nGuard Managed Intrusion Prevention
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In the world of network security, it’s widely recognized that buying an intrusion prevention (IPS) product is easy while managing that IPS product can be very difficult. However, your customers and business partners require your organization to maintain a robust IPS capability to safeguard their data.
That’s where nGuard comes in. nGuard Managed Intrusion Prevention is a turn-key service that delivers the best-in-class IPS technology, management practices and expertise that your organization requires.
Solution Options
Based on leading IBM ISS Intrusion Prevention technology, nGuard has several IPS appliance and agent options to offer.
Network IPS Appliances. nGuard Managed IPS (MIPS) Appliances can handle a wide range of throughput requirements,starting from 100 mb/s and ranging up to 10 gb/s. Appliance options are available that can fail open or fail closed, achieving the proper balance of network availability vs. protection for each customer environment.
Server IPS Agents. A broad range of server IPS agents are available to cover major server operating system platforms.
Endpoint IPS Agents. Laptop and desktop agents are available to protect mobile systems and systems that are deployed on unsecured networks. Key Features
nGuard Managed Intrusion Prevention (MIPS) provides a comprehensive array of features to address diverse customer environments.
- 7x24 Monitoring and alerting of critical security events.
- Standardized monthly reports.
- Active protection against zero-day vulnerabilities.
- Diverse coverage options for network, server and desktop.
- Best-in-class IPS technology from IBM ISS’ Xforce, the world leader in vulnerability research.
- Diverse coverage options for network, server and desktop.
Benefits
nGuard MIPS delivers tangible benefits to customers:
- Helps stop unauthorized peer to peer traffic such as instant messaging and file sharing.
- Ensures regulatory and standards compliance with PCI, Sarbanes Oxley, Graham-Leach Bliley, HIPAA, FISMA, FERPA and ISO 27000.
- Demonstrates "due-diligence" to auditors and regulators
- Staffed by security consultants and engineers with decades of IT security experience, nGuard Managed Security Services utilizes veteran and highly-credentialed security experts to stay abreast of changing security threats.
For companies that need to manage their own IPS, nGuard can also provide design, deployment and training services for your unique IPS solution.
