Previously, the network at the City of Lake Wales didn't possess any firewalls, intrusion protection or web filtering solutions. As a result the network, which is spread out to multiple locations (including law enforcement), was left wide open to security breaches and caused system performance problems as users unwittingly picked up spyware and malware. Since there are several City locations, a security solution needed to be flexible enough to be customized for each site. Download this free case study and read how a Cisco-certified network professional was converted and picked the Astaro Security Gateway over Cisco-Pix.
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Astaro Serves and Protects City of Lake Wales, FloridaCity of Lake Wales, Florida Selects Astaro Security Gateway Over Cisco-Pix
The Problem The Unified Threat Management solution. The When James Slaton, Information Services first reason was The Astaro Security Gateway's Director, City of Lake Wales, Florida, took over ease-of use allows anyone to manage the his current position the city didn't possess any system - not just engineers. This permitted his AstaroAstaro offers the most complete firewalls, intrusion protection or web filtering team to manage the security for the city without extensive training and made it possible for him and easy to use Internet security solutions. This left the network, which is spread appliances available. Combining out over several locations - including law to put the system into place quickly. The second best of breed applications, the enforcement offices, wide open to security reason was the capabilities. Slaton elaborated, proven quality of Linux and breaches and caused system performance "It does everything that I needed it to do, enterprise level performance, problems as users unwittingly picked up spyware routing, packet filtering, web proxy, virus Astaro's award-winning products and malware. scanning, VPN, it is a lot of solutions rolled into provide the latest protection with one." the best total cost of ownership. Software, hardware and virtual The city deployed two Astaro Security Gateway appliance offerings provide users 320s, and deployed the gateway between the flexibility to meet a wide facilities that had fiber optic cable connections so variety of deployment scenarios. City of Lake Wales Municipal Building he could customize the security at locations with Distributed by a growing worldwide The Requirements network of more than 2,500 different needs and maintain IP Layer security at resellers, Astaro products protect Because Lake Wales needed security and web each site. He chose The Astaro Security Gateway over 35,000 businesses in 60 monitoring at multiple sites, all with different 320 because it offered gigabit interfaces that countries. Astaro, headquartered in access requirements, Slaton needed a flexible allowed him to maintain his network speed Wilmington, Massachusetts, USA system that would allow him to customize between the two sites while providing the and Karlsruhe, Germany, offers security at each location. Lake Wales has public functionality the city required. free downloads of its products at www.astaro.com.servers that officials need constant access to but Success with Astarothey also required an IP layer security scheme to The City of Lake Wales uses the web proxy to prevent unwanted access and virus infections. monitor web usage, virus scanning of HTTP Additionally, they needed a solution that could traffic, and utilizes the VPN clients for all mobile act as a secure VPN server and simpler users and remote locations. Slaton and his team management of remote users' systems. City of Lake Wales are pleased with the robust capabilities of The Slaton reviewed Cisco-Pix as he is a Cisco- The City of Lake Wales Florida is Astaro Security Gateway. "This solution does certified network professional, and in the past located in Polk County in the everything we need, eliminating the need for geographical center of the Florida used Cisco equipment exclusively. However, he three or four separate appliances," said Slaton. peninsula, and lies among rolling explained, "once I came across Astaro I was hills on the highest ground in The system currently protects approximately 200 converted." peninsular Florida. In the valleys users at various locations across the city and the around Lake Wales, there are "This solution does everything we Active Directory Integration feature eliminated many clear lakes that furnish year-need, eliminating the need for the need to create duplicate accounts on the round recreational opportunities. three or four separate appliances." local area network and again on remote users' The stated goal of the City -James Slaton, Information Services systems, making the management of remote Commission and the city Director administration is to encourage and users a lot easier. Slaton is also impressed by facilitate quality growth and the scalability The Astaro Security Gateway The Solution economic development without offers, "There are... [download for more]
