Agnitum Outpost Network Security
Outpost Network Security (ONS) 3.0 provides comprehensive, centralized, easy-to-manage protection against a broad spectrum of security threats for small and medium-sized businesses and branch offices. ONS defends networks against inbound attacks from hackers, viruses, spyware and other threats. Thanks to easy-to-use central management, ONS is the ideal solution for business operations with limited IT resources.
Key Features
- Comprehensive protection against viruses, spyware, and other malware
- Bidirectional firewall with intrusion detection and network integrity safeguard
- Unsafe web elements restriction
- Protection against unauthorized termination of security functions
- Centrally managed deployment and administration
- Centrally managed malware scans on-demand
- Real-time event reporting and history logs
No security incidents
Information is the most prized asset within an organization. Outpost ensures the integrity of your data by offering a number of robust security mechanisms:
Antivirus to ensure malware-free environment
The VB100-certified engine combining virus and spyware defense is constantly on guard against malicious software arising internally (i.e. received as an email attachment) or acquired externally (i.e. spreading via an infected USB flash drive). The threat is instantly neutralized before it can harm other member machines. On-demand remote and centralized virus scans can be initiated on select endpoints at any time.
Bidirectional firewall to bolster LAN connectivity
The award winning firewall technology ensures safety and continuity of your company's network operations. Encompassing a unique intrusion detection system to shield traffic against eavesdropping, packet- and application-level filtering to block unwanted or malicious connections, embedded code protection to shore up vulnerable web elements, Outpost Network Security is the ultimate deterrent to all manner of data compromises and hacker attacks.
USB access lockdown to guard company's digital assets
Your internal data is at risk of being copied and extracted from the organization. Outpost Network Security blocks access to mass storage USB devices on target hosts, preventing unauthorized leak of company data and malware propagation from connecting flash memory drives.
Effortless rollout and hands-free updates
Centralized deployment to minimize IT workload
With intuitive tools that map organization's network domain structure, mass deployment can be carried out almost in no time.
Online and offline updates to keep protection current
Security updates for intranet-connected machines are deployed daily from a single network repository, such as Agnitum Server, a local updates server or a local folder with updated bases.
Centralized management and setup
Group segmentation for more targeted protection
Connected computers can be broken out into multiple groups with each group having its own security properties. This helps to better manage and target protection recipients, as well as assign tougher policies for more susceptible groups (i.e. a group of mobile users that connect to 3rd party networks on the go).
Remote configuration for easy, hands-on management
In the new version of Outpost Network Security, interconnected computers can be managed from any member workstation through a universal management console. Administrators can designate custom Internet access policies and specify the blacklisted URL addresses that will be inaccessible across the network.
Better visibility into remote events
Real-time control of endpoint activity for total transparency
Once your network is up and running, it's hard to control events that are taking place on individual machines. Outpost deals with this limitation by offering real-time monitoring of system and network activity for any remote host. With this handy tool, administrators can see what sites are being accessed or what programs are currently active on any computer on the network. This also enables administrators to quickly edit existing access policies for the target hosts.
Remote logging system for better understanding past activity
Outpost's remote logger shows history of all past events occurring on remote machines, enabling IT managers to quickly find a problem and correct it without leaving their desks.
Lightweight protection that stays on all the time
Faster, resource-friendly operation for smoother protection with SmartScan 3
Thanks to numerous optimizations and unique performance-boosting technologies, client Outpost protection is performed in the background without taking up vital system resources. Security checks complete up to ten times faster than some of the competition.
Unauthorized termination prevention to guarantee continuity of protection
Workstations' Outpost protection cannot be switched off by targeted termination attacks, meaning your networked clients are protected 24/7.
Data security and confidentiality
Powerful malware protection
Outpost Network Security delivers comprehensive protection against all forms of malware threat, including viruses, spyware, Trojans and worms; it will protect your company's workstations 24/7, no matter the level of user experience. The automated background scanner prevents malware infections in real time, while the centralized on-demand file scanner uses Agnitum's unique SmartScan 3 technology to provide fast and efficient detection and disinfection for all data storage areas Ð local, remote, and shared. An IT administrator can initiate arbitrary remote scan on any selected workstation (provided that it has the administrative console installed), plus the organization's computers are checked against new infections at regular time intervals via the scheduled scans feature.
Updated threat signatures are distributed daily through a designated point on your network Ð Agnitum Server, local updates server or a local folder with updated databases.
Continuity of network operations
The client-based ONS firewall protects incoming and outgoing network connections, filtering all traffic according to administrator-defined access policies and blocking unwanted or malicious transmissions. Unique Ethernet protection guards against man-in-the-middle attacks designed to intercept network data, ensuring data in transit always reaches the designated recipient.
Lock down USB devices
To prevent malware propagation from external sources, as well as the unauthorized copying of internal company data, businesses can implement USB storage device usage restriction on specific employees.
Secure storage vault for critical data
ONS 3.0 includes targeted data protection to prevent confidential corporate information from ever being removed from an Outpost-protected workstation. Companies can specify items of critical importance to be blocked from transmission by employees over IM, email or the web.
Web security
The web is the number one source of corporate security threats today. Outpost Network Security keeps productivity up and risk down by limiting the amount of web content that can be run or displayed on individual workstations. From blocking unsafe scripting to suppressing unnecessary web graphics, animation and ad banners, ONS prevents drive-by downloads and other stealthy web-based attacks. Additionally, managers can block access to specific unsafe Internet domains on a user-by-user basis.
Self-defense ensures round-the-clock protection
ONS 3.0 includes self-defense technology to block attempts by unauthorized third parties to shut down its protection, ensuring that protection is never interrupted.
Control and Manageability
Centralized deployment and administration
Client protection is deployed from a central administrative console simply by selecting the target recipients. In just a few minutes, all designated endpoints are protected. All subsequent administration procedures can be managed from any workstation on the network.
User group segmentation
Support for user groups enables different configurations and access policies to be deployed to different users depending on their risk level.
Detailed visibility into remote events
ONS 3.0 uniquely enables administrators to control events on remote machines in real time. Activity reports include information such as active programs and processes, network addresses being accessed and other current statistics.
Comprehensive event logger
With extensive logs of endpoints' past activity, administrators can easily find and fix connection problems, view malware removal status, and access other maintenance-related information.
Universal compatibility
Modern hardware and software support for broader deployment
Outpost Network Security protection can be installed on any recent Windows platform, simplifying deployment and eliminating learning overhead. Outpost protection can be deployed on company's gateway PC that is already running 3d-party security products such as antivirus or anti-spam software.