Lucent Technologies
unveiled a new suite of enhanced network security solutions which allows
service providers and enterprises to protect private networks and offer
secure Internet transactions.
The suite is comprised of the new Lucent VPN Gateway v1.0, the Lucent Managed
Firewall v3.0 and Lucent RealSecure v2.5. These network
security solutions are linked and centrally controlled through a common,
integrated management system. General availability of the products is slated
for the end of October.
Lucent also announced that Canadian ISP, ACC TelEnterprises, is currently
deploying
these solutions throughout its network and plans to use the suite
the protection and security of network services for its customers.
One of the key components the suite offers is that all three network
security solutions can be managed from one workstation using Lucent’s
Security Management Server.
The common, integrated management system
employs a Java-based graphical user interface to administer the
enterprise’s network security policies, maintain audit and alarm
information and manage up to 25 VPN or firewall appliances and Lucent
RealSecure engines across multiple networks.
In addition, Lucent said The Security Management
Server is now able to support remote downloading of software updates,
therefore reducing the
time and expense associated with maintaining multiple, geographically
dispersed
appliances.
Other suite features include:
- Lucent VPN Gateway uses the IP Security (IPSec) and Internet Key
Exchange (IKE) industry standards to support secure, interoperable
LAN-to-LAN and client-to-LAN VPN connections over the Internet for remote
access, intranet and extranet applications.
- The Lucent Managed Firewall is able to process data at 100 megabits
per second (Mbps), and has been upgraded to provide some of the highest
throughput of any commercially available firewall. It also adds an
additional port for more service capacity and supports advanced reporting
and analysis tools from WebTrends and Telemate.
- Lucent RealSecure, the intrusion detection product resulting from an OEM
agreement between Lucent and Internet Security Systems, will be available
as a standalone product or it can be integrated into the Lucent Managed
Firewall. When integrated into the firewall, it enables network security
managers to be notified by e-mail or page when attacks are happening on
their networks and can stop some attacks in progress.
“The centralized management capabilities of Lucent’s network security
solutions enable us to not only manage firewalls in multiple networks from
a single workstation, but we can also divide one firewall into several
‘virtual’ firewalls to serve different customers,” said, Matt Stein,
manager of Internet Operations, ACC TelEnterprises.
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