Tim Higgins
D-Link yesterday announced a new VPN SSL Firewall targeted at SMB buyers.
The D-Link DFL-S500 protects against viruses, worms, spyware, and hackers
on VPN connections by integrating network and endpoint security. The firewall
has seven LAN ports, two WAN ports, and a user-configurable server port. Other
features include remote management, bandwidth control and access policies, SNMP
support and e-mail alerts
The DFL-S500 is expected to ship by the end of June. Pricing was not announced.
SonicWALL announced today that it has expanded the capabilities of its SSL-VPN series with new industry certifications and feature enhancements.
SonicWALL Firmware Version 2.1 for its SSL-VPN 2000 and 4000 appliances adds drag-and-drop functionality in the new Java version of the file shares applet. This new firmware version also provides LDAP authentication capabilities for multiple organizational units, and offers access control based on both existing Active Directory group and RADIUS group memberships.
SonicWALL last week introduced three new additions to its line of UTM/Firewall/VPN appliances.
The TZ 180 delivers gateway UTM scanning at twice the speed of SonicWALL's TZ 170. A new Security Dashboard provides a real-time snapshot of the number and type of security threats blocked by SonicWALL's threat prevention technology worldwide, as well as the threats blocked by the user's appliance. The TZ 180 Wireless adds wireless LAN capability with WPA2 support to the TZ 180's base feature set.
