![]() This technical advancement allows a single unit to perform exponentially more operations and inspections than was possible with previous equipment in use as recently as five years ago. Technology leaps in the last ten years have enabled hardware vendors to pack much more power into a small chassis due to the lower cost and efficiency of powerful multiple core processors. The result is a much more robust and efficiently managed security environment. This design provides for configuration and management of all security features in a single edge gateway device. UTM Appliances Provide Enhanced Efficiency and Power at a Lower Overall CostĪ UTM appliance generally includes, in one device, all of the protection mechanisms and features listed above, as well as some additional “Next-Generation” protection features. This inefficiency was the impetus behind the development of the Unified Threat Management Gateway (UTM). However, the management and configuration of these multiple, different platforms is inefficient and adds a high cost of both time and money. A Spam Filtering appliance to quarantine spam and malware-infected email attachmentsĪll of the platforms mentioned above play a vital role in effectively securing your church network.A Content Filtering (CFS) appliance to control access to web sites and block access to malicious content.A VPN gateway to provide secure remote access.An Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) to detect and stop the exploitation of security vulnerabilities.A Firewall appliance to control access in and out of the network.In years past, a secure network might have consisted of: Over the years as technology security threats have morphed and matured, prudent IT engineers have implemented numerous security platforms to protect church resources and data. ![]() The bottom line is that these items alone are not adequate to safeguard church technology resources and data. Not fully understanding the complexity, effectiveness, and creativity of such attacks, many staff believe that their standard firewall (working via a set of rules applied against incoming data packets) and some anti-virus software are sufficient to protect them from the problem. This heightened cyber threat environment presents a problem for many churches. Not only are churches not immune from this trend, but, with increasing regularity, they are a chosen target of this trend. It is not news to most church staff (or almost anyone else in the developed world) that the instance and potential impact of cyber-attacks is expanding at an exponential level.
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