Verizon Intros Firewall

SAN FRANCISCO -- As more businesses rely on data moving between the Internet and their private wide area networks (WAN), Verizon Business is helping companies gain better control over the security of their communications among customers, suppliers and partners. With the introduction of Secure Gateway – Firewall (custom), the industry’s first network-based custom firewall, U.S.-based multinational customers can centrally adjust security policies in real time across their global IP networks.

“Our Secure Gateway suite of services has made Verizon Business a leader in delivering network-based security solutions that help companies securely and selectively exchange IP traffic between Private IP and the public Internet,” said Tom Roche, vice president of marketing for network voice and data services with Verizon Business. “Secure Gateway – Firewall (custom) can help companies shield their networks from harmful traffic while giving our customers more control to respond to their changing network requirements.”

In a separate release

SAN FRANCISCO -- Verizon Business has expanded its network-based Denial of Service (DoS) security offering to Europe.

Denial of service attacks are growing in frequency and sophistication each year and constitute a major threat to business continuity. Attackers attempt to prevent legitimate users from accessing resources such as a corporate network or a Web site by “flooding” them with malicious traffic so they no longer operate. Such assaults can be particularly hard to prevent and are best stopped at the service provider’s network.

Verizon DoS Defense Mitigation Services, previously available in the United States, are now available in 11 European countries. The DoS services help detect and combat malicious worms and viruses so networks continue to operate smoothly. Harmful traffic is intercepted and stopped before it reaches a customer’s network and creates havoc.

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