|
Whether you admit it or not, your network is under siege, and
the time and energy you expend to shore up its defense is but
a fraction of the cost of repairing what a single malicious
hacker or damaging virus can do.
There are solutions. Some involve software like Zone Alarm,
eTrust Intrusion Detection, and Norton Internet Security 2003.
Others depend on the firewall protection offered by hardware
such as the SMC Barricade and SonicWall products.
Zone Alarm Pro 3.0 blocks known and unknown Internet threats,
while providing intrusive cookie control and the ability to
block annoying ads. eTrust Intrusion Detection offers a broad
level of surveillance, intrusion, and attack detection, while
allowing you to define which users can access specific
resources on a network. Intrusion detection, spam filtering,
and automatic virus removal are only a few of Norton Internet
Security’s comprehensive security technologies. But which is
best?
Are you better off with a software solution, or should you
trust SMC’s Barricade broadband router, or a SonicWall
Internet security appliance to do the job? These powerful
hardware solutions provide firewall protection, and in the
case of SonicWall, can be upgraded with complete anti-virus,
Internet content filtering, and rapid email attachment
blocking. Perhaps a layered approach is necessary, using
several techniques to set up a series of hurdles only the most
dedicated cracker would dare attempt?
“Who has the time to worry about all this?” asked Gerry Halula,
Regional Sales Manager for Shiloh Service. “Actually, we do.
Since 1971, Shiloh has been keeping its people ahead of the
curve with regard to network security. No small business can
afford to keep up on all the threats, evaluate all the
software, or do the research necessary to pick one firewall
over another. That’s where Shiloh comes in. We have the
experience to look at individual situations and concerns, and
to recommend software and hardware solutions that are both
effective and budget conscious. Few small companies can afford
an IT department, but one of the best ways our customers can
use Shiloh Service is as their IT specialist. Our people work
these issues day in and day out. They have the answers.”
|
