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Anti-Virus Scanner Announcement for Older ASG Versions
Astaro Security Gateway has dual, separate Anti-Virus Engines from different providers for all installations using Web or Mail Security.
Astaro introduces new licensing model
At the beginning of the month, Astaro announced our new licensing model to the world. This model is designed to better meet the needs of our partner community and our end-users. Below you will find the details of the new licensing model
New Zero-Day exploit – Astaro blocks that!
Dan Goodwin recently reported that a new Internet Explorer exploit has been released into the wild .
Up2Date 7.502 Released
Up2Date V7.502 has been made available to solidify your Astaro installation. It is currently being distributed via our Up2Date system, and contains some new fixes and improvements. Continue reading for all the details
Astaro Security Gateway’s IPS Successfully Blocks Attacks
Logansport Savings Bank was using the Astaro Security Gateway to block attacks and spam at their Indiana office when it was suggested that the Astaro did not have an effective IPS (intrusion prevention system). Although they were happy with the Astaro's performance they decided it was better to test the Astaro against a competitor to ensure they had the right product for their network. “As a financial institution we can't take any chances with our security so although we felt the Astaro Security Gateway was effectively protecting our network we wanted to make sure,” said Mike Thompson, Compliance Officer at Logansport Savings Bank
Enterprise Technology Podcast
Astaro's Gert Hanson meet with ETM's Ali Klaver to discuss the importance of small and medium businesses, the challenges they face and how the Astaro Security Gateway Essential Firewall edition will benefit these organizations. You can download the podcast here: http://www.astaro.com/content/download/6774/59877/file/Astaro-Podcast-Essential-Firewall.mp3 READ MORE
AxG 7.501 Up2Date Released
Following our successful launch of 7.500, there is now Up2Date 7.501 released which addresses a few bugs and adds some backend adjustments for compatibility with the new Astaro Command Center 2.1, which is currently in open Beta testing. You can read on for the specifics of this minor Up2Date.
7.500 HA Notice
A small issue is present in the 7.500 release which can cause some installations which are using active/passive HA to behave like an active/active cluster. Customers with active/passive HA configurations shouldn't update until 7.501 is released next week. However, if you have already updated to 7.500 and now experience some surfing issues or erratic behavior with your active/passive HA system, please contact support and they will be happy to apply a small workaround for you, or read on for the fix if you would like to apply it yourself via the command line until 7.501 is officially released
Astaro Gateway 7.500 Released
We are proud to announce that the General Availability (GA) of 7.500 has been soft-released. 7.500 includes great new features and functions, many of which were requested by our customers. To name just a few, there is a new Intrusion Protection Engine, Real-Time Bandwidth Monitoring, a transparent HTTP proxy mode with captive authentication portal, and the ability to import and export various lists.