WatchGuard Ships Next-Generation Firewall

 WatchGuard® Technologies, a global leader of business security solutions, today announced that it is now shipping its most powerful security appliance, the WatchGuard XTM 2050, a then and there-generation firewall that provides enterprise-class security for large enterprises and data centers that require high-performance firewall, application control and intrusion prevention system to protect against data theft, malware and security breaches.

The WatchGuard XTM 2050 offers in a class

"The WatchGuard XTM 2050 offers in a class by itself performance, security and management controls that make it an ideal solution for enterprises and MSSPs," said Roger Klorese, Director of Product Management at WatchGuard Technologies. "With this then and there-generation firewall, businesses gain new found abilities to enforce granular policies, which includes having the ability to harness and control social media and web-based applications on a per user basis."

The WatchGuard XTM 2050 provides true line-speed security inspection on all traffic, supports multi-gigabit packet filtering throughput and provides application control. It connects offices via unequalled Drag and Drop VPN; connects people via SSL and IPSec VPN; and gives the enterprise in a class by itself visibility into real-time and historical user, network and security activities.

The web is the primary source of security threats to organizations today, and web applications are often the main focus of attackers. Hackers find it convenient and effective to use social networks as a launch pad for social engineering attacks against employees in an organization. Given that web traffic and web applications are the source of so many security risks, IT administrators can cut down the potential threat vectors by limiting their users to only those applications that are necessary for business purposes.

Malicious activity can run amok on corporate networks if both network traffic and/or systems activities are not monitored. IPS works in tandem with the application layer content inspection to provide real-time protection against network threats, including spyware, SQL injections, cross-site scripting, and buffer overflows. IPS scans tra­ffic on all major protocols, using continually updated signatures to detect and block all types of threats.