Security

We’re ready to protect your network and your business

Concerned about security? Well, we go out of our way to make sure that security concerns are built into the very heart of the network from the LAN Foundation upwards to access control. We leave no stone unturned. That way, business critical information can be protected while continuing to allow use of the internet for mobility and flexible access. Network security must be thorough and integrated into the network infrastructure itself. This means that the network becomes the main point of control for preventing and responding to security threats, helping to ensure information privacy, protect against threats, and control access to corporate resources.

Bet you’re feeling safer already.

Key features

• We’ve Cisco accreditation to provide you with industry leading solutions starting with a security assessment from our highly skilled in-house experts with access to Cisco Professional Services.
  
• We’ve the skills and track record to incorporate security as part of an overall IP communications solution.
  
• You benefit from the prevention of the loss of business critical information or the financial loss through the network downtime and clean up costs caused by security breaches.
  

Keeping it safe as houses

According to the DTI Security Breaches Survey, 87 percent percent of large businesses reported suffering a security breach in the last year with the average cost of severe breaches being £90,000. That’s got to hurt. Businesses today are faced with a growing number of both internal and external threats from hacking and viruses, right through to distributed denial of service attacks. With us, business critical information is protected while retaining internet mobility and flexible access.

Security that works

Self-Defending Networks integrate security intelligence into the network, protecting corporate assets while using the existing network infrastructure and containing the total cost of ownership. Network Admission Control (NAC) uses the network infrastructure to enforce security policy compliance on all devices seeking to access network computing resources, thereby limiting damage from emerging security threats. Traditional security solutions, such as antivirus and intrusion detection systems (IDSs) can be combined with intrusion prevention systems, converged endpoint security and policy compliance. Identifying suspicious characters (and codes) is a speciality of ours.

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Features & benefits

Features

• Enforce security compliance - for all devices that access network resources, so that all laptops, PCs, PDAs and servers across all access methods (including LAN, wireless connectivity, remote access, and WAN) must conform to the security policy.
  
• Security - identify, quarantine, and remediate improperly protected devices.
  
• Proactive approach - the focus is on prevention not reaction, so the system can proactively protect against worms, viruses, spyware and other malware.
  
• Admission control - comprehensively applied across all access methods.
  
• VPN facilities - enable secure internet connectivity for remote and home working.

Benefits  

• Avoiding costs and damage - we help you to prevent loss of business critical and customer information, financial loss through network downtime and the ‘clean up’ costs caused by security breaches.
  
• Protection - secure your business from both internal threats and malicious attacks.
  
• Complete solutions - we have the skills and track record to incorporate security as part of an overall IP communications solution.
  
• Protection - secure your business from both internal threats and malicious attacks.
  
• Complete solutions – we’ve the skills and track record to incorporate security as part of an overall IP communications solution.
  
• Professional services - our security assessment skills are based on in-house expertise as well as access to Professional Services from Cisco. 
  
• Cisco certified – we’re a certified Cisco Gold partner, proving that we’ve attained and maintained the highest level of technical capability and support.
  
• Resilience - increases the reliability of your systems in support of your business continuity and disaster recovery strategy.
  
• Reducing operational expenditure - related to identifying and repairing non-compliant, rogue, and infected systems.
  
• Extensive experience - we’ve a long track record in designing, supplying and supporting LAN solutions, with experience in a range of environments.

Nothing gets past us

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Detailed Info

Solution components

Solution components for LAN Security Solutions typically include:

• Router based firewall and access control lists
• Wireless access controllers

Security appliances

• VPN Concentrator
• Firewall
• Intrusion Protection

Firewall Options

A reliable firewall is absolutely essential for a secure network. Instead of providing only point products that set a base level of security, we’ll embed firewall security throughout the network and integrate security services in all of its products. That way, firewall security becomes a transparent, scalable, and manageable aspect of the business infrastructure. Based on modular, scalable platforms, each firewall is designed to secure varying network environments. And it can be independently deployed to secure a specific area of the network infrastructure, or it can be combined for a layered, defence-in-depth approach.

Cisco ASA 5500 Series Adaptive Security

Provides intelligent threat defence and secure communications services that stop attacks in their tracks. The Cisco ASA 5500 series lets you lower your deployment and operations costs while delivering comprehensive security for networks of all sizes. We can also supply other security features with various switches and routers.

Attack and Intrusion Prevention

Business networks of all sizes now face increasingly sophisticated attacks that can impede productivity, obstruct access to applications and resources, and cause significant communications disruption. And because of compliance regulations and consumer privacy laws, business priorities now include minimising legal liability, protecting brand reputation, and safeguarding intellectual property. The Cisco Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) provides end-to-end protection for your network. This inline, network-based defence can identify, classify, and stop known and unknown threats, including worms, network viruses, application threats, system intrusion attempts and application misuse. It’s that clever.

Cisco IPS Sensors and Cisco IPS Sensor Software deliver high performance, intelligent detection with precision response, from the network edge to the data centre. This technology provides metrics in both multimedia and transactional environments, so you can anticipate true IPS performance tailored to your business. The sensors can be deployed widely and incrementally on servers and endpoints, as dedicated appliances, and as service modules on routers, switches, and firewalls. They collaborate and adapt in real time to emerging threats.

All in all, ready for anything.

LAN Switch Services

• Firewall
• Distributed Denial of Service
• Identity Based Networking Services

Network Admission Control

Enforce your security policies on all devices seeking network access. Network Admission Control (NAC) allows only compliant and trusted endpoint devices (such as PCs, servers, and PDAs) onto the network, restricting the access of noncompliant devices, and thereby limiting the potential damage from emerging security threats and risks. NAC gives you a powerful, roles based method of preventing unauthorised access and improving network resiliency.

NAC Appliance is an easily deployed Network Admission Control (NAC) product that uses the network infrastructure to enforce security policy compliance on all devices seeking to access network computing resources. With NAC Appliance, network administrators can authenticate, authorise, evaluate, and remediate wired, wireless, and remote users and their machines prior to network access. It identifies whether networked devices such as laptops, IP phones, or game consoles are compliant with your network's security policies and repairs any vulnerabilities before permitting access to the network.

A truly effective and worthwhile tool to have on your side.

Networks with NAC Appliance can realise benefits such as:

• Security policy compliance - ensures that endpoints conform to security policy; protects infrastructure and employee productivity; secures managed and unmanaged assets; supports internal environments and guest access; tailors policies to your risk level.
  
• Protects existing investments - compatible with third party management applications; flexible deployment options minimise need for infrastructure upgrades.
  
• Mitigates risks from viruses, worms, and unauthorized access: controls and reduces large scale infrastructure disruptions; reduces OpEx and helps enable higher IT efficiency; integrates with other Self-Defending Network components to deliver comprehensive security protection.

NAC Deployment Scenarios

NAC can be deployed in all infrastructure scenarios, including corporate LAN, WAN, wireless, and remote access (VPN).

NAC Appliance extends NAC to all network access methods, including access through local area networks (LANs), remote access gateways, and wireless access points. NAC Appliance also supports posture assessment for guest users. When deployed, NAC Appliance provides the following benefits:

• Recognises users, their devices, and their roles in the network. This first step occurs at the point of authentication, before malicious codes can cause damage.
  
• Evaluates whether machines are compliant with security policies. Security policies can include specific antivirus or antispyware software, OS updates, or patches. NAC Appliance supports policies that vary by user type, device type, or operating system.
  
• Enforces security policies by blocking, isolating, and repairing non-compliant machines.
  
• Non-compliant machines are redirected into a quarantine area, where remediation occurs at the discretion of the administrator.

All told, firm but fair. But above all, on your side.

Other available components

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