Check Point VPN-1 protects iPhones in India

BANGALORE, INDIA: Check Point Software Technologies Ltd has announced Check Point VPN-1 support for the Apple iPhone in India, allowing secure remote access to corporate network systems. Check Point VPN-1 enables an encrypted connection between the iPhone and VPN-1 gateway, protecting in-transit data.

When deploying any device for corporate use, enterprises were facing challenge of safeguarding the traffic in and out of the private network. Check Point VPN-1 supports the embedded iPhone L2TP client, giving customers best-in-class IPsec virtual private network (VPN) access to corporate servers. Customers can receive email and utilize company resources without the need for additional software on the iPhone.

"As iPhone is getting launched in India, enterprises are concerned about the security threat in connecting the new devices to the corporate network," said Bhaskar Bakthavatsalu, Country Manager, India & SAARC, Check Point Software Technologies. "The diversity of personal equipment in the work place makes the enforcement of security policies difficult. We offer security solutions and single management across the many endpoint devices available to corporate professionals. For the iPhone, Check Point created a simple configuration that provides instant, secure connectivity through VPN-1 gateways."

With VPN-1 administrators can take advantage of a shared secret password and certificates for all iPhones on the network with specific login credentials for each end user. The feature eliminates the need for IT to create separate gateway authentication keys for each device, easing the deployment of iPhones on the network. Check Point VPN-1 support for the iPhone provides customers with the ability to utilize IP-based encryption for transmitting sensitive and private corporate data.

"As iPhones are set to flood the network, Check Point VPN-1 ensures the communication between the devices and servers remains secure," concluded Bhaskar.

Check Point VPN-1 is the industry's leading integrated firewall, VPN and intrusion prevention software designed to protect corporate networks of all sizes. VPN-1 enables customers to choose from accelerated security, unified threat management (UTM) security or virtualized security –- all with a unified architecture that is managed and maintained from a single console. Used by the Fortune 500, VPN-1 software delivers continuous protection against new attacks through its SmartDefense services.