Internet Access Protection
Protecting IT Infrastructure from Internet-based Threats
Defending Your Environment Against External and Internal Internet-based Threats
Businesses need to eliminate the damaging effects of malware and attackers through comprehensive tools for scanning and blocking harmful content, files, and Web sites.
Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2006 can help organizations protect their environments from internally- and externally-originating Internet-based threats. With a hybrid proxy-firewall architecture, deep content inspection, granular policies, and comprehensive alerting and monitoring capabilities, ISA Server 2006 makes it easier to manage and protect your network.
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| Key IT Administrator Concerns | ISA Server 2006 Provides |
| Integrated Security | |
Need to combat increasing number of attacks on externally facing Web resources. | Enhanced flood resiliency features for event handling and monitoring that provide better resistance to denial of service and distributed denial of service attacks. |
Worms that propagate from user to user and network to network hurt users, partners, and customers alike. | Enhanced worm resiliency to mitigate the impact infected machines have on the network through simplified client IP alert pooling and connection quotas. |
Attacks go unnoticed for hours, or even days, underscoring the need for better ways to detect attacks when they occur and take appropriate action. | Enhanced attack remediation through comprehensive alert triggers and responses, which can quickly notify administrators of network problems. |
Need adaptable security measures to combat changing threat environment. | Flexible software developer’s kit (SDK) for development of ISA Server add-ons, which provide a wide range of protection such as anti-virus and Web filtering. |
| Efficient Management | |
Need ability to locate relevant information quickly when under attack. | Enhanced resource control through log throttling and control of memory consumption and pending Domain Name System (DNS) queries. |
Need granular control of and reporting on multiple gateways deployed widely across the organization. | Unified management and monitoring with the Management Pack for Microsoft Operations Manager 2005, and enterprise and array-level policies, which allow administrators to easily control security and access rules across the organization. |
Installation and configuration of edge security is a highly specialized and time-consuming task. | Easy to learn and use management tools that simplify configuration and ongoing administration. |
| Fast, Secure Access | |
Need to protect IT assets and corporate intellectual property from attackers and malware that exploit Web-based user activity. | Multilayer deep content inspection, comprehensive and flexible policies, customizable protocol filters, and network routing relationships to combat Internet-based threats. |
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