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The Power of Unified Threat Management

Firebox® X unified threat management solutions provide the most complete security in their class for fully integrated, multifaceted protection from network threats, including:

Spyware Trojans Worms Web exploits

Viruses Spam Blended threats Bots

SQL injections Buffer overflows DoS/DDoS attacks Policy violations

What Is a Unified Threat Management Solution?
Unified threat management (UTM) is an emerging trend in the network security market. UTM appliances have evolved from traditional firewall/VPN products into a solution with many additional capabilities, including:

• Spam blocking
• Gateway antivirus
• Spyware prevention
• Intrusion prevention
• URL filtering

These are functions that previously had been handled by multiple systems. UTM solutions also provide integrated management, monitoring, and logging capabilities to streamline deployment and maintenance. All of our Firebox X e-Series security appliances - Firebox X Peak™, Firebox X Core™, and Firebox X Edge - combine these capabilities for a superior UTM solution.

Firebox® X UTM solutions integrate multiple security functions in a single firewall platform

Built-in Zero Day Protection Is the Foundation
We start with powerful security right out of the box. The architecture of the Firebox X has built-in, proactive zero day protection to defend against new and emerging threats. Many vendors only provide signature-based protection. These reactive solutions actually leave their customers exposed to new types of threats during the "zero day" timeframe - between an exploit's discovery and a signature update's release.

Layers of Powerful Defenses Working Together
The security layers of the Firebox X architecture work together to strengthen overall security. Cooperative communication between layers reduces and fine tunes the processing required by the security functions. The result - you get the protection you need to stay safe while optimizing performance.

Powerful Security Services to Boost Your Defenses
Our flexible solutions allow you to easily add any of our subscription-based security services to enhance protection in critical attack areas. Services include:

• spamBlocker with virus outbreak detection The best in the industry at distinguishing legitimate communications from spam attacks in real time, blocking nearly 100% of unwanted emails and the viral payloads they carry. For more information view the spamBlocker Overview. [66kb PDF]
• Gateway AV/Intrusion Prevention Service with anti-spyware Robust, signature-based protection at the gateway against known viruses, spyware, trojans, and web-based exploits. For more information view the Gateway AV/IPS Overview. [177kb PDF]
• WebBlocker Increase productivity and decrease security risks by blocking HTTP and HTTPS access to malicious and inappropriate web content. For more information view the WebBlocker Overview. [147kb PDF]

The Role of Integrated Management
Whether you are an IT expert or a security novice, you'll find the integrated management, interactive real-time monitoring, and logging capabilities of our UTM solutions provide indispensable ease of use when configuring and managing your security. With WatchGuard System Manager, you can:

• Manage multiple appliances from a central location
• Easily create and implement coherent global security policies
• Rely on interactive real-time monitoring and logging
• Use just one intuitive interface to install and manage all security capabilities

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