Regulatory Compliance
Check Point and SurfControl
Workforce access to the Internet creates all sorts of problems. Regulations such as Sarbanes-Oxley, Gramm-Leach-Bliley, and HIPAA put pressure on organizations to protect resources from Internet-borne security threats or face stiff penalties. Exposure to inappropriate Web content can lead to gender, minority, or religious harassment and discrimination—and to lawsuits. Non-work related Web surfing increasingly threatens productivity. Network threats are real, too, when an employee can crash the network just by logging into the wrong Web site. Other activities such as recreational surfing and downloading MP3 files can divert valuable bandwidth from critical business needs.
With all these dangers introduced by excessive Web-surfing, organizations are turning to Web filtering and Web management software to control employee Internet access, reduce legal liability, and increase security.
SurfControl Web Filter seamlessly integrates with Check Point Firewall-1 to monitor and manage Internet requests. SurfControl Web Filter for Check Point FireWall-1 is powered by the a comprehensive content database covering more than nine million Web sites in 47 categories, including protection groups that target emerging Internet threats. The solution enables customers to enforce simple or granular Internet filtering rules based on their needs. Organizations have the flexibility to customize filtering down to the user level by category, site, directory or page, including duration and bandwidth thresholds.
Benefits
- Improves employee productivity, limits legal liability, and enhances network bandwidth
- Uses the premier URL category list-more than 9 millions URLs, 6 protection groups, 70 languages, 200 countries
- Provides multi-layer protection against pornography, spyware, phishing attacks, viruses, and malicious downloads
- Optimizes the use of IT resources
- Helps corporations address regulatory compliance requirements
SurfControl Web Filtering
SurfControl Web Filtering solutions manage employee Internet access and significantly reduce network abuse, security threats, legal liability, and productivity declines, included are components for Risk Recognition, Flexible Rules, and Reporting and Administration give administrations complete control with a flexible and easy-to-use policy administration interface.
The SurfControl Web Filter includes reporting and monitoring tools that capture and present data in a range broad enough to meet the needs of all users. It includes many utilities and features focused specifically on administrative efficiency. SurfControl offers a range of platform specific and platform independent Web filtering solutions.
Check Point VPN-1 Pro
Firewalls and VPNs are the first line of defense of an enterprise. Check Point VPN-1 Pro is an integrated VPN and firewall gateway. It meets the demanding requirements of Internet, intranet, and extranet VPNs by providing secure connectivity to corporate networks, remote and mobile users, branch offices, and business partners. It also provides management, attack-protection, and traffic-shaping capabilities.
Award-winning firewall technology uses INSPECT and Application Intelligence to deliver adaptive and intelligent security. VPN-1 Pro supports an extensive list of encryption algorithms which can be used to ensure data and communication privacy. VPN-1 SecureClient complements the enterprise gateway by extending the same security to remote access users.
VPN-1 Pro can be managed via Check Point Security Management Architecture which integrates security, monitoring, logging, reporting, and intelligent information processing in a single interface to maximize operational efficiency.
VPN-Pro is available on the industry's broadest range of platforms and security appliances meeting the price/performance of any size organization.
