Check Point SW blades for virtual security mgmt

NEW DELHI, INDIA: Check Point Software Technologies Ltd., a provider in Internet , today announced its new multi-domain management software blades — Global Policy and Security Domain — that deliver virtual security management to businesses of all sizes. 

The new software blades enable businesses to segment their security management into virtual domains while consolidating their hardware infrastructure. In addition, the new software blades allow for stronger and better security with the deployment of consistent global policies across all domains.

To handle the increasing security complexity of their environment, IT administrators can now simplify management by segmenting security into virtual domains based on location, business unit or security function. 

The Multi-Domain Management software blades, based on Provider-1 technology, help administrators consolidate their security management while simultaneously preserving the independence of each domain, said a press release.

For example, businesses can centralize the configuration and management of their firewall, VPN, IPS and other security protections across domains while maintaining separation of duties across each security function with a granular role-based administration.

In addition, through the Global Policy Software Blade, administrators can achieve better and stronger security by enforcing a common security baseline and sharing a common network topology across multiple domains.

“ Check Point has constantly been in the forefront of the security management market, our innovative ideas helps organizations achieve greater level of security and help them achieve a higher level of operational efficiency,” said Bhaskar Bakthavatsalu, regional director — India and SAARC, Check Point Software technologies Pvt  Ltd.

He added, “With Multi-Domain Management software blades, Check Point once again initiates a unique, flexible and cost effective solution that further simplifies security helping customers leverage more from their existing infrastructure”

The Multi-Domain Management Software Blade features centralized monitoring for all gateways and multi-domain system components in a single management console. It allows increased management flexibility and accuracy with enhanced role-based administration and granular control with reduced hardware investment and overall lower total cost of ownership.