Firewalls

A Firewall is a Must!

It will help to prevent back door hackers or malicious programmers accessing your system without authorisation. Although a Software Firewall such as Zone Alarms or Windows default are better than nothing they are far from ideal. Viruses today are capable of turning off software Firewalls allowing your PC open for abuse. We Strongly advise each of our clients to use a Hardware Firewall that will protect the Gateway of your Internet connection. These devices can be stand alone or all-in-one solutions ie ADSL Router/Modem/Firewall and Wireless point. A software firewall can be used in conjunction with these for added security.

Home Users - We recommend the ZyXEL P660 range which are available in a Wired (P660H) or Wireless (P660HW) versions.

Home/Teleworkers - We recommend the ZyXEL P662 range which offers a built-in VPN solution and are available in a wired (P662) or Wireless (P662HW) versions.

Business - We recommend the ZyXEL ZyWALL range of products which offer an ICSA certified SPI firewall and a Hardware accelerated VPN. Gone are the days when a dedicated firewall is sufficient to fend off hackers from cooperate networks. Unified Threat Management (UTM) is an emerging trend in the network security appliance market. Always on the cutting edge, ZyXEL's ZyWALL USG range introduces a new all-in-one network security device that provides content filtering, anti-virus, anti-spam and intrusion detection services traditionally handled by multiple systems.

Full details can be found at the ZyXEL website by Clicking Here.

If you are unsure of the best product to suit your needs then please call our Sales line on 01323-305010.