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StoneGate IPS-1030 protects hosts and servers against hidden web attacks
June 2009 by Emmanuelle Lamandé
Stonesoft introduces the new StoneGate IPS-1030 appliance with the capability of inspecting encrypted web traffic. This eliminates the traditional blind spot in network protection. The new appliance provides protection for both corporate network users and public web services against attacks hidden inside the encrypted web connection.
StoneGate IPS provides a controlled way to open the encryption in the network and to submit the encrypted web traffic for the same inspection as the clear-text data, thus eliminating the blind spot in the network protection.
StoneGate IPS-1030 is designed to meet the perimeter protection needs of branch offices and managed security service providers (MSSPs) responsible for organisations’ network security.
The StoneGate IPS detects and blocks attacks targeting the client web browsers inside an SSL tunnel, protecting workstations and internal networks from malicious web servers more efficiently than ever before.
On the server side, the StoneGate IPS detects and blocks attacks targeting the web server inside a SSL tunnel, protecting the server from being compromised by unauthorised users.
StoneGate IPS also allows the whitelisting of domains, for example personal online banking services that are excluded from decryption and inspection. This feature can be used when the remote site is well known trusted site or if legislation requires the exclusion of the site.
Availability:
StoneGate IPS 5.0 and the IPS-1030 appliance are available in June 2009.
