Ideco NGFW

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• NGFW (Next Generation Firewall)
• Firewall

2024: Red ADM compatibility

On April 22, 2024, Red Soft and Ideco reported that the Red ADM centralized infrastructure management system and the Ideco NGFW firewall are compatible and work stably. In combination, products become a ready-made solution both for organizing the internal operation of the infrastructure and for reliable protection against external threats. Read more here.

2023

Ideco NGFW VPP

Ideco on November 29, 2023 released NGFW VPP, a next-generation firewall for protecting information from external threats, offering multifunctional capabilities for the Enterprise segment.

According to the developers, the Ideco NGFW VPP firewall is based on best practices for scanning traffic. In addition, content filtering based on network traffic allows you to restrict the access of internal users and devices to dangerous Internet resources.

Ideco NGFW VPP offers integration with external solutions such as SIEM via the syslog protocol. This enables you to transfer security event logs to the SIEM solution for centralized monitoring and analysis. It also allows you to control access to various applications, including cryptominers, instant messengers, torrent clients and other more than 250 applications. This is achieved by the ability to control access to them through a single interface for creating L4/L7/IPS/Application Control rules with priority.

Based on its own DPDK/VPP-based technology network stack, Ideco NGFW VPP provides high traffic filtering speed. According to Ideco, this ensures efficient processing of large volumes of traffic and network security with minimal latency.

"Ideco NGFW VPP is a tool for providing cyber security in today's business. Its functionality, performance and scalability meet all the requirements and needs of the Enterprise sector, ensuring reliable protection of corporate networks from modern threats, "said Dmitry Khomutov Ideco Director.

Complete transition to NGFW solutions

November 29, 2023 Ideco announced the complete transition to NGFW solutions. According to the company's idea, this will satisfy all the requirements of large companies in the market in the region. safety

Thanks to kernels Linux the 6.3-based platform ON , it is protected from interruptions in the processing of large traffic and complex operations. The user can also configure the software for his tasks by setting rules firewall for the zones where IPSec and client VPN connections are located.

"Ideco NGFW reflects the functionality and security capabilities of the network for large businesses. Quick system updates help you save resources and protect sensitive information. In 2024, we will create the Ideco NGFW 17.0 solution, which will further cover the needs of the Enterprise segment, "Dmitry Khomutov, director of Ideco, shared the company's plans.

Ideco NGFW 16.0 with reverse proxy function

Ideco has introduced the next generation of firewall - Ideco NGFW 16.0. This solution has been designed to take into account the latest trends in cyber threats and offers up-to-date features to ensure maximum network protection. The company announced this on October 30, 2023.

Among the added features:

Zone Based Firewall for simple rule creation in complex networks - with a large number of network interfaces, segments, IPSec and client VPN connections. Also added the ability to integrate with Astra ALD Pro, which ensures user authorization based on the domestic OS and increases the level of security in the network.

To protect against DoS attacks related to published web resources, the NGFW 16.0 firewall offers a reverse proxy function (now with WAF and anti-DoS). This helps prevent the penetration of malicious traffic and keep resources working. An important feature is the addition of a web access log to traffic reports. This simplifies the monitoring and analysis of users' web activity, allowing them to identify possible threats and security breaches. Another significant feature is the improved configuration of VPN user authorization, including two-factor authentication (2FA). This provides increased security when accessing the network remotely.

Another important feature is the ability to create routes for IPSec connections (including BGP), which allows you to establish secure connections between remote network segments. Authorization of users of trusted Active Directory domains allows you to work on networks with multiple domains that are combined by trust.

One notable change is the renaming of the product to Ideco NGFW. This name reflects its network security functionality and capabilities.

Ideco NGFW 16.0 has sufficient performance and capabilities to work in the ecosystem of domestic IT solutions and services, for networks of companies of any complexity. Step by step, we strive to help customers solve the problems of switching from foreign solutions, while maintaining the level of security and reliability of network services, "said Dmitry Khomutov, director of Ideco.