Most businesses and homes are now connected to the internet. Not to be connected may seem like living in the dark ages. However, what many people do not realize, is that once connected hundreds of millions of strangers are then connected to you. Many of them are not friendly. Hackers around the world run automatic scanning programs to search millions of internet connections for ways in. Some are busy writing destructive viruses that cause untold damage. Others just want to scan for interesting and exploitable data or use your computers to run password cracking algorithms. This is not as innocuous as it first sounds as your business can be blacklisted due to high volume spam emails sent from your systems that you were completely unaware of. Many people find their systems are working more and more slowly and crashing more and more often without ever realising that they are paying for upgraded capacity for cyber squatters. Whatever the intentions of intruders, their activities are not beneficial to the victims. Today, when you connect to the internet, you should look ever more closely at your network security systems. Codex specializes in providing easy to install and configure but cost effective world class solutions to protect you and your network 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Six–sided Tactical Approach to Security Security today encompasses a minimum of 6 independent elements that need to be deployed together in an integrated solution for effective protection. These are: Anti-Virus Anti-Spam Content Filtering Intrusion Detection and Protection Firewall VPN A fully integrated security system operating at the gateway level provides the only real defense against system abuse from both inside and outside. Anti-Virus – Some systems that can not catch new viruses or effectively manage email threats such as Norton Anti-virus provide scant protection at system level but can be used in conjunction with our network security solution. Anti-Spam – Whether the emails are received via SMTP, POP or IMAP spam emails will still be detected. It doesn’t matter which protocol is being used. Content Filtering – In some companies it is important to maintain email audit trails for legal purposes. In others, employers look at the time employees spend surfing the net and emailing friends when measuring employee performance. Some companies have found that blocking access to certain sites increases productivity by as much as 30%. Intrusion Detection and Protection – This function is particularly necessary for legal firms where a single information leek could destroy a case and financial institutions which can get into serious trouble if their systems are penetrated and sensitive information disseminated. Firewall – A high level firewall examines all the data coming in or going out through your internet connection and allows you to control which file types are allowed and to block malicious worms and Trojans. VPN – The integrated VPN allows you to get through the gauntlet laid down by your protection systems. The VPN gives you total secure access to your network between offices, from home or when traveling. Our solutions are used in government organisations and multinational corporations around the world and yet are available in versions from as few as 5 users to systems that can power data centres. >> back to top