Armed forces charityServices, Sound and Vision
Corporationhas deployed an appliance-based
system to secure its networks around the world.
Services, Sound and Vision Corporation (SSVC) provides
entertainment and news services to Britain's Armed Forces in around
20 sites in operational regions.
The organisation needed to replace an end-of-life system with
something that could provide up-to-date security for IT networks at
those sites.
The system also needed to provide secure remote access to SSVC
networks for news service reporters working in the field.
"We chose the
Astaro Security Gateway system because of its simple,
easy-to-learn user interface," said Karim Kronfli, head of IT at
SSVC.
The Astaro user interface was the best and most logical of the
five systems under consideration. It also offered the required
flexibility and robust security at an affordable price, Karim
Kronfli said.
"We were looking for a unified threat management system that
included appropriate firewalls, anti-virus, anti-spam, web
filtering and proxy services," said Kronfli.
Another important aspect is the central management, which means
SSVC can manage all security policies and end points from its UK
headquarters.
Each remote device has a small software client that ensures
protection remains up-to-date. It automatically downloads and
instals security patches that have been evaluated and approved by
SSVC's IT unit.
"We needed something that could be easily managed by our small
five-member IT team and that did not require any IT skills at the
remote sites," said Kronfli.
The system also had to be transparent to end users and
automatically ensure compliance with security policies, he
said.