Loophold Security Distribution has introduced the SonicWALL NSA E8510 to the local market, the latest addition to its range of next-generation firewalls.
The Network Security Appliance (NSA) E8510 provides 10 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) connectivity in a compact, 1U rack mountable form-factor to accommodate security, performance and power efficiency requirements of modern high-capacity networks. The appliance is powered by SonicWALL's SonicOS 5.8 firmware, which offers latency-free intrusion prevention and anti-malware protection.
SonicOS 5.8 features application intelligence and control functionality for granular control over application traffic and bandwidth in real-time. With the ability to block or throttle application usage on a user or group level, and its compact form factor and affordable price, the E8510 is an ideal solution for corporate, healthcare and education deployments.
Says Martin Tassev, MD at Loophold Security Distribution: "Organisations are looking towards comprehensive security solutions, yet more than often, these solutions slow down network traffic. SonicWALL's latest NSA is geared for 10GbE environments, providing companies with unparalleled protection without compromising network speed."
As organisations expand their existing networking infrastructure, firewalls are often overlooked and can become a critical bottleneck. When network infrastructures are upgraded to 10GbE to accommodate for growth in bandwidth requirements beyond 1 Gigabit per second (Gbps), these upgrades can be neutralised by firewalls that are unable to handle high bandwidth requirements or connectivity. This is especially true as an increasing number of security-conscious organisations replace their traditional firewalls with a new breed of deep packet inspection (DPI) firewalls that provide protection against the evolving threat ecosystem and the network attack vectors prevalent today.
The SonicWALL NSA E8510 addresses these performance concerns with dual 10GbE SFP+ ports and high performance full DPI, which does not introduce latency to the network. Combined with the SonicWALL Application Intelligence and Control features, this 10GbE next-generation firewall provides high-speed network performance and ensures security with integrated intrusion prevention (IPS), anti-malware and SSL traffic protection.
The new appliance capitalises on SonicWALL's application intelligence and control solution, putting the power back in the hands of IT administrators with new levels of management and ease-of-use. Based on a continuously expanding database containing more than 3 500 application signatures, administrators can easily create bandwidth management or control policies across the network. These can be based on individual applications, collections of applications or entire predefined categories (such as social media or gaming) for users or groups of users to optimise network and employee efficiency.
When combining the power and flexibility of the NSA E8510 appliance with the efficiency gains provided by the recently announced SonicWALL WAN Acceleration Appliance (WXA) Series and application intelligence and control features, organisations realise significant gains in efficiency, optimisation and performance of critical applications both on local and distributed networks.
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