Guardian Digital Newsletter: Behind the Shield -- February 2004

Behind the Shield
The Central Voice for Open Source Security

February 10, 2004   		Volume 2, Number 2

In this issue of Behind the Shield, Guardian Digital's chronicle of
Internet and open source security news, we'll cover company highlights,
thoughts from our CEO and revealing points on how Guardian Digital
products are rapidly changing the face of open source for business.


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  Guardian Digital Provides Comprehensive
  Solutions for Small Businesses
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Helping small businesses acquire enterprise-grade security and
productivity features at a budget-friendly price, Guardian Digital
Internet Productivity Suite is a break-out success.  Digitize, Inc., a
small electronics manufacturing company recently implemented Internet
Productivity Suite on their system and has returned rave reviews.

"With multiple solutions being offered in an all-in-one cost-effective
system we are confident our company will realize a strong return on
investment in a short amount of time," states Harold Westra, IT
administrator at Digitize.

Read More!
http://www.guardiandigital.com/company/casestudies/digitize.html?id=bts02

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  Guardian Digital Launches Next
  Generation EnGarde Secure Linux
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Continuing to secure their position at the forefront of open source
Internet security, Guardian Digital announced the release of next
generation EnGarde Secure Linux.  Designed for security enthusiasts and
organizations requiring a heightened level of system security, the latest
edition of EnGarde incorporates the most innovative open source
technologies.

EnGarde now includes improved security and usability, an executive summary
reporting system that allows IT Managers to receive and deliver
comprehensive graphical reports on server activity and security alerts,
scalability improvements, and much more.
 
With the integration of additional security and productivity features,
EnGarde continues to be the only platform with the ability for users to
develop a strong Internet presence while providing consistent network
protection from damaging kernel vulnerabilities and other system
compromising threats.

Read Full Press Release
http://www.guardiandigital.com/company/press/2004/engarde.html?id=bts02

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  New Options for Developers!
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Guardian Digital recently released a group of enhancement packages
designed to gain access to the latest from the open source community.  
Included in these improvements are the Linux 2.6 kernel, superior security
tools, and a collection of the most sophisticated open source firewall
utilities.

Read the EnGarde-Users Mailing List
http://mail-archives.engardelinux.org/engarde-users/2004/Feb/0004.html?id=bts02


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  Guardian Digital Communications 
  Team Releases Secure Mail Suite 
  Reviewer's Guide
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In an effort to educate those interested in evaluating the depth of
Guardian Digital's enterprise products, the company's communications team
recently released a series of reviewer's guides.  Inside you will find an
illustration of various features, competitive landscape analysis, product
benefits, customer profiles, useful applications and many other points of
interest.

After receiving such positive feedback from the Secure Mail Suite
Reviewer's Guide, describing its usefulness, the communications team also
wanted to make it available to Behind the Shield readers.

Read Secure Mail Suite Reviewer's Guide
http://infocenter.guardiandigital.com/pdf/review/SecureMailSuite_ReviewerGuide.pdf?id=bts02


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  In the News
  Computer World: Flaws Raise 
  Red Flag on Linux Security
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Guardian Digital customers and CEO Dave Wreski share their thoughts on the
recent rash of Linux kernel vulnerabilities with Computer World reporter
Jaikumar Vijayan.

Read Full Article
http://ads.linuxsecurity.com/cgi-bin/newad_redirect.pl?id=bts02compworld

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  At a Glance
  Secure Mail Suite
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Guardian Digital Secure Mail Suite is the first complete corporate email
system engineered with security in mind.  Productivity features and
network defense applications are integrated to form a single unified
secure email messaging solution.

Addressing the needs of small organization and large enterprises alike,
Secure Mail Suite includes everything needed to utilize the Internet's
most important communication medium.

This highly scalable corporate email system includes comprehensive spam
controls, virus protection, web-based group collaboration and much more.  

Guardian Digital Secure Mail Suite will increase user productivity and
network efficiency while providing organizations with a complete and fully
functional email system.

To Learn More
http://store.guardiandigital.com/html/eng/products/software/mail_overview.shtml?id=bts02

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  Industry Note
  A Visit to the 
  Linux World Expo
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Recently I had the pleasure of attending the LinuxWorld Expo in New York
City.  Riveting keynotes, innovative demonstrations, and displays by
companies from all corners of the industry exemplified the show as a great
success.  It is here that industry leaders work to define and exhibit the
current direction of the industry.
 
Powerful enterprise business solutions earmarked the show and defined the
direction in which the Linux momentum is headed.  There is still a lot of
room for improvement, however.  The lack of ways in which exhibitors'
customers are to maintain the security of these enterprise solutions and
the insufficient presence of features designed to implement security was
also apparent.

With successful network attacks on the rise and the unparalleled security
benefits offered by the Linux open source approach, it is surprising that
so few vendors concentrate on this crucial component of enterprise
computing today.

Although the vendors may be proponents of Linux as a viable platform for
business, many still believe the proprietary approach to designing
software is sufficient, and choose to pass along the requirements of
security solely to the customer. Products designed with inadequate
security or "bolted on" with the addition of another application
frequently fail or require significant and continual maintenance.

Guardian Digital products are engineered to be secure. Antiquated
protocols are replaced with their more modern and secure alternatives.
Ease-of-management capabilities throughout are designed to assist users
with configuring their systems and easily maintaining complex security
mechanisms.

For Linux or any other operating system to truly be successful, there must
be a solid marriage between security and functionality. Guardian Digital
customers are constantly telling us that we have found that perfect
balance.


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  Hints & Tips
  Defense in Depth
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Guardian Digital is pleased to provide Behind the Shield readers with
informative expert advice on what network security really means.  Each
month a new topic of interest will be chosen to supply you with useful
tips and information not offered elsewhere. This month, we'll have a brief
discussion on the importance of multi-layered network security.

"Defense in depth" is a term used to describe how much security is enough.  
To ensure the highest level of protection, a system should encompass
multi-layered security features as opposed to a single method.  

Guardian Digital products are designed with this philosophy in mind. Using
integrated security features such as intrusion detection, gateway firewall
services, advanced authentication mechanisms, encryption methods and the
Guardian Digital Secure Network for consistent updates and maintenance,
system compromises become virtually impossible.

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  Guardian Digital Mail Bag
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Q. What makes Guardian Digital products more secure then other proprietary
counterparts?

A.  While other companies incorporate security features onto a finished
product, Guardian Digital products are designed to encompass the perfect
balance of comprehensive security and productivity applications.  Having
security as its core, the Guardian Digital portfolio of applications
ensure the highest level of protection at a fraction of the cost of
proprietary systems.

The Behind the Shield editors encourage their readers to submit questions.  
The most frequently asked questions will appear in future issues.  We look
forward to answering all your inquiries! Email us at
info@guardiandigital.com


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  Partner Profile
  iTS LiNUX
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Through international partners including iTS LiNUX in the United Kingdom,
Guardian Digital is able to provide their productivity and security
solutions to customers worldwide.


iTS-LiNUX is one of UK's best known and most respected Linux solution
providers.  They offer high quality professional services to an increasing
number of corporate clients, local government organizations and
universities. Founded in August 2000 iTS- LiNUX is based in the North West
of England.

iTS-LiNUX partnered with Guardian Digital because of the excellent quality
of work embodied in EnGarde Secure Linux. Every installation of EnGarde
has proved to be a resounding success, not only because of the security
and management model employed, but also the responsiveness of Guardian
Digital to the ever changing requirements of our customers. EnGarde is
always the first choice for our engineers.

Website
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