nGuard Managed UTM (Unified Threat Management)
Security made simple – key security functions in one fully-managed security appliance.
Maximum security. Rapid deployment timeframes. Around the clock management and rapid response to critical security events. A green security solution that utilizes minimal rack space and power while generating less heat. For these reasons and more, IT Managers rely on nGuard’s MUTM solution to meet and exceed their security requirements.
nGuard Managed UTM (Unified Threat Management) is a complete service that delivers a certified all-in-one security appliance, time-tested Management Practices and the expertise that your organization requires.
IT organizations are constantly wrestling with complex security issues. Security managers are required to deploy and maintain Virtual Private Networks. Firewall administrators are managing increasingly complex firewall policies. IT organizations are struggling with how they deploy, manage and maintain intrusion prevention infrastructures.
The Solution
nGuard Managed Security provides a robust and mature Managed Unified Threat Management (MUTM) Service. Also known as “All In One” Security, nGuard’s Managed UTM services provides three essential security capabilities all in one tightly managed appliance:
- Enterprise-Grade, Stateful Packet Inspection Firewall
- Robust Site-to-Site and Client-to-Site VPNs
- Best-In-Class Network Intrusion Prevention
nGuard’s MUTM utilizes the Cisco ASA security appliance line --the gold-standard in network security and VPN appliances. These appliances provide a purpose-built, hardened security platform that delivers unmatched protection and performance. Based on this technology, nGuard’s MUTM solutions line-up scales for any size environment easily handling SMB workloads to very large organizations or hosted environments.
Appliance Options
Managed UTM appliances are available in many sizes.
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| Cisco ASA 5505 | 75 mb/s | 8 | 25 |
| Cisco ASA 5510 | 150 mb/s² | 5 | 250 |
| Cisco ASA 5520 | 225 mb/s² | 5 | 750 |
| Cisco ASA 5540 | 500 mb/s² | 5 | 2,500 |
| Cisco ASA 5585 | 2 gb/s² | 10 | N/A |
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¹ Throughput with both firewall and IPS feature sets enabled.
² Appliance can achieve higher throughput with different IPS processor options.
Each appliance can be deployed in a highly-available, clustered option. Different appliance types can be combined to provide a distributed solution that will cover core enterprise network perimeters, regional offices and also small branch offices.
Benefits
nGuard MUTM offers essential business benefits:
- Ensures regulatory and standards compliance with PCI, Sarbanes Oxley, Graham-Leach Bliley, HIPAA, FISMA, FERPA and ISO 27000.
- Ensures that critical day to day security functions are being handled by an expert team of highly-credentialed security specialists.
- Ensures that detection, prevention and analysis of critical security events are happening 7x24.
- Time-tested security technology and processes ensure rapid deployment and provisioning, with no sacrifice in security.
- Demonstrates “due-diligence” to auditors and regulators.
Staffed by security consultants and engineers with decades of IT security experience, nGuard Managed Security utilizes veteran and credentialed security experts to stay abreast of changing security threats.
For those companies who need to manage their own UTM appliance, nGuard also provides design, deployment and training services for your UTM solution.
