Cymtec Systems Unveils Pioneering Appliance for Unified Network Security and Performance Management in Remote and Branch OfficesFebruary 11, 2008
St. Louis, Mo. – February 11 – Cymtec Systems today launched Cymtec Sentry 2.0®, the first network security and performance appliance to reliably and effectively guard business continuity at both single and multiple remote and branch offices. Simple to use and maintain, and with the industry’s lowest cost of ownership, Cymtec Sentry 2.0 delivers innovative anti-malware detection, anti-virus protection, policy enforcement, web filtering, traffic shaping, and QoS.
Top analyst firms report that 75 percent of enterprises will become infected with financially motivated, targeted malware that evades their perimeter and host defenses. Unfortunately however, many organizations concentrate their security efforts on the core of the network. This leaves remote and branch offices vulnerable to attack. Cymtec Sentry 2.0 supplements core network security products. It fills the security and performance gap left by traditional firewalls, intrusion detection systems, IPS, and anti-virus software that focus only on preventing the initial attack.
This landmark product:
Tim Pyatt is IT Director at Armstrong Teasdale, a St. Louis, Mo.-based law firm with 13 offices in the U.S. and overseas. Pyatt explained, “Branch offices have always been considered stepchildren. Cymtec Sentry changes that. As soon as we plugged it in, Cymtec Sentry pointed out dozens of infected computers that were trying to spread an infection. With Cymtec Sentry the time we spend on spyware issues has dropped from 35 percent to an afterthought.”
At the heart of Cymtec Sentry 2.0 is a unique Dynamic Threat Protection (DTP) Engine that raises the bar in network security. The Cymtec Sentry 2.0 DTP Engine is the first to integrate multiple best-of-breed detection engines into a single appliance. It combines the power of Webroot Software’s RockSafe® and Secure Computing's SmartFilter to keep the workplace free from offensive content, limit legal liability, manage bandwidth, and protect against security risks like spyware and malware.
“There is a growing need for multi-layered network security at the perimeter of the branch or remote office,” said Mike Irwin, COO of Webroot Software. “Companies face a constantly evolving threat landscape. Together Webroot Software and Cymtec Systems offer vital protection at the outer layer of the network.”
Commenting on these capabilities, another Cymtec Systems customer, Jeffrey M. Nolle, Manager of Technical Services at Home Decorators Collection, a subsidiary of The Home Depot (NYSE:HD), said, “We looked at managed solutions from other vendors but they didn’t give us the same control and low cost of ownership. Cymtec Sentry’s traffic shaping, compliance, network security and performance are excellent. Cymtec Sentry can catch a virus just as it is introduced so you can squash it before it spreads. It’s like having someone constantly watching your front door.”
Cymtec Sentry 2.0 works with a centralized, web-based Management Console that is easy even for non-professional network managers to navigate. Console capabilities include automatic updates, centralized reporting and encrypted management traffic. The centralized Management Console provides complete viewing, reporting, administration and configuration capabilities, whether one or 100 appliances are deployed.
Neeraj Rajpal, CIO of international law firm Bryan Cave LLP, said, “Central management was a key factor in our decision to use Cymtec Sentry 2.0 because our global network is managed from a central location in the US.”
“Our mission is to deliver the industry’s only robust product for securing and managing the small, remote and branch office environment; whether one or 1,000 locations,” said Andrew Rubin, Cymtec Systems Co-Founder, President and CEO. “Cymtec Sentry 2.0 is rapidly gaining ground as an essential business continuity product because it offers an easy, cost-effective, seamless customer experience. What has all of us most excited is that our customers in a variety of industries are strongly endorsing our products and our services.”
For additional information and specifications of Cymtec Sentry 2.0, visit ww.cymtec.com, call Cymtec Systems at +1.314.993.8700, or email info@cymtec.com.
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Customers Share the Cymtec Vision
Bryan Cave LLP is a leading law firm with 24 locations in the U.S. and internationally. CIO Neeraj Rajpal said, ““We regard Cymtec Sentry as part of our run book. It simplifies enterprise security with integrated threat protection and network traffic control for our remote and branch offices. Cymtec Scout’s footprint provides the security we want at the lowest possible cost.”
MiTek Industries, Inc. is a manufacturer and the world's leading supplier to the world's finest component fabricators. Senior WAN Administrator Stan Gaston said, “No other appliance on the market does what Cymtec Sentry does. We have not had a single virus on our network since we deployed it. Maintaining security products could take 40 hours a week, but Cymtec Scout takes one hour a month. Plug it in and 15 minutes later it’s correlating events the way you want them.” < Back |