Is You Network Protected from Interent Security Threats? When Your Network is Protected, Your Business & Data Are Too! Small businesses face many of the same issues as larger organizations. Whether it's enhancing network security, increasing employee productivity or gaining a better understanding of their own network. Since small businesses simply can't afford to purchase a series of point products to meet their security and productivity needs, we provide Comprehensive Security Solutions that combine security, productivity, reporting and support in a single, low-cost solution. We make managing and monitoring your network security effortless, providing you with the peace of mind that your data is safe.

Design & Planning Your security infrastructure is the key to enabling secure access to your resources from the Internet and to protecting your company's network from unwanted access.

Design and Planning Services begin the initial phase of a complete network security project. This service follows a standardized process of formal analysis, documentation, and supplemental recommendations. Our consultants create a baseline of your company's current network, and outline the desired results. This analysis of the current and future models serves as the roadmap for the complete solution.. With IPS, you benefit from the following services: Network Analysis and Testing - Network traffic and bandwidth utilization assessment. Security Audits - Network Penetration testing and performance review. Network Security Design - Network evaluation for firewall placement within the network. Security Policy Review and Development - Analysis of current processes and procedures. What Needs To Be Protected Start your data protection plan by listing all the sensitive data you must protect. Consider including customer information, personnel data, email systems, financial records and data relating to intellectual property.

Security Implementation

Creating a Secure Networking Architecture and performing a successful implementation requires time and technical resources. IPS offers services for every phase of your implementation from procurement to post-installation testing. Whether you are seeking a partner to manage the complete project or assistance during a few phases of the process, our consultants have the skill sets and experience to meet your needs. Services in this area include: Equipment Procurement - Ordering and scheduling of equipment delivery. Equipment Staging - Initial preparation for installation. Solution Configuration - Firewall and security software configuration. Enterprise Wide Deployment - Distribution and installation of required components. Post Installation Testing - Simulation testing and implementation review.

Questions & Answers

What is a Firewall? A Firewall is a network security device positioned between the Internet (Public Network) and your Internal (Private) network. They track and control communications, deciding whether to allow, reject or encrypt communications. A Firewall ensures that all communications between your private network and the public network (the Internet) meet your organization's security policy. In addition to protecting your private network from Internet threats, firewalls are increasingly being deployed to protect computers with sensitive information (i.e. Human Resourses computers) from other computers on the private network. How will my business benefit from a Firewall? Businesses around the world are embracing the Internet and it's technologies to increase productivity and profitability. Firewalls help companies balance the openness of the Internet with the need to protect the privacy and integrity of sensitive business information. How Firewalls work - Under the Hood... if you will? Historically, three different technologies have been used to implement firewalls: Packet Filters - Packet filters, usually implemented on routers, filter traffic based on packet content, such as IP addresses. They examine a packet at the network layer and are application independent, which allows them to deliver good performance and scalability. They are the least secure type of firewall, however. The reason is that they are not application aware-that is, they cannot understand the context of a given communication, making them easier for hackers to break. Application-Layer Gateways - Application gateways improve on security by examining all application layers, bringing context information into the decision process. However, they do this by breaking the client/server model. Every client/server communication requires two connections: one from the client to the firewall (which acts as a "proxy" for the desired server) and one from the firewall to the (actual) server. In addition, every application requires a new proxy, making scalability and support for new applications a problem. Stateful Inspection - Provides the highest level of security possible and overcomes the limitations of the previous two approaches by providing full application-layer awareness without breaking the client/server model. Stateful Inspection extracts the state-related information required for security decisions from all application layers and maintains this information in dynamic state tables for evaluating subsequent connection attempts. This provides a solution that is highly secure and offers maximum performance, scalability, and extensibility. Integrity-IS Firewall Solutions are based upon Stateful Inspection, which has become the de facto standard for firewalls. I bought a Firewall/Router from the local store - Is my network protected? Many small businesses and homes have purchased these routers that just plug in to your Cable/DSL Modem and Whoila! your now protected - Don't you feel secure. The truth is these devices provide users with a false sense of security. Since consumers are always looking for a bargain the manufactures aim to oblige and built these $100 special firewalls to accomodate them. These firewalls have NOT been tested to meet any Certified Firewall Criteria (for example Intrusion Detection & Prevention). If they had they would cost more. Like any else... If it sounds to good to be true it probably is. Certified Firewalls have a sticker or emblem stating they meet or exceed a given certification criteria (i.e. ISCA Labs Modular Firewall Certification Criteria 4.0 - Like IS0 9001 or UL Listed.) Certified Firewalls have many security options that can be catered to your needs: Intrusion Detection & Prevention Anti-Spam and Spyware Content Filtering & Blocking Branch VPN - To connect computers at 2 or more locations. Internet Usage Reporting Internet Access Control - Allows only certain users to access the Internet E-mail Filtering

	Content Filtering & Blocking Keeping employees focused on their work!
Increasing Employee Productivity 30% of internet usage in the workplace is not business-related, costing american companies over $85 billion per year. With Content filtering you can keep users from chatting online, eBay auction surfing, and checking out their favorite videos on YouTube and MySpace when they're supposed to be working. Enhanced Protection Blocks objectionable content and security threats, such as spyware and virus infections. Proper enforcement of policies will help you reduce potential legal liabilities and reduce costly desktop support. Optimized use of IT resources Ensures scarce bandwidth is utilized for mission critical web applications instead of music and video downloads.

For assistance designing and securing your network call (360) 440-3257
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