Continuing our approach of developing a more comprehensive approach to protecting company networks, we will add solutions for Next Generation Firewalling, Log Management and Data Leakage Prevention to our portfolio. Network configurations and the threat landscape have become increasingly complex, making it necessary for organizations to consolidate their IT security.
Up2Date 8.102 Released
We have released Up2Date 8.102 today for all ASG installations. This Up2Date is a stability release designed to enhance the reliability of your Astaro Security Gateway. Tomorrow, we plan to issue new ISO images along with brand new Virtual Appliances for VMware which use the vSphere 4 architecture, followed by updated ISO's for the Astaro Smart Installer.
ASG Appliances Now Shipping with V8
Greetings! The success of ASG Version 8 continues. We released 8.100 last week , and in December flew past the 15,000 production-installs mark for V8 (in just a few short months).
Up2Date 8.101 Released
Following the release of the 8.100 GA last week, we have released 8.101 with some final tweaks and fixes. This release is designed to enhance the reliability and stability of your Astaro Security Gateway installation. Read on for the details regarding this Up2Date package
Acquisitions and Record Growth in 2010
Last year was exceptionally successful for us: Astaro as a company grew over 30% during 2010 and more than 50% in the fourth quarter. This we did not accomplish on our own, as it is the continuous support and engagement of our partners that has brought us this far, and we highly appreciate it
Astaro Security Gateway Version 8.100 Released
I'm pleased to announced that Astaro Security Gateway Version 8.100 has been GA-released and is being distributed via our Up2Date infrastructure. The main focus of this release is our Wireless Security products; 8.100 brings official support for our much-sought-after Astaro Access Points to the Version 8 platform. Version 8.100 also introduces more flexibility for Astaro RED deployments, improvements to SMTP profiles and WAN link balancing, and many usability improvements based on your feature submissions and feedback .
We will be there!
Astaro will be present at the CeBIT 2011! We will have the same stand location as last year (Hall 11, Stand B36), so you can find us easily! We are looking forward to having personal discussions with you about your projects. READ MORE
Up2Date 7.509 Released
A few security vulnerabilities have been posted which require us to make an update to our V7 installations. Since we do not put our users at extended risk by following a scheduled update window, we are releasing this special Up2Date immediately. This V7.509 Up2date is soley issued in order to patch two components, and no new features are introduced
Tips for providing (hopefully) secure access to web application servers
Last week we discussed why retail organizations must consider web application security when hosting an ecommerce site. Now I would like to provide some tips on how to provide secure access to web application servers. Layered Defense Firewalls and IPS systems still have their place and can help guard against simple exploits and Denial of Service attacks.
Make your own choice!
Blocking access to certain resources in the internet is always a controversial topic. Usually there are good reasons to do so: Security and productivity are the most important ones. Within the Astaro Security Gateway (the Astaro flagship product) come efficient but granular policies that restrict or allow access to network resources.