Internet security firm CyberGuard Corp., Tuesday unveiled
enhancements for its UnixWare Firewall, designed especially to meet the
increased security demands resulting from current e-commerce applications.
The new features are made to allow for virtual private network (VPN)
capability, central and remote management and time-based packet filtering
for enterprise network environments.
“This enhanced CyberGuard Firewall meets the needs of customers who demand
a failsafe solution that can secure their enterprise networks and protect
their e-commerce applications,” said Tommy Steele, chief operating officer
of CyberGuard. “By
supporting high availability, our customers gain non-stop firewall
protection in the event of hardware or system failure.”
Steele said the VPN feature will secure the growing number of
e-commerce transactions on the Internet.
“The new VPN option assures enterprise users that their e-commerce
applications and other mission-critical Web-based systems can function at
the highest possible level of performance,” he said.
The CyberGuard Firewall starts at $3,590.