NETWORK WORLD NEWSLETTER: TIM GREENE ON VPNS 08/17/04 Today's focus: Check Point blends VPN software with remote PC scanning tool
Dear [EMAIL PROTECTED], In this issue: * Check Point integrates SecureClient VPN with Integrity * Links related to VPNs * Featured reader resource _______________________________________________________________ This newsletter is sponsored by Aventail Forrester: "SSL Is The Future of VPNs" Forrester Research says "SSL Is The Future Of Remote Access VPNs." Why? Providing secure access to network resources guarantees user productivity wherever they are. SSL VPNs will be the standard for remote access because they offer more flexible access options and tighter security. Forrester named Aventail's SSL VPN the Best Secure Remote Application Gateway. Get the Forrester report: http://www.fattail.com/redir/redirect.asp?CID=72445 _______________________________________________________________ CHECK OUT NW FUSION'S NEW WHITE PAPER LIBRARY Just launched: NW Fusion's White Paper Library with new features and improved capabilities! Sort NW Fusion's library of white papers by Date and Vendor, view white papers by TECHNICAL CATEGORY, mouse over white paper descriptions and take advantage of our IMPROVED white paper search engine. CLICK HERE: http://www.fattail.com/redir/redirect.asp?CID=72572 _______________________________________________________________ Today's focus: Check Point blends VPN software with remote PC scanning tool By Tim Greene Check Point is aiming to establish itself as the protector of the remote access PC with the integration of its SecureClient VPN software with the Integrity tool it acquired when it bought Zone Labs earlier this year. Integrity scans remote PCs to see whether they have firewalls, updated anti-virus software and the like. The blended software, called Check Point Integrity SecureClient, acts as a client for remote PCs trying to access VPNs. It also includes a personal firewall and it checks the configuration of the remote machine to make sure it meets corporate security policies. The last feature, commonly called endpoint security, is important because if the remote endpoint has viruses and Trojans on it, it can infect the network to which it connects. To combat this, the new client can make sure the PC has a firewall turned on and configured properly, include updated and functioning anti-virus software, and is based on a properly patched operating system. Check Point's client integrates the firewall and VPN so configuring the VPN also configures the firewall to enable the specified VPN connections, making it simpler to configure the remote PCs. This is a model other vendors are emulating, many of them by licensing Zone's software or otherwise partnering with Zone. Other vendors have written their own endpoint security software and Microsoft has proposed an endpoint security scheme to be released next year as part of Windows XP. The advantage Check Point has is its firewall and VPN software is rolled up with the endpoint security software, making the package a single software installation. Regardless of whose endpoint security users rely on, if they are running remote access VPNs, they should try to keep these machines clean. Not doing so is pretending that a serious threat doesn't exist. RELATED EDITORIAL LINKS Level 3 snares major IP VPN deal Network World, 08/16/04 http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/081604level3.html _______________________________________________________________ To contact: Tim Greene Tim Greene is a senior editor at Network World, covering virtual private networking gear, remote access, core switching and local phone companies. 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