HP expands its security portfolio

BANGALORE:HP ProCurve, a part of HP Technology Solutions group and a provider in products, services for wired and wireless networks, announced on Tuesday the expansion of its security portfolio with firewall and intrusion prevention solutions.

As part of HP ProCurve’s ProActive defense security portfolio, HP is introducing the new HP ProCurve threat management services module.

It provides firewall, virtual private network (VPN) and intrusion prevention (IPS) functionality.

This multifunction security module eliminates the need for a separate appliance by physically integrating into the HP ProCurve 8212 and 5400 Series switches, said a press release.

“Customers are able to reduce overall security costs while simplifying the complexity of network security with HP ProCurve’s switch and mobility products,” said Mauricio Sanchez, chief security architect, HP ProCurve.

He added that these new security solutions would help customers secure their businesses by effectively managing and securing their networks.

In addition, the company unveiled a new version of the HP ProCurve manager plus product suite, designed to help businesses secure and simplify network management.

It allows businesses of all sizes to prevent security breaches by centrally managing user access for both wired and wireless networks, said the release.

The ProActive defense network security strategy provides customers security solutions that are able to adapt to users, applications and changing business environments.

It secures customer networks by combining pre-emptive techniques including comprehensive access control with innovative defensive methods such as automated threat detection, added the release.