Security Tools

• Firewalls


  Designed to prevent unauthorised access to networks.
• Firewall advanced features


  • Deep packet inspection
  • Virus scanning
  • Email scanning
  • Intrusion detection
  • Endpoint protection and control (remote devices)
  • Mobile device management
• Enterprise class firewalls


  Also known as Unified Threat Management (UTM) devices, provide advanced features
• Email security measures


  • Reverse DNS lookup
  • Blacklisting junk mail servers
  • Email screening software/services, e.g. Symantec, Messagelabs
• Honeypots & Alarms


  A honeypot is an open system run by security vendors to entice hackers so that their exploits can be monitored.