Firewall Security

The first point of contact for your business computers or IT network with the internet should be your firewall. Therefore this is the most crucial area to ensure is configured and maintained correctly as this is your first line of defense from external threats.

ATG currently manage hundreds of firewalls across the world. These range from small business to large multi-national corporations, but each company requires the same basic security principals to ensure their sensitive data is kept secure.

We configure and maintain firewalls to determine which applications can access your network, and just as importantly, which are allowed external access.

We also ensure these devices remain on the latest versions of firmware from the relevant manufacturers to ensure the maximum levels of protection at all times.

Online Security

Internet access that is not managed can affect your business productivity and security.

Although being connected to the internet is often essential, seemingly harmless internet use can mean productivity loss as employees access the web for personal use during work hours, which in turn can cause a loss in bandwidth for business access and increase your exposure to security threats, even with an anti-virus solution in place.

We have found the most comprehensive and adaptable software on the market to be offered by Websense. Their software allows you to control what, when and how your employees access the internet, including instant messaging, peer-to-peer and streaming media, and to block inappropriate content.

WebSense controlled internet access allows you to achieve the following:

Improved Productivity - Set up and manage your own rules for web site and application access with ease. This can be configured for set hours of the day so, for example, you could allow non-work related content during the lunch hour. These rules are granular to the point where you could allow a single user access to a particular site for five minutes a day!

Reduce Legal Liability - Websense will allow your company to reduce its legal liability by blocking inappropriate content from entering your business IT network. Employees will be unable to browse web site determined by your IT policy, such as pornography.

Optimise Network Bandwidth - By blocking access to data intensive sites and applications, you can maximise the bandwidth availability of your internet connection. Accessing file-sharing or downloadable content sites for example will decrease the amount of bandwidth available for legitimate internet based traffic.

Protect Against Web Threats - With the ability to block access to web site with known threats, you help reduce the risk of security threats from potentially unsafe web sites and applications.

Web Usage Reports and Notifications - You can set up predefined reports to monitor internet user usage. If an unauthorised web site is accessed email alerts can be set up to notify managers.

Updated Databases - With new web sites becoming available daily, the need to keep the list of inappropriate sites updated is necessary. Websense can automatically update your database to ensure the minimum risk from new sites being missed by the filtering software.

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