Nevis Networks announced a major new operating software release for its LANenforcer LAN security solutions. The Nevis LANenforcer family integrates comprehensive LAN security functions into an ASIC-based security policy processing engine that provides deep inspection of every packet to ensure data integrity and confidentiality, threat containment and user accountability. The appliances integrate identity-based user access control, deep threat defense and user visibility to ensure persistent pre-and-post connect LAN security.
The Nevis LANenforcer family integrates comprehensive LAN security functions into an ASIC-based security policy processing engine that provides deep inspection of every packet to ensure data integrity and confidentiality, threat containment and user accountability. The appliances uniquely integrate identity-based user access control, deep threat defense and user visibility to ensure persistent pre-and-post connect LAN security. The appliance operates at 10 Gbps. In addition, organizations can now design any customized report suited to their compliance and audit requirements, based on the network-wide visibility and packet analysis information gathered by the LANenforcer solutions.
Additional highlights of the newly released LANenforcer 4.0 include:
- Dissolvable messaging agent (runs in system tray and provides feedback loop and customized informational messages to end users)
- Identification of corporate owned assets vs. guest/contractor assets
- Policy evaluation tool (allows you to run “what if” scenarios for policy troubleshooting and planning purposes)
- Posture checks run on endpoints without admin or power user status
- Posture check for running processes
- Selective OS patch posture check (granular control down to individual KB)
- Support for Mac OSX endpoint posture check
- Application recognition and control of P2P/IM apps at 10Gbps
- Scan profiler to reduce malware false positives
- New posture check dashboard for real time monitoring and troubleshooting
- Full customized reporting in addition to existing pre-canned reports
Pricing for LANenforcer solutions starts at less than $15/per user (US list) and the 4.0 operating software is now generally available as a free upgrade to the company’s existing customers.
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