CyberGuard's Firewall for VPN

As we've seen via reports of worms, viruses, and swiped credit card numbers, disregarding security for Internet connections can be the equivalent of leaving your back door unlocked because someone might rob one of your neighbors, but they wouldn't think of stealing from you. Electronic commerce sites have reason to be particularly paranoid since you often trust them with your credit card number, contact info, and sometimes even your mother's maiden name. At least you hope they're paranoid. To make all concerned feel more at ease, CyberGuard just let us know about a virtual private network (VPN) firewall product it will soon be releasing in the hopes of providing for secure business dealings across the Internet. The company says that while a firewall protects the integrity of a network, a VPN allows businesses to construct secure, protected "tunnels" through which business dealings can take place. VPNs can be used to connect business locations without the need for dedicated leased lines, and can also be used to connect remote users or sites securely with a central location. Features of the new VPN product include interoperability with a wide array of third party platforms and clients, integrated IPSec, IKE and X.509 PKI certificate support, a range of cryptographic algorithm support including 3DES and AES, capability for VPN access through NAT to remote private networks, optional hardware cryptographic acceleration, access control for all traffic, central administration, consolidated monitoring, and logging. CyberGuard's VPN product should be available within the next few months.