It has come to our attention that a specific intrusion prevention pattern which is normally used to detect .NET exploits is falsely detecting some windows executable downloads to be malicious. You are only affected if you have the IPS system active, if you enabled the category “Attacks against Client Software” -> “Browser (Internet Explorer, Mozilla)” and set this category to “drop”
I don’t need to filter web traffic, I trust my employees
I occasionally hear this argument against the use of web content filtering and it is great to hear- but things aren't that simple. Part of the reason managers and employers can trust their employees is that they have built a good working environment, where employees work together and get their jobs done with minimal supervision.
Email archiving, the cloud and disaster recovery
Cloud based email archiving solutions can offer many benefits, including scalable storage options, lower costs and secure data.
Faulty IPS pattern blocks all traffic – How to fix it!
Dear partners and customers, As you might have noticed, our automated IPS pattern test routine has missed a faulty pattern which lead to the distribution of IPS pattern which blocked all communication through the Astaro Security Gateway. I personally apologize for this fault
Astaro RED is a Best of Interop Finalist
Astaro RED was selected as a Best of Interop finalist for the security award category, recognizing Astaro's significant technological advancements in this specific category area. The Best of Interop winners will be announced on Wednesday, April 28 during Interop Las Vegas, happening April 25-29 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center. For more information visit: http://www.bestofinterop.com .
Eradicate Time Wasting Activities from Your Network
While it may seem like a story your grandmother would tell you to scare you it is true. At one point the Internet did not exist.
Astaro introduces three new products
This morning, Astaro announced three new products that will be available in 2010. Each product will allow organizations to connect their network while remaining confident in its security and ensuring access to information. Also in development is version 8 of the Astaro Security Gateway
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
Astaro featured on MSPTV
On January 15th, Business Solutions magazine hosted a webinar featuring Jim Roddy, Business Solutions, president and Gennifer Biggs, security storage and managed services editor. The webinar, titled: ” Products To Leverage For Your Own Economic Recovery “, discussed pitfalls to avoid in the economic recovery, product financing support for IT companies ramping up for the recovery and basic business advice for 2010. The webinar featured a guest speaker, Astaro partner Dean Wescott, CMO of Kincaid Network Solutions.
Basic Security tips part 3 – update your software
It has become more and more difficult to identify malicious links and content on the Internet. URL shortners, ads on legitimate websites , virus downloads posing as anti-virus software and of course fake e-cards all make it harder to know where you should and should not click Having a strong network security product in place will of course prevent the installation of malicious code on our computer even if you click on one of these links