Technology giant Dell has announced an expansive security solution portfolio
for midsize businesses and organizations that integrates technology, products,
security management tools and services in collaboration with Juniper Networks.
As part of its comprehensive security solution, Dell and Juniper also unveiled
plans to expand their agreement to develop additional SMB-focused Unified Threat
Management (UTM) features and network security appliances, adding to the
existing J-SRX Services Gateway portfolio.
The complete portfolio is available starting this week as the Dell J-SRX
Services Gateway Series. The J-SRX Services
Gateways integrate a full suite of network security services into a single
appliance, including firewall, VPN, intrusion prevention, anti-spam, antivirus
and Web filtering technologies. Starting this week, customers can order J-SRX
Services Gateways and KACE K1000 endpoint security solutions through Dell or
any of the company's Global PartnerDirect channel partners. Dell said its
security services powered by SecureWorks will be available by the end of the
year.
The KACE K1000 Management Appliance provides features for managing endpoint
security. The appliance offers a range of life cycle management capabilities,
including system inventory, help desk and application deployment, as well as
key security features such as vulnerability assessment and remediation via
patch management and configuration enforcement.
"Given the still struggling economy, small and medium businesses have
been slower to make new security investments, but the investments they are
making have been focused on consolidating vendors and streamlining security
processes, thus making the multifunction security platform a logical choice,"
said Gartner Research Vice President and Research Director Jim Browning.
Other security services Dell is offering include 24/7 security monitoring,
monitoring and management of firewalls and security devices, security
assessments, and Web application scanning. These services also facilitate
compliance with regulator mandates including PCI, GLBA, Sarbanes-Oxley,
NERC/CIP and HIPAA, the company said.
"Security is one of the most pressing IT issues businesses face today.
It is difficult and increasingly complex for midsize businesses to assemble the
resources to protect against the numerous security threats they face—a data
breach through the network, data leakage by employees, malware attacks or lost
laptops," said Steve Felice, president of Dell consumer and small and
medium business. "Dell has entered the security space and done the work
for our customers. The result is our comprehensive approach to security that
helps protect against attacks via the network or endpoints like laptops and
smartphones, and provides a full range of security services."
