Much excitement and success was generated through the 2010 edition of the ICT Security event organized by Soiel. The event took place in four Italian cities: Rome on January 28th, Milan on February 16th, Bologna on May 19th and finally Padova on September 28th. Astaro participated in all of the roadshow locations with a booth and a keynote speech during which, Gabriele Minniti, EMEA Presales Engineer at Astaro, introduced the Astaro RED and explained how this device can simplify VPN processes
Astaro 8.100 Beta Begins
With the success of the ASG V8.000 launch, we will begin today the open Beta program for users which want to test the upcoming 8.100 release. The main focus of this version is to introduce the Wireless functionality of Astaro Access Points and Wifi controller into the V8 platform, along with other features and improvements. You are invited to test this version in your environement, and participate in our dedicated 8.100 Beta Forums to share your feedback, impressions, and report any bugs
Wireless Security at the Athens Digital Week 2010
In association with our Greek Distributor, Networks Systems Security (NSS), Astaro participated at the Athens Digital Week between 7th and 10th October 2010. The Athens Digital Week is one of the biggest technology events in Greece which sees thousands of visitors yearly
Up2Date 8.002 Released
Today we have released ASG Up2Date 8.002.
Wireless Security without the Cutbacks!
The use of wireless LANs has many advantages when compared to wired networks. For example, they allow employees to access important information via different mobile devices such as laptops and smart phones from anywhere within the organization, supporting their efficiency and productivity.
Why Stuxnet Is Special
The Stuxnet Trojan was a specifically targeted attack on computer control steering systems. It is presumed that the aim of the attacker was to spy on steering designs in addition to modifying their controls.
Winners of the Astaro Orange Summer Photo Competition 2010
When we started our photo competition this summer for the first time, we were curious about what kind of pictures would be submitted. In retrospect, finding out about where and how the Astaro community spends their Orange Summer did not disappoint! The community was invited to vote for their favorite picture in our gallery of submissions and the voting session closed on 22nd September 2010. The Winning 5, who have each won a pair of RayBan sunglasses, can be seen below: Click here to see the full gallery
New product datasheets now available!
Download the latest Astaro datasheets from our product information repository. Not only do we now have individual datasheets for each Astaro Security Gateway hardware model, but also a new PDF covering our Essential Firewall. You may access the repository here: www.astaro.com/resources/product-information-pdfs .
Seamless, Stressless, Wireless
It may be premature to see before December, but lately there have been some articles and forum posts across the Internet in which people debate how we haven’t really seen large advancements technology over the previous decade. The 60s had a cultural revolution and the Cold War, spawning the moon landings, ARPANET’s development and various leaps in technology. In the 70s the first general microprocessor was released and C was born.
“Why blame Google? Anyone can collect WiFi data these days!”
An opinion piece regarding Google collecting WiFi data by Astaro's Gert Hansen was published in SC Magazine : Google data collection scandal reveals careless approach to security at WiFi access points The news that Google saves unencrypted content from WiFi networks as it collects data for its Street View mapping service is creating an uproar among the public. More and more data protection specialists are leveling harsh criticism at the company. Wrongly so, what is so alarming about the Google WiFi scandal is not the fact that data was collected