check point unveils new security gateways

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. has announced Check Point Connectra, the industry’s only Web security gateway that integrates comprehensive Web security protection with network connectivity. It provides organizations with unmatched protection against attacks that are introduced when users access applications remotely over the Web.

A dedicated appliance designed for use in existing networks, Connectra provides SSL VPN remote access capabilities with integrated server and endpoint security. The industry’s most secure SSL VPN solution, Connectra is the first and only single unified solution for addressing today’s Web access and Web protection challenges.

Web Applications Introduce New Security Risks
Partners and employees are increasingly accessing network and Web-based applications from insecure endpoints – such as partner or employee home PCs, Internet kiosks and Web-enabled personal digital assistants (PDA) or mobile phones. Providing access to Web-based applications enables organizations to more easily and cost-effectively conduct business, but it also increases security risks.

John Girard, vice president, Gartner said, “Organizations appreciate the deployment flexibility of SSL remote access solutions but are alarmed at the security risks caused by users accessing the network from unmanaged and insecure endpoints.”

Focused on providing connectivity, traditional SSL VPN gateways do not provide adequate protection from security vulnerabilities that penetrate the network from insecure endpoints. Check Point is investing broadly in features and functionality that go beyond connectivity to lead the industry in delivering comprehensive endpoint and Web protection.