Internet Security and Computer Forensics for the mid-size enterprise.

Mid-Size Enterprise Security Solution

Mid-size enterprise Internet Security Solutions are designed for organizations with 100 -1,000 employees and utilize the Internet for mission critical applications to conduct daily business. Our solutions will detail Internet Access, Internet Router, Firewall, Virus Protection, VPN and IDS for the mid-sized enterprise.

Enterprise Internet security solutions are as unique as are companies themselves. Our philosophy is that every network is different. While some of the solutions may seem the same, each design, deployment, support and management system may differ completely from one company to the next. FrontLine has the experience to identify these unique situations and develop a strategy to address them with a reliable, scalable and secure solution.

'Our mission is to deliver a reliable, scalable and secure solution to the Mid-size Enterprise.'

Enterprise grade solutions developed for the Mid-size Enterprise customer.

Internet Access. The Internet access into the corporate network must be reliable and redundant.

Risk: 92% of Internet downtime is due to a line cut or an ISP problem.

Solution: FrontLine effectively removes the threat of downtime cost. FrontLine has developed a very cost effective solution to provide Multiple Internet Connections from different ISPs delivered into a company for only a few hundred dollars per month. Your Internet access becomes redundant, load balanced, has automatic fail-over (both in and out of network), and cost effective.

Products: Redundant ISP Connections - Contact FrontLine Internet Security for more information on this product/service.

Grade: Reliability 10

Scalability 10

Security n/a

Cost $

Internet Routers -Downtime of Internet Router hardware.

Risk: 3-7% of Internet outages are due to this failure.

Solution 1: Cold Standby - FrontLine hardware maintenance will provide a local cold standby and off-site configuration to get your router up and running quickly.

Product: Managed Security Service Hardware Maintenance

Grade: Reliability 8

Scalability 6

Security n/a

Cost $

Solution 2: Redundant Router- A load balanced router running in a redundant mode.

Product: Cisco Routers

Grade: Reliability 9.75

Scalability 9.75

Security n/a

Cost $$

Firewalls - Hardware Downtime - Since all applications run through the firewall to the Internet, this component is critical. Choosing the correct firewall hareware/software platform is your most important decision.

Reliability, scalability, and security of the firewall will not only affect a hard-down (due to hardware) situation, but also application downtime. Having a skilled security administrator will solve many hours of troubleshooting downtime issues.
Risk: 3-7% of Internet outages are due to a hardware failure.

Solution 1: Enterprise Firewall Software/Hardware. All the below solutions have their place in the market. Chooseing the right solution will depend upon many factors. The choices below are supported by FrontLine and are deemed to be "Enterprise" level.

Products: Check Point, Symantec Raptor, Cisco PIX.

Grade: The firewall grade will depend upon the overall solution combined with the company goals and specific network objectives. To generalize between top-tier firewalls is difficult. For a grade on each product solution an assessment from a FrontLine Internet Security team will be needed. Contact FrontLine for that free assessment.

Solution 2: High Availability Firewalls - Set-up of a load-balanced firewall will reduce the hard down time problems.

Products: StoneBeat, Rainfinity, NOKIA.

Grade: Reliability 10

Scalability 10

Security n/a

Cost $$$

Solution 3: Cold Standby Firewall - FrontLine Hardware Maintenance will supply a cold standby that will have the exact same hardware and software configuration as the live firewall (through an off-site hardware spare and off-site back up configuration of the live firewall). In the event of a down firewall - FrontLine can get your environment up in running in a matter of hours at the same security and operating level.

Product: Managed Security Service Hardware Maintenance

Grade: Reliability 8

Scalability 6

Security n/a

Cost $

b) Firewall - Application Downtime - Since all applications run through the firewall to the Internet this component is critical. Reliability of the firewall configuration and the ability to troubleshoot this quickly will dramatically decrease your downtime. Having a skilled firewall/security administrator at your fingertips is crucial to increasing uptime and reliability of your entire network. A firewall typically (and often erroneously) is blamed for all problems getting to and from the Internet and for some Internal LAN problems as well. Quick and effective problem diagnosis and resolution is absolutely necessary to minimizing downtime.

Risk: 90% of all network related issues involve looking at the firewall for fault, although only approximately 10-12% actually are caused by the firewall. Thus, ruling out the firewall or fixing the firewall is key to troubleshooting a network problem.

Solution: MSS will solve this issue. Our skilled security engineers manage and maintain the integrity of the firewall and the soundness of the firewall application.

Products: Managed Security Service

Grade: Reliability 10

Scalability 10

Security 10

Cost $$

Enterprise Virus Protection - Enterprise networks are now being attacked more viciously than ever by viruses, worms, Trojans and SPAM. Simply deploying virus protection on the desktop is no longer sufficient. A much more aggressive approach is necessary. The reliability of your network is at risk.

Risk: More cyber attacks will occur via viruses than any other method for the next 3-5 years. Take extreme caution in this area for this will be this could be the most vulnerable part of the network and the easiest to attack.

Solution: Enterprise Virus Protection is a multi-tiered approach. Level 1 - 4 virus protection should be employed (desktop, server, mail, viruswall, with SPAM filter). FrontLine delivers an outstanding virus protection suite of products for the Enterprise. The management of this solution is also crucial. Enterprise Virus Protection Management provided by FrontLine Internet Security is 24x7x365.

Product 1: Trend Micro Enterprise Suite

Grade: Reliability 8

Scalability 10

Security 7.75

Cost $$

Product 2: Trend Micro Enterprise Suite with 3-Tier FrontLine Internet Security MSS.

Grade: Reliability 9.75

Scalability 10

Security 9.75

Cost $$

Virtual Private Networks - VPNs are a necessity in today's enterprise network. The ability to deploy, manage and maintain these VPNs is extremely difficult. Most people can set up a small number of installations but when that number is rolled out to 50, 100 or 1000s of users this becomes a support, deployment, and management nightmare.
Solution: Managed Security Service for VPNs from FrontLine Internet Security. Our ability to build scalable and reliable solutions for enterprises comes with our years of experience deploying and supporting our customers. Our solutions are both Hardware and Software based applications. We design solutions that will scale and be supported either internally or by FrontLine Internet Security. We have to build solutions that work because we have to support them 24x7x365.

VPNs are not easy to deploy. Deployment of a small number of users can be accomplished with some hard work. Deploying a large scale or global VPN solution can be almost impossible. Allow FrontLine to use our expertise and knowledge to assist in building a reliable, scalable and secure Enterprise VPN solution.

Products - Hardware: SonicWALL, NetScreen, Check Point, Symantec, Cisco.

Products - Software: SonicWALL, NetScreen, Check Point, Symantec and Cisco.

Grade: The VPN grade will depend upon the overall solution combined with the company goals and specific network objectives. To generalize between top-tier VPNs is difficult. For a grade on each product solution an assessment from a FrontLine Internet Security team will be needed. Contact FrontLine for that free assessment.

Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS) - Enterprises that desire the next level of security deploy IDS solutions. These solutions trigger alarms of possible attacks, misuse of data or suspicious activity. The design, deployment, and management of these systems can be extremely complex. If a company deploys these systems incorrectly they can actually do more harm than good. The false positives alone can render these solutions almost useless.
Solution: FrontLine Internet Security employs its knowledge of the entire Internet security solution set to properly architect the inclusion of the IDS. FrontLine then deploys and configures the IDS based upon high-level client guidelines and committed client resources.

Products: Secos, NetScreen, Tripwire, FrontLine Managed Security Solution

Grade: Each product has it's specific place within the network. For a full grading of solutions contact a FrontLine Internet Security expert for an assessment.