The Failure of End Point Security Calls for New Alternatives

The Failure of End Point Security
Calls for New Alternatives
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Table of Contents
The Importance of Perimeter Protection .......................................................................................................... 3
Managing Two Types of Threats............................................................................................................................ 3
Panda Perimeter Security Solutions for All Enterprises................................................................................ 4
Panda GateDefender Performa............................................................................................................................. 4
Panda GateDefender Integra................................................................................................................................. 8
Which Solution Is Right for Your Enterprise?.................................................................................................... 8
Summary.....................................................................................................................................................................11
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The Importance of Perimeter Protection Internet-based threats are increasing in both frequency and impact across today's enterprises. Unsolicited e-mails are creating major problems for all companies, either in the form of security threats, consuming excessive network bandwidth and storage, or by reducing employee productivity by permitting large volumes of spam to reach users' desktops.
According to the Messaging Anti-Abuse Working Group (MAAWG), 82-87% of all incoming email is 1currently categorized as spam or 'abusive email'. The amount of spam is already enormous, and is 2increasing every year:
1978 - An e-mail spam is sent to 600 addresses1994 - First large-scale spam sent to 6,000 newsgroups, reaching millions of people2005 - (June) 30 billion spam emails sent per day 2006 - (June) 55 billion spam emails sent per day 2006 - (December) 85 billion spam emails sent per day 2007 - (February) 90 billion spam emails sent per day
Less frequent than spam, but more dangerous by far are the various forms of Internet-based security threats that are targeting enterprises. These threats are often either politically or financially motivated. A recent article from the BBC News Bureau illustrates this trend dramatically. They connected an unprotected Windows XP machine to the Internet with no firewall or anti-virus software to see how long it would be before it was hit by something devastating from the Net. In just eight seconds, the 3unprotected PC was hit by Sasser - one of the fastest spreading worms on the Internet!
Managing Two Types of ThreatsDue to the increase in the number and severity of Internet-based threats, corporate perimeter protection has become a necessity - not a luxury. Enterprises are currently battling two major types of Internet-borne threats: network-level and content-based threats.
. Network-level threats include unauthorized connections to the corporate network, theft of information in Internet transmissions, and network intrusions through authorized connections. These threats are dealt with through network technologies such as firewalls, VPN servers, and intrusion prevention systems (IPS).
. Content-based threats include malware (e.g., viruses, worms, Trojans, spyware, and phishing), spam, and the misuse of the Internet in corporate environments (accessing Web pages unrelated to work).
In order to combat these two types of threats, companies need to deploy powerful perimeter defense systems. These edge security solutions need to have the ability to deliver high message filtering accuracy, combined with the superior carrier-grade performance required by today's enterprises. An effective perimeter protection appliance can help enterprises:
. Optimize resources by freeing up servers and workstations . Increase user productivity b... [download for more]