Astaro Security Gateway

Astaro Security Gateway 8.3

The Astaro company submitted the new version of the complete solution Astaro Security Gateway 8.2 implementing the concept of the unified management of threats of network security of UTM (Unified Threat Management) in August, 2011. Expanded control of applications (the module of the Next Generation Firewall firewall), the interactive reporting with the web interface and also the new agent of authentication became the main innovations in Astaro Security Gateway 8.2. In total these new and upgraded opportunities considerably increase performance of networks and also do corporate network of more transparent for control and management.

In total the Astaro Security Gateway 8.2 system offers more than 60 new and improved features in comparison with the previous versions. The improved control of networks should help customers with acceptance of more reasoned decisions, proceeding from exact data on actual state of network, trends in load of network and also unique requirements of the company.

Astaro Security Gateway 8.2 developers pay special attention on new Application Control technology which blocks access to network for undesirable applications and also allows IT administrators to set priorities in data transfer rate for the different applications used in the company. On the basis of the collected information it is possible to understand easily what applications in corporate network are created the greatest Internet traffic. Besides, the built-in firewall from technologies of control of the separate applications Application Control works twice quicker, than the module for control of Internet pagers and clients of file exchange networks (IM/P2P) in the previous version.

The improved web interface for work with interactive reports (Interactive Web Reporting utility) provides to administrators unknown comfort of work, opening the most clear ways for access to necessary information and data. Administrators can also save filters on clients and subscribe for delivery of periodic reports on e-mail.

The new module of authentication Authentication Agent allows administrators to check the identity of users by name, but not to the IP address from the computer. Such approach provides the improved access control in personal profiles and does reports more convenient for perception.

Except other innovations, the Astaro Security Gateway 8.2 system includes support of USB modems for cellular networks of standard 3G/UMTS. The Form Hardening technology provides special protection of entry forms for web applications, and the module Web Filtering Safe Search Enforcement creates a safe search environment for end users. Also expanded support of virtualization is offered to customers, and the gain of speed of operation of the module for an intrusion prevention (IPS) reaches 250%. To crown it all, the newest version of post office protocol SNMP v3, the weighed redistribution of loading for connections to global networks and loads of servers is supported. At last, the enclosed network groups, the identifiers SSID for purpose of wireless access points of Wi-fi are supported, reconfiguration of access points without reset, and increase in capacity of the protected VPN connections reaches 100% and more.

In January, 2012 Astaro Security Gateway 8.3 is provided.

Features of the new version:

The connector is added to Amazon service the Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon Virtual Private Cloud).
Support of routing protocol BGP4 is added.
The feature to organize a RED tunnel between ASG is added.
Support of WiFi of access point of AP50 is added.
It is corrected: VLAN and PPPoE on connection like bridge are processed by the package filter.

Astaro Security Gateway 8.2

The Astaro company submitted the new version of the complete solution Astaro Security Gateway 8.2 implementing the concept of the unified management of threats of network security of UTM (Unified Threat Management) in August, 2011. Expanded control of applications (the module of the Next Generation Firewall firewall), the interactive reporting with the web interface and also the new agent of authentication became the main innovations in Astaro Security Gateway 8.2. In total these new and upgraded opportunities considerably increase performance of networks and also do corporate network of more transparent for control and management.

In total the Astaro Security Gateway 8.2 system offers more than 60 new and improved features in comparison with the previous versions. The improved control of networks should help customers with acceptance of more reasoned decisions, proceeding from exact data on actual state of network, trends in load of network and also unique requirements of the company.

Astaro Security Gateway 8.2 developers pay special attention on new Application Control technology which blocks access to network for undesirable applications and also allows IT administrators to set priorities in data transfer rate for the different applications used in the company. On the basis of the collected information it is possible to understand easily what applications in corporate network are created the greatest Internet traffic. Besides, the built-in firewall from technologies of control of the separate applications Application Control works twice quicker, than the module for control of Internet pagers and clients of file exchange networks (IM/P2P) in the previous version.

The improved web interface for work with interactive reports (Interactive Web Reporting utility) provides to administrators unknown comfort of work, opening the most clear ways for access to necessary information and data. Administrators can also save filters on clients and subscribe for delivery of periodic reports on e-mail.

The new module of authentication Authentication Agent allows administrators to check the identity of users by name, but not to the IP address from the computer. Such approach provides the improved access control in personal profiles and does reports more convenient for perception.

Except other innovations, the Astaro Security Gateway 8.2 system includes support of USB modems for cellular networks of standard 3G/UMTS. The Form Hardening technology provides special protection of entry forms for web applications, and the module Web Filtering Safe Search Enforcement creates a safe search environment for end users. Also expanded support of virtualization is offered to customers, and the gain of speed of operation of the module for an intrusion prevention (IPS) reaches 250%. To crown it all, the newest version of post office protocol SNMP v3, the weighed redistribution of loading for connections to global networks and loads of servers is supported. At last, the enclosed network groups, the identifiers SSID for purpose of wireless access points of Wi-fi are supported, reconfiguration of access points without reset, and increase in capacity of the protected VPN connections reaches 100% and more.