Why should I replace my firewall if I can get on the internet?

Your firewall may still be working and protecting against hacking threats and techniques from several years ago. And, maybe updates and patches have kept up with some of the newer exploits, but most of the Small and Medium Business firewalls and UTM devices were purpose built and eventually they can't be upgraded to protect from the latest threats.  

Here are three really important reasons to upgrade:
 

1: Your old firewall is a bottleneck. Do employees complain about how slow everything is online? Your old firewall may not be keeping up with your internet connection.

2: Your old firewall may not be able to detect the tactics used by cyber criminals. Today malware and malicious code can be found in many sites that are required by your employees and staff for legitimate business use. Corporate sites, Search engines, YouTube videos and Facebook games are routinely hacked and infected. Do your employees use these sites?

3: Next-generation firewalls offer more control on how your internet connection is used. Do you know how much time your employees spend on social media sites during the work day? Researchers say it ranges between 1 – 10 hours per week, per person.

 

If it's been 3 or 4 year or more, It's time to look at your firewall and how it's capabilities stack up to the threats. We have several great products to enhanced your security and protect your users and network resources.

 

If you are ready to hear more about protecting your network let me know and we'll schedule a call or visit at your convenience.

 

Want to learn more about the threats on your own? Visit one of our partner sites... 

https://www.barracudanetworks.com/ns/downloads/White_Papers/Barracuda_NG_Firewall_WP_Layer7_Application_Control_Release2.pdf

http://www.sophos.com/en-us/security-news-trends/reports/security-threat-report.aspx 

http://www.sophos.com/en-us/products/unified/utm.aspx

http://o-www.sonicwall.com/us/en/products/Unified_Threat_Management.html
 

Regards,

 

Dave

 

440-325-2101

dbasile@trustpointtech.com

 

http://trustpointtech.com

 

 

Happy Veterans Day!

On behalf of the staff at TrustPoint Technologies, Inc., I would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to all those who have and are serving our country as well as to their families and loved ones.

THANK YOU





Dave

 

TrustPoint Technologies, Inc. Announces   A Lunch and Learn presented by Scale Computing Bruce Falb, Account Executive and Shane Weinbrecht, System Engineer will be discussing Server Virtualization and Clustered Storage at J~Bella's Italian Restaurant on October 21, 2011 from 12:00PM to 2:00PM. Registration opens at 11:30AM.      Server virtualization and clustered storage have much more in common than what is easily apparent. In fact, it can be argued that the next generation IT data center will leverage the symbiotic relationship between the two technologies to reduce costs, increase control and eliminate needless complexities. Scale Computing is a developer and manufacturer of unified, scale-out storage solutions tailored to the virtualization and archiving needs of the small and medium-sized business (SME). Named one of Forbes Most Promising Companies and recognized by Gartner in its 2011 Magic Quadrant for Midrange High-End NAS Solutions report, Scale Computing is leading the storage industry. The entire Scale portfolio is based on its uniquely flexible Intelligent Clustered Operating System (ICOS™) technology that offers full-functioning, advanced storage features at a fraction of the price of comparable solutions.   J~Bella's Italian Restaurant 12201 Pearl Road Strongsville, OH 44136 RSVP for this Event by Tuesday October 18, 2011 to Nina Corrao ncorrao@trustpointtech.com or 440-325-2106

 

Barracuda Networks Doubles Cloud Storage for the Same Low Price

Enables Modern Business-Class Backups at Unprecedented $0.25/GB Rate

Campbell, Calif., August 4, 2011 –Barracuda Networks Inc., a leading provider of content security, data protection and application delivery solutions, today announced it has doubled the amount of cloud storage available to Barracuda Backup Service customers at the same low, flat-rate price. The new cloud storage pricing features 200GB of storage for $50 per month. This unprecedented rate, at just $0.25/GB monthly, includes unlimited backup and restore bandwidth.

Barracuda Networks offers complete backup protection from a single vendor, replacing traditional media-based systems like tape. The Barracuda Backup Server provides local backups and disaster recovery replication to cloud storage, or across private networks. Storage needs are reduced up to 50 times via inline data de-duplication. Server and application data is protected through included backup software with no per server or application licensing fees.

Backup software provided by Barracuda Networks supports Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft SQL Server, and HyperV under a low site-wide Energize Updates license, which includes access to future updates. Competing backup software solutions often charge complex per server and per application fees with extra upgrade costs. Customers switching to the Barracuda Backup Service can potentially save thousands of dollars on typical backup costs while implementing a modern backup solution with considerable technical advantages.

Pricing and Availability
The Barracuda Backup Service includes a one-time hardware purchase of a Barracuda Backup Server, priced from $999, with an Energize Updates subscription, priced from $199 per year. Cloud storage service can be added in 200GB increments for $50 per month ($0.25/GB). The Barracuda Backup Service is available in North America, South America and Europe. For more information, please visit: http://www.trustpointtech.com or call 440-325-2100.

US-CERT Current Activity - Email Scams, Fake Antivirus, and Phishing Attack Warning

Hello All,

Due to recent world events US-CERT (United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team) has issued the follow advisory.

Please forward to any users you believe would benefits from these measures.

US-CERT Current Activity

Osama Bin Laden's Death Email Scams, Fake Antivirus, and Phishing Attack Warning

Original release date: May 2, 2011 at 2:17 pm

Last revised: May 2, 2011 at 2:17 pm

Users should be aware of potential email scams, fake antivirus, and

phishing attacks regarding Osama Bin Laden's death. Email scams may

contain links or attachments that may direct users to malicious

websites. Fake antivirus attacks may come in the form of pop-ups that

flash security warnings and ask the user for credit card

information. Phishing emails and websites requesting personal

information commonly appear after this type of news.

US-CERT encourages users to take the following measures to protect

themselves:

  * Do not follow unsolicited web links or attachments in email

    messages.

  * Maintain up-to-date antivirus software.

  * Review the Recognizing Fake Antivirus document for additional

    information regarding fake antivirus.

  * Refer to the Avoiding Social Engineering and Phishing

    Attacks document for additional information on social engineering

    attacks.

  * Refer to the Recognizing and Avoiding Email Scams (pdf) document

    for additional information on social engineering attacks.

Relevant Url(s):

<http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/tips/ST04-014.html>

<https://www.us-cert.gov/cas/tips/ST10-001.html>

<http://www.us-cert.gov/reading_room/emailscams_0905.pdf>

====

This entry is available at

http://www.us-cert.gov/current/index.html#osama_bin_laden_s_death

Regards,

TrustPoint Technologies, Inc.

Congrats! Cyberoam Protects Against TCP Split Handshake Attack

 

 

 

Cyberoam Protects Against TCP Split Handshake Attack   The NSS Labs report bringing out a “hole” in 5 out of 6 network firewall heavyweights is creating a lot of noise in the IT security market these days. NSS Labs tested firewalls of Check Point Power-1 11065, the Cisco ASA 5585-40, the Fortinet Fortigate 3950, the Juniper SRX 5800, the Palo Alto Networks PA-4020 and the SonicWall NSA E8500. Save Check Point, all other firewalls were found to be vulnerable to the “TCP Split Handshake Attack” that lets a hacker remotely fool the firewall into thinking an IP connection is a trusted one behind the firewall. Click here to read more   While some vendors hit back saying their firewall provided protection against the TCP Split Handshake Attack when used along with their IPS and Anti-Virus modules, few others challenged the NSS test results by saying their firewalls were capable of defending this attack but only after the user enabled the required settings.   Cyberoam's Version 10 firmware-based Firewall offers protection against the TCP Split Handshake Attack without any additional configuration or subscription required at the user’s end. Cyberoam’s Stateful Inspection engine blocks TCP Split Handshake spoof attacks by default. The Stateful Inspection engine considers such traffic as an “Invalid Traffic” and spoofed packets are dropped even before they enter the network at the perimeter. Administrators can monitor the dropped packets from the CLI using “drop-packet-capture” tool.   Regards, TrustPoint Technologies, Inc & Cyberoam     Unified Threat Management CCC SSL VPN Cyberoam iView Cyberoam Endpoint Data Protection       Connect with us       Elitecore Product © Copyright 2011 Elitecore Technologies Pvt. Ltd. All Rights Reserved.  www.cyberoam.com

 

Digital Copy Machines. Your personal info in the wrong hands.

All,

Some of you may have procedures for cleaning data from you digital scanner/copiers before they leave your office.
I am betting that most still don’t and we are seeing more and more of these machines.
Don’t let these scanner/copiers out of your office without getting scrubbed first.
Deleting the data is not enough. Files that were simply deleted can be recovered easily.
Talk with your copier vendors about sanitizing the machines before they leave your office.
Please follow the links below to watch the CBS clip or read more about this issue.

http://www.identity-theft-awareness.com/digital-copiers.html

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/04/19/eveningnews/main6412439.shtml

Regards,

Dave