GEC NEWS WIREOffers big leap in firewall, UTM, IPS and AV throughputs
Cyberoam has launched CyberoamOS 10.6.2 for its UTM and NGFW security appliances. Among many updates included in the new firmware are the increase in Firewall throughputs by up to 430%, IPS throughputs by up to 210% and UTM throughputs by up to 190%; inclusion of User Threat Quotient (UTQ) offering security intelligence to spot risky users in network; availability of Cyberoam in Discover mode (popularly known as TAP mode) to help partners and customers evaluate Cyberoam security; and Application Visibility & Controls for HTTPS-based Micro-Apps.
Says Mr. Abhilash Sonwane, SVP – Products & Technology, Cyberoam: “We moved many notches up in offering high-performance security at the time of launching our NG Series security appliances. With CyberoamOS 10.6.2, we have touched even higher scales by further leveraging the fast path technology over Cyberoam’s multi-core platform. Our new performance breakthroughs will help Cyberoam customers boost network security performance without changing their existing hardware”.
The enhancements in CyberoamOS 10.6.2 also offer following new functionalities to customers on their security appliances which include User Threat Quotient (UTQ) and Application Visibility and Control for Micro Apps. While UTQ harnesses information derived out of web traffic and offers patterns of user behavior to determine risky users in a network, the Application Visibility and Control for Micro Apps provide deep-scanning for HTTPS based applications, allowing granular control over various micro-apps within the larger app ecosystems such as Facebook, Google and the like.
