Internet Security Services

Internet connectivity is essential for networked companies of all sizes, who now rely on their
infrastructure as the primary means of communications/productivity both internally and externally.
Over the last 2 years, the threats to business have changed.

Traditional firewalls are no longer adequate to protect your businesses against viruses and
malware. These are some of the reasons: Increased Consumer Internet awareness and
access Use of company hardware in an unprotected internet environment (hotel, café, home)
The download and use of third party software “often riddled with vulnerabilities” (free music,
movies, games, weather and instant messaging) used at work.

Business that do not adapt and manage this threat will fall victim to:

• Slow internet connectivity
• Holes in your network security
• More Viruses and Spyware
• Potentially Unwanted Programs (PUP) / Software
• Reduced productivity
  

Positive IT have identified key products and subscription services with a unified approach
that prevent, detect and react to security breaches regardless of their origin as well as
provide resilient solutions to ensure business continuity in both the network and application layer.

Through a comprehensive site survey of your current network infrastructure, a professional
installation of a dedicated security appliance and ongoing management of subscription based
gateway security services are the ingredients for secure business continuity.

Managing your Gateway with a robust Firewall and security services

Internet Security Firewall Appliance with Gateway Security Services

Traditional firewalls were designed to manage connections over the network layer
ensuring remote connections were legitimate using Stateful Packet Inspection and sophisticated encryption and authentication techniques.

Hackers/crackers and other malicious individuals / organisations have also had to adapt in order to gain backdoors into organisations and ways into the system.

Through security holes in internet browsers and other internet connected applications, as well as
poorly protected home/office networks, potentially unwanted software and programs (PUP) have found their way onto business networks. The Firewall appliance and ongoing security services updates supplied and managed by Positive IT, will protect your company from this software on multiple levels.

The Gateway Security Services for the appliance builds on the protection of the network layer byscanning the application layer through a technique known as Deep Packet Inspection. Deep Packet Inspection allows thorough examination of traffic contents to and from the internet. Using a dynamically updated database of Virus, Spyware and software vulnerability signatures it cross references all traffic to ensure only legitimate content is allowed through. This provides Intelligent Real-time Intrusion Prevention, Detection and Reaction without hampering internet performance avoiding application layer and content based attacks.

Additional benefits of the Gateway Security Services provide enforced protection and productivity policies for businesses and schools through the use of a category based content filter. The content uses an innovative rating system within a dynamic database to block objectionable web content. This standard content filter service can be upgraded to a Premium service which offers a more comprehensive database of web content as required.

Additional Products and Services to enhance business security

We strongly recommend that you look at all aspects of Internet Security not just a firewall to protectyour business assets. There are several applications that can be used to achieve control and management of your internet connection, these include:

Enforced Desktop Anti-Virus/Anti-Spyware (Optional) An anti-virus solution should be considered at different levels, desktop anti-virus is the last line of defence. We recommend you look at anti-virus scanning on your email servers on the internet, anti-virus at the perimeter of your network on the gateway, scanning emails and any other traffic.

Anti-virus software should be installed on your servers scanning the file system and your Exchange servers.

We highly recommend a gateway enforced Virus and Spyware protection for desktops and laptops. Using a single integrated client the software blocks harmful files based on known
characteristics even before the signature updates are available.

Premium Content Filtering Services (Optional)

If you organisation requires more comprehensive categories to control internet activity and usage,
then you can upgrade the standard content filter service provided by the Gateway Security Services to Premium.

The standard service provides categories based on inappropriate, illegal and dangerous web
content. Premium Content Filtering services expand on the standard content with the ability to
categorize objectionable or non-business related web content based on your company policies
you will have the ideal combination of control and flexibility to ensure the highest levels of productivity and protection.

IPSec VPN and Secure Remote Access Services (Optional)

The Internet Security Appliance managed by Positive IT as a key feature also provides
secure remote access solutions and VPN connectivity. VPN and remote access solutions are
designed and tailored around the environment they are required to work within. Positive IT can
securely connect your remote networks in order to provide a Wide Area Network (WAN) between all sites allowing centralisation of servers and systems.

Additionally the security appliance used in conjunction with other products can provide secure remote access from unsecured networks without compromising your business security. For more
information on Virtual Private Networking and Remote Access Solutions see the additional
datasheet.

SPAM and Anti-Virus Email Solutions (Optional)

Today businesses need robust yet simple e-mail threat protection that takes minutes, not hours
per week to manage. The Positive IT SPAM solution works in partnership with other Internet
Security appliances and services to deliver a scalable, integrated solution to protect your
Exchange server and users from unwanted emails.

If you require more information on Positive IT SPAM and Anti-Virus Email solutions see the
additional datasheet.

Internet Security Installation

A typical new system install would be scheduled as follows:

• A Site Survey is arranged to assess the current network infrastructure, applications and the impact the solution will have on the environment.
• The Internet Security Solution supplied by Positive IT will be installed on-site by our engineers who are Manufacture Certified and Trained in all products and services supplied.
• The Installation will include a Threat Scan of your network to identify risks and potential holes in security.
• Operating software will be brought up to the latest possible update, and configured for on-going updates.
• Positive IT will aim where possible to ensure a smooth transition of change from existing network.
• Basic Training on failover and fault management is provided to key people on each site.