Astaro Security Gateway

• Network Security – Defends your network against a wide variety of Internet threats, including denial of service attacks, port scans, worms, trojans, botnets and application exploits. Also provides secure remote access for mobile workers via IPsec or SSL based VPN clients. More >>
• Mail Security – Filters all your email traffic in order to keep spam, viruses, phishing and other malicious mails out of your network. Furthermore, prevents unauthorized interception of email through transparent Email Encryption without requiring any client software installation. More >>
• Web Security – Controls employee web access and use of IM/P2P application for maximum productivity and minimal legal risks. Filters all web and FTP traffic in order to keep viruses, spyware and active content from entering your network. More >>
• Easy Management - An intuitive setup wizard enables you to get the system up and running within minutes. The browser based GUI features easy point-and-click system administration without requiring in-depth technical knowledge.
• Astaro Up2Date Service – Automatic Internet updates of firmware and attack patterns always keep the system at a current level.
• The Astaro Difference – Astaro only uses carefully selected best-of-breed applications, which compete with today’s best point solutions. All applications are tightly integrated through a graphical user interface and allow the efficient addition of new applications as quickly as new threats arise.

• Is it possible to apply an Astaro Security Gateway hardware license on Astaro Security Gateway software and vice versa? No. Astaro’s hardware and software products use different licensing models and are not interchangeable.
• Which hardware platforms can be used with the Astaro Security Gateway software solution? Users are able to use any Intel-compatible server or PC that meets the following minimum recommendations: Intel Pentium III 900 MHz, 512MB RAM, 10 GB hard disk drive and above.
• Are printers counted as a user with Astaro Security Gateway software licences? Yes. Every device which has an IP address and is protected by the Astaro Security Gateway is counted as a "user".
• Is it possible to mix Astaro Security Gateway appliance types in clusters? Although technically feasible, we do not recommend using different appliance types within a cluster. This is because the lowest performing unit will limit the overall throughput of the whole cluster.
• Do I need the Email Filtering module if I would like to have Email Encryption? No. The Email Encryption module can be used independently from other subscriptions.
• Are system updates automatically downloaded and imported? Yes. In contrast to many other solutions, Astaro Security Gateway is able to automatically download and import not only pattern but also firmware updates.

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• "Astaro Security Gateway has the best price-performance ratio of all solutions on the market." - Dr. Peroz, University Lecturer at TU Berlin
• "We have found out in almost every instance that Astaro has always been ahead of it's competition." - Anton Koch Managing Director at JT Computer
• "Just the content filter and the integrated web proxy enabled us to reduce the amount of data by approximately 50%." - Dr. Said, IT Director at Amman University
• "We don't use the same level of content filtering for schools that we do for the business offices... Astaro provided us that flexibility.” - Rob Cohoran, Network Administrator at Archdiocese New Orleans
• "Products from Checkpoint and some others proved too expensive for us." - Robert Cox, Technology Consultant at Pikes Peak BOCES
• “We had a freebie firewall called Monowall, but Astaro is more enterprise robust." - Carl Wharton, Network Systems Engineer at Salem Hospital
• "We have experienced greater productivity, reduced risk and cost savings. It is working very well for us." - Tim Smith, Information Systems Director at Ohio State University
• "The try-before-you-buy capability enabled us to see how well the product fit into our environment." - Joe Little, Principle Systems Architect at Stanford University

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