Security appliance
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A security appliance is any form of server appliance that is designed to protect computer networks from unwanted traffic.[1]
Types of security appliances
- Active devices block unwanted traffic. Examples of such devices are firewalls, anti virus scanning devices, and content filtering devices.
- Passive devices detect and report on unwanted traffic, such as intrusion detection appliances.
- Preventative devices scan networks and identify potential security problems (such as penetration testing and vulnerability assessment appliances).
- Unified Threat Management (UTM) appliances combine features together into one system, such as some firewalls, content filtering, web caching etc.
Examples
Examples of a security appliance include:
- Aladdin Knowledge Systems eSafe Content Security Solution[2]
- ApplianSys AUDITbox vulnerability assessment and CACHEbox web cache/content filtering appliances.
- Blue Coat Systems ProxySG UTM appliance.
- Blue Pex Security Solutins UTM appliance.
- CISCO Systems PIX firewall and Cyberoam UTM appliances.
- Check Point UTM-1 Edge, Power-1, VSX-1, IP Appliances (Formerly a Nokia Product Line).[3]
- Finjan Vital Security - Secure Web Gateways.[4]
- F5 Networks BIG-IP security appliances.
- Global Technology Associates, Inc. Firewall Appliance
- IronPort Web and Email security appliances.
- Imperva SecureSphere datebase and file security appliance.[5]
- Innominate mGuard Firewall and VPN Security appliances.[6]
- SonicWall UTM appliances.
- Shieldcore Systems
- Rapid7
- Radware DefensePro - Application Security & Network Intrusion Prevention System.[7]
- Vyatta (a Linux distro that reproduces the functionality of a security appliance)
References
- ↑ Parker, Don (Oct 06, 2005), "Standardization and the security appliance", WindowsSecurity.com
- ↑ "Aladdin eSafe Appliance - Product Review". July 1, 2002, PC Magazine.
- ↑ "Check Point Completes Acquisition of Nokia Security Appliance Business". 2009-04-13. Retrieved 2009-04-13.
- ↑ Finjan - Vital Security - Web Security Gateway Appliance for Web Security, retrieved 2010-04-24
- ↑ "SecureSphere Platforms - Web, Database, and File Security". Imperva.
- ↑ "Unbreakable SCADA Security". June 7, 2012, DownstreamToday.com.
- ↑ Radware - DefensePro - Application Security & Network Intrusion Prevention System
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