Embedding security technology within the network infrastructure is a vital tool in detecting and intercepting malicious activity. By enabling the systems that carry the data to look deep into the traffic they are transmitting, an organisation gains unparalelled insight into where and how threats may be propagating, and also gains a powerful tool in stopping attacks before they can do damage.

Defence in depth

Cerberus Networks believes in a multi-point, multi-layer approach for effective threat mitigation. For most organisations this starts with defending the network perimeter against varied and blended threats using such technologies as stateful packet inspection, intrusion detection and prevention, antivirus/antispyware scanning and web content filtering. However, with the variety of attack vectors, perimeter security is really no longer enough.

Protecting the Interior, as well as the Perimeter

The threats that can really hurt the modern enterprise now have to be defeated on the LAN, not just at the perimeter. In the past, the typical security model looked “tough on the outside, soft on the inside”. Once a threat gets onto the LAN, many systems are rendered defenceless.

However, by employing tools such as network authentication, policy-based access control, endpoint integrity scanning and traffic anomaly detection, your organisation can detect and defeat malicious network activity anywhere on your network, even in the so-called "trusted" zone.