of the continent’s largest Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access and Prisma Access Browser Zero Trust environment, supporting secure remote access for more than 40 000 users for a large enterprise in Africa.

Read more...

Supply chain attacks top threat over 12 months
Information Security
Supply chain attacks have become the most prevalent cyberthreat confronting businesses over the past year, according to a new Kaspersky global study, with nearly one-third of companies worldwide experiencing a supply chain threat in the past year.

Read more...

From vibe hacking to flat-pack malware
Information Security AI & Data Analytics
HP issued its latest Threat Insights Report, with strong indications that attackers are using AI to scale and accelerate campaigns, and that many are prioritising cost, effort, and efficiency over quality.

Read more...

NEC XON secures mobile provider’s hybrid identities
NEC XON Access Control & Identity Management Information Security Commercial (Industry)
For a leading South African telecommunications operator, identity protection has become a strategic priority as identity-centric attacks proliferate across the industry. The company faced mounting pressure to secure both human and non-human identities across complex hybrid environments.

Read more...

Microsoft 365 security is a ticking time bomb
Information Security
Across boardrooms and IT departments, a dangerous assumption persists that because data is stored in Microsoft 365 and Azure, it is automatically secure. This belief is fundamentally flawed and fosters a false sense of protection.

Read more...

Rise in malicious insider threat reports
News & Events Information Security
Mimecast Study finds 46% of SA organisations report a rise in malicious insider threat reports over the past year: reveals disconnect between security awareness and technical controls as AI-powered attacks accelerate.

Read more...

New campaign exploiting Google Tasks notifications
News & Events Information Security
New phishing scheme abuses legitimate Google Tasks notifications to trick corporate users into revealing corporate login credentials, which can then be used to gain unauthorised access to company systems, steal data, or launch further attacks.

Read more...

Categories

SonicWALL upgrades Unified Threat Management firewalls

Further reading:

Published by Technews