[ISN] CrossNodes Product Briefing: Network Security Suites

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Date: Thu Jun 28 2001 - 05:01:24 PDT

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    By Dayna Delmonico
    
    Now is the time to address all your information security needs. Why?
    According to Gartner's "Total Cost of Ownership Model for Information
    Security" it will cost you ten times more by 2011 if you don't. Total
    cost of information security is 0.4 percent of a company's revenue, on
    average now. That is expected to accelerate to 44 percent within ten
    years. As a practical matter, network managers have basically two
    choices -- the integrated network security suite or managed security
    provider. Though this buyer's briefing will concentrate on products,
    know that a great many of the vendors we've included also offer
    managed security services. Where ASPs haven't caught on with IT yet
    for most applications, managed security services is doing pretty well.
    
    In theory, integrated security suites should provide total security
    for any network. Product lines can include software and/or network
    devices. Most or all of the following should be part of the vendors
    full security solution offerings:
    
    * Firewalls 
    * VPNs 
    * Virus scanning 
    * Content filtering 
    * URL authentication 
    * Reporting 
    * Network management 
    
    For the most part, the products in the marketplace are from
    well-established vendors and are product names you probably know.
    However, with all these pieces needed to round out complete offerings
    for the enterprise, vendors have had to take certain steps to ensure
    full product lines. In the last three years partnerships or
    acquisitions have been the order of the day to filled in product
    lines. For example, Axent Technologies (Raptor) was purchased by
    anti-virus king Symantec Corp, PGP's Gauntlet is now Network
    Associates who is also the market leader. Cisco was also in the buying
    mood which allowed them to incorporating security at a chip level in
    their routers and switches. CheckPoint took the partnership route with
    other ISV products being certified to work within their Open Platform
    for Security (OPSEC).
    
    Below are 10 vendors that currently offer integrated suites. Look
    carefully, however, at product names, because your favorite may no
    longer be with the vendor you expect. Other security vendors include
    NetScreen Technologies, Network Associates (PGP Security -- Gauntlet)
    Citadel Technologies and NetGuard, Inc.
    
    Vendor: Aliroo
    Web: www.aliroo.com
    Product: PrivaSuite
    OS(s): WinNT; MS Win 2000
    Encryption/PKI: Yes
    VPN: No
    Virus Detection: No
    Authentication: No
    Intrusion Detection: No
    
    Vendor: Anywhere Technology
    Web: www.anywheretechnology.com
    Product: EverLink Suite
    OS(s): WinNT; OS/2; Linux
    Encryption/PKI: Yes
    VPN: No
    Virus Detection: No
    Authentication: Yes
    Intrusion Detection: No
    
    Vendor: Assured Digital, Inc.
    Web: www.assured-digital.com
    Product: ADI-AMS
    OS(s): WinNT
    Encryption/PKI: Yes
    VPN: Yes
    Virus Detection: No
    Authentication: Yes
    Intrusion Detection: No
    
    Vendor: CheckPoint Software
    Web: www.checkpoint.com
    Product: CheckPoint RealSecure
    OS(s): WinNT; Solaris
    Encryption/PKI: No
    VPN: Yes
    Virus Detection: Yes
    Authentication: No
    Intrusion Detection: Yes
    
    Vendor: Computer Associates
    Web: www.ca.com
    Product: eTrust
    OS(s): WinNT; MS Win 2000; Unix
    Encryption/PKI: Yes
    VPN: Yes
    Virus Detection: Yes
    Authentication: No
    Intrusion Detection: Yes
    
    Vendor: CYLINK
    Web: www.cylink.com
    Product: PrivateWire 3.0
    OS(s): WinNT; MS Win 2000; Solaris
    Encryption/PKI: Yes
    VPN: No
    Virus Detection: No
    Authentication: Yes
    Intrusion Detection: No
    
    Vendor: Fortress Technologies
    Web: www.fortresstech.com
    Product:  NetFortress M-Series
    OS(s): WinNT; MS Win 98/2000
    Encryption/PKI: Yes
    VPN: Yes
    Virus Detection: No
    Authentication: Yes
    Intrusion Detection: No
    
    Vendor: Internet Security Systems
    Web: www.iss.net
    Product: SAFESuite Decisions
    OS(s): WinNT; MS Win 2000; UNIX; Solaris; Linux RedHat
    Encryption/PKI: Yes
    VPN: Yes
    Virus Detection: No
    Authentication: Yes
    Intrusion Detection: Yes
    
    Vendor: Secure Computing Corp.
    Web: www.securecomputing.com
    Product SafeWord
    OS(s): WinNT; MS Win 2000
    Encryption/PKI: Yes
    VPN: No
    Virus Detection: No
    Authentication: Yes
    Intrusion Detection: No
    
    Vendor: Sonic Systems
    Web: www.sonicsys.com
    Product: SonicWALL
    OS(s): WinNT; UNIX
    Encryption/PKI: No
    VPN: Yes
    Virus Detection: Yes
    Authentication: Yes
    Intrusion Detection: No
    
    
    
    
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