Looking Ahead to Black Friday: Fortify Your Network Security

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One of my first customers in IT was a large retailer, with more than a thousand stores. This was at a time when e-commerce was just beginning, at least for large, traditional retailers. Giving their customers the ability to purchase on the web was still a year or two away.

This retailer made about 90 percent of its annual revenue between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day. That was “Season”, and the entire year’s IT schedule was built around getting ready for Season. Any and all hardware upgrades, OS changes, and software updates were to be completed and locked in by mid October. Change control during Season was very simple: No changes unless something broken absolutely had to be fixed, you were able to make a 100% solid case for the change, and not doing the change would impact revenue. Otherwise, hold off until January.

Retail’s a lot more complex these days, and brick-and-mortar is only one of the revenue-generating retail channels. Still, Season remains Season. And it all begins with Black Friday. Estimates of 2015’s revenue for the first two days of Season, including Black Friday, top $4 billion in the U.S., with about a third of that coming from online sales. More than 150 million shoppers purchased online during the 2015 Thanksgiving holiday weekend.

Clearly, this is not a time to have security issues with your infrastructure, and especially so with your payment systems, whether online or POS systems in your stores.

The relevant compliance standard is PCI DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard). Version 3.1 takes effect on June 30, and includes a number of changes from the previous version (3.0). These include, with some exceptions, removal of SSL and early versions (1.0 and 1.1) of TLS, along with some additional clarifications of existing requirements, a number of which are common sense clarifications (For example, don’t send unencrypted account numbers in a text message. You think?).

Complying with PCI DSS is a good way to reduce your business’s risk of cyber attack, but it’s really only a waypoint toward better security, not an end in and of itself. That’s a point SonicWall Security’s Tim Brown, our CTO and a SonicWall Fellow, makes in an on-demand webcast highlighting the changes to PCI DSS in version 3.1, so that you can be best prepared for Black Friday. We offer SonicWall network security solutions to help you stay PCI compliant, and improve security well beyond the PCI basics. And staying in line with 3.1 will put you in better shape to have a more secure, successful Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and holiday Season. It will also prepare you for PCI DSS 3.2, which includes additional clarifications and new requirements, particularly around multifactor authentication for anyone having access to cardholder data. While 3.2 succeeds 3.1 as a standard for assessments as of this October, its new requirements will not be mandated until February 2018 until then, they’ll just be considered best practices.

Learn more about the changes in PCI DSS 3.1, and how they can help your business prepare for Black Friday. View Focusing on security to meet compliance: responding to changes in PCI DSS 3.1.

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How Network Security Has Evolved From Saying “No” to Saying “Yes!”

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In medieval times, people relied heavily on physical security to protect their critical assets. Originally they had castles with walls and as attackers figured out how to breach those walls they added moats and draw bridges and murder holes to keep the advanced attackers out. But all of these hardened physical security measures designed to keep people out had the unfortunate side effect of making it difficult for people to get in, which in turn interfered with business and commerce. Needless to say, this type of security did not survive.

Cyber security has evolved in a similar fashion. Fifteen years ago, stateful packet inspection (SPI) firewalls were considered to be best-in-class protection against external threats. These firewalls were typically configured to block peoples’ access to internal resources.  A user often had to submit a ticket to gain access to a server. Some types of communications required that specific rules were written to be allowed. This is the “castle wall” approach that many CISOs learned when they were being introduced to network security. But this approach to security is also outdated.

Organizations have to attract people rather than keep people out. Retail businesses post signs saying, “These doors must remain unlocked during business hours.” Security must take a similar approach, to become more dynamic: The question now is how do you keep an eye on who is coming in and out to provide necessary protection?

Unlike brick-and-mortar stores, where you keep doors open, electronic online presence never closes. Today, ecommerce is being done electronically 24 x7. Not only do you need to keep your electronic communication presence open, but also highly available and redundant. The question becomes: How do you keep an eye on what is constantly coming in and out of the network?

Two parallel goals in security are to keep the malicious traffic out while also keeping employees productive. If employees want to boost their productivity but IT is slow moving, they invent ways to work around the rules to enable the productivity measures they need to do their jobs more efficiently.

Fortunately, that paradigm is now shifting. Security is no longer about blocking or allowing necessary access. It is about enabling secure access on a permanent basis to enable the business. The perimeter is not only about blocking traffic, but also about easily enabling appropriate access for users. What should be allowed? Whatever enhances the environment and makes it better. For network security to detect malicious behavior,  SonicWall next-generation firewalls analyze all of the network traffic, identify and eliminate what is bad, and let the good flow in and out freely.

In a similar way, application control becomes important as more people rely on their own applications. With the deluge of mobility, everyone is BYOD, bringing their own cloud (BYOC) and bringing their own applications. CISOs need to know what applications are running on their networks and analyze those applications.

And, with identity and access management, we need to make sure this is the right person, right level of privilege and the right level of access to critical company data. Also, for CISOs to effectively manage identities, it is important to have self-governance and self-provisioning to create, modify and revoke and renew identities without always having to call an information security administrator.

The Department of Yes is about empowering business initiatives while retaining security by governing every identity and inspecting every packet. It enables security professionals to allow remote workers to be more mobile, to go to the cloud, and to go back to the corporate network – securely and productively.

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The “Aha” Moment. Say Yes to Security and Collaboration.

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In survey after survey, IT executives continue to say that security is one of the top challenges they face. No one has to tell us about the risks. The stories of data theft and breaches are in the media every day. We are intimidated by the rapidly changing threat environment. New malware is being written every day and some of it is being written using a variety of methods that defeat existing security technologies. And too often the way that we protect our organizations is to add a myriad of approaches, tools and solutions, creating a tremendous amount of complexity that becomes hard to understand let alone manage.

But if you dig down one level, what you find is that security concerns create a barrier to doing what IT really needs to do, which is implement cool new initiatives that move the business forward.

Everybody wants to be seen as a hero, the clever one who can take on challenges, solve problems and make an impact on the business. Unfortunately, the security concerns become the reason they can’t do it. At SonicWall Security, we are working to help out with the security equation.

What are the initiatives that organizations are trying to deploy? One of the biggest areas of opportunity comes from all of the innovation that is going on in the cloud. Moving your work to the cloud streamlines the ability of your workers to collaborate and share information in real time. Tools like Microsoft Office 365 and DropBox allow employees to collaborate in a way that is changing the workplace.

This really hit home for me a couple of weeks ago when my 11-year-old daughter was assigned a big project in her fifth grade class. She and her teammate needed to create a report and a presentation. The night before the project was due, I came into her bedroom and she had her iPod setup to FaceTime her partner. They were both working together on the report using Google Docs and on the presentation using Google Sheets. They were oblivious to me, so I watched for a few minutes as they talked through ideas, added and edited text and pictures, and generally created and fine tuned the deliverables.

For this project, there was no need for them to meet, or even call each other. Collaboration tools enabled the entire project. This was an “aha” moment for me, because I realized then and there that these kids were demonstrating the future of work. What they take for granted is sadly often not possible in the work environment for a variety of reasons, but I couldn’t stop thinking that security is a big stumbling block to achieving the productivity new collaboration tools offer.

So, what is on your IT wish list? Do you want to move your CRM to the cloud? Or streamline your customer service delivery, or give your team access to data analytics no matter where they are? Or are you looking to eliminate paper and go all digital? Whatever it is, don’t let security be a barrier. If you want to learn how to turn IT security into the Department of Yes, contact SonicWall Security.

Top Reasons to Update to SonicWall SonicOS 6.2.5 for Better Network Protection

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Like many people, I sometimes pass over or delay software updates, but this one was different. The new SonicOS6.2.5 adds so many critical new features and so much functionality that I updated my SonicWall TZ firewall the moment it was available.

The new SonicOS 6.2.5 also gave me a chance to make more sense out of my network. My wife works from home, so our network carries both business and personal traffic. SonicOS 6.2.5 adds support for SonicWall X-Series switches on the SonicWall TZ300, TZ400, TZ500 and TZ600 next-generation firewalls. So by replacing my old switch with a SonicWall X-Series switch, I now have a secure network that will allow me to expand as I add more technology. Plus, I am confident that both our home and business data is now protected with the same security engine that is used by governments, colleges, hospitals and banks.

Here are a few reasons this update makes sense for any small business:

  1. The TZ firewall does not slow my network down.
  2. I manage everything from the TZ firewall, including the switch and my SonicWall SonicPoint access points
  3. Protection, protection, protection. At the National Retail Federation show in January, I (accurately) predicted 2016 to be the year where businesses will be hit with ransomware attacks. One of the strengths of  SonicWall is how fast it protects me from all new malware (in this case, ransomware). I continue to make backups, but I feel confident that I will not get breached by this particularly insidious type of malware.

And here what is so exciting about this new release for the distributed enterprise:

  1. With GMS, you can centrally manage the entire network infrastructure of a single site (and all distributed remote sites) including firewalls, switches, wireless access points and WAN acceleration devices. Being able to see what is happening on your network and pushing consistent policies to all sites is a compelling reason to upgrade.
  2. Multiple enhancements for more efficient inspection of encrypted traffic (TLS/SSL) with easier troubleshooting, better scalability and enhanced ease of use. Encrypted traffic is on the rise (50% surge according to 2016 SonicWall Security Annual Threat Report). It’s time to up your game and avoid a costly compromise or denial of service.
  3. With SonicOS 6.2.5,  SonicWall firewalls have achieved the prestigious Department of Defense (DoD) certification based on stringent security requirements. If a product with a firmware version is qualified for use by DoD, then it’s a safe (pun-intended) reason to upgrade your products to 6.2.5 now.

There are also additional improvements that anticipate the dynamic malware business. In our recently published Threat Report, we noted a substantial rise in encrypted communication. This is great for your privacy, but it also gives criminals a very easy method to penetrate networks. Most firewalls either do not inspect encrypted sessions or have this feature turned off a big mistake! An easy way to bypass your network’s security is by sending encrypted malware. Encrypted malware is a reality, so be better prepared with this new OS release. With this new release, the improved user interface makes it easier to set up and manage, especially when it comes to excluding inspection on traffic (such as Google searches).

Building a secure network is something that everyone should insist on. With the new SonicOS features I am a little bit closer. The addition of X-Series switch support to the TZ line (and it is only the TZ300, TZ400, TZ500 and TZ600 products at this time), my network is easier to manage, less complex and more secure.

My friend, Sathya Thammanur, product manager for SonicWall TZs, talked in more detail about the new features of SonicOS 6.2.5 in his recent launch blog. If you are looking for more information his comments are a great place to start or you can download our whitepaper: The Distributed Enterprise and the SonicWall TZ – Building a Coordinated Security Perimeter. If you are ready to upgrade your network, give us a call to explain how security does not have to cost you a lot of money or give you a big headache. As the security officer of your small business, your home or your distributed enterprise, SonicWall has a solution to make your life easier.

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We Need to Re-think our Approach to IT Security

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Despite the dramatic increase in IT security spending over the last decade, we continue to see a similar increase in the number and the cost of IT security breaches. Consider that Gartner estimates that IT security spending will soar from $75 billion-plus in 2015 to $101 billion in 2018. And similar research firm Markets and Markets sees the cybersecurity market hitting $170 billion by 2020.

We have all read about the high profile breaches at Sony, Target and the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, yet few of us realize there are an order of magnitude more breeches that hit less known and smaller companies every day. Forty-two percent of SMBs said they experienced a cyberattack within the past year according to the Ponemon Institute study. And the average cost of a breach according to a study by the same firm is $3.8 million. This represents a 23 percent increase since 2013.

What this means is that despite all the money and effort we have put into improving IT Security, something is not working. Or at least not as well as we all would like.

The obvious reaction to these trends is to remain cautious, to be on alert, to hold back on granting access to internal applications and data that might add the risk of another breach. Curtis Hutcheson, VP and GM of SonicWall Security Solutions discussed the need for a new approach to IT security in his recent blog.

Who, of course, would not react this way? Who could honestly say they aren’t afraid of an attack that would result in lost customers, lost revenue and lost jobs?

But holding back out of fear is not the right answer. Markets are competitive. There is always another company, organization, agency that is ready to take our customers, students, and stakeholders should we slip or fall behind.

Enabling employees, students, and administrators with access to the latest tools and applications is critical to remaining competitive, to innovating, to winning. Saying “No” might make us feel safer in the short run, but it is likely to cause larger systemic issues that make us irrelevant in today’s fast paced world.

At SonicWall Security we believe there is a way to say “Yes.” We believe IT security executives can:

  • Say “Yes” to initiatives that enable innovation and create competitive advantage

AND

  • Say “Yes” and dramatically improve security to keep corporate and organization assets safe from external threats.

We believe it’s time for IT Security leaders to re-think their approach to IT Security, to be bold and open up their own Department of Yes.

And we can help. Our context-aware security solutions share information which allows It Security departments to Govern Every Identity and Inspect Every Packet on the network. These solutions, working together and not in silos, deliver better overall security with less complexity and at lower total cost.Patrick Sweeny recently discussed how we can help you can open your own Department of Yes.

We are committed to helping our customers deliver better overall security and driving innovation and competitive advantage. That is why we have launched a global campaign to help educate customers on how we can help them open their own Department of Yes. We are partnering with a number of large major media partners including RedmondMag, IDG, CSO, NetworkWorld, CNN and CNBC to help drive our message and educate IT Security executives.

Here are examples of the new campaign

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How to Open Your Own Department of Yes

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Securing large organizations is a massively complex task. There are so many different domains of security to think about, it can drive a person crazy. Fortunately, as we work closely with our customers and partners, we have the opportunity to see and address many of these challenges. We share what we learn with the security community to show them how to think about identity and access management (IAM) and network security in a unified way to get more out of each solution without incurring more cost. We are on a mission to help CISOs open their very own “Department of Yes.” The goal is to help them see how IAM and network security can be business enablers.

For example, with SonicWall IAM and network security solutions working together, a policy on the next-generation firewall can help enforce an application governance policy defined in the IAM solution. SonicWall next-generation firewalls can be easily integrated with SonicWall One Identity Safeguard for Privileged Passwords to help tighten up security of the most trusted assets in any organization. Cloud Access Manager can consume data from the firewall to require elevated authentication. These are just a few examples of what we can do today and there will be more integration in the future that will help the CISO say yes more often.

On Monday, Curtis Hutcheson, VP and GM of SonicWall Security Solutions discussed in his blog the importance of becoming the Department of Yes. Curtis discussed our new approach to IT security ““ Govern and Protect ““ where our network-aware identity solutions and our identity-aware network solutions work together to enable organizations to take advantage of better security with less complexity and lower costs. By becoming the Department of Yes, the security team can now easily embrace new, innovative initiatives such as moving to the cloud, BYOD, digital transformation, the internet of things and more.

By governing every identity across the organization with our identity governance, privileged management and access management while inspecting every packet with our next-gen firewalls, secure mobile access, and email security, IT organizations no longer need to say no to supporting new strategic business initiatives.

We believe that our customers should be able to deploy strong identity and access management in concert with robust network security solutions where the two reinforce each other. By making the network security solution identity-aware and the identity management solution network-aware, we can now deliver superior protection and governance while lowering costs.

For more information on how you can open your own Department of Yes, be sure to check out this new SonicWall Security web site.

Is Your CISO Organization the Department of Yes? SonicWall Security Delivers

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Businesses are ramping technology investments and capabilities faster than ever. Employees, customers and partners are accessing more applications and data every day. These investments drive enormous value to the business, but also create IT complexity and security vulnerabilities.

Our customers and partners constantly ask us to help them rise to these challenges, to help them deliver innovative initiatives and improve collaboration, while protecting their company. Often, the security risks around these new applications, projects and technologies, force IT to say “NO” to their business partners.

To change this model, we have invested in  SonicWall and SonicWall One Identity solutions to help organizations become more innovative and create competitive advantages by driving initiatives such as:

  • Leading your organization to the cloud
  • Deploying BYOD across your organization
  • Enabling a digital transformation
  • Completing stress-free audits

We feel that it’s time for a radically different point of view and SonicWall Security’s context-aware, integrated security solutions put us in the unique position to offer organizations the security they need in today’s complex IT environment.  SonicWall and SonicWall One Identity enable CISOs to govern every identity and inspect every packet, effectively identifying and isolating rogue activity, while letting the acceptable traffic flow.

These network inspection and identity governance capabilities give organizations the ability to confidently push beyond traditional boundaries while controlling vulnerabilities. We are empowering IT teams to deliver the strategic projects and capabilities that drive your business forward while providing the security you need.

We want to enable the IT security team to become the Department of “Yes.”

SonicWall and One Identity solutions reinforce each other to ensure we’re setting the highest bar for value to our partners and customers.

We’ve created this extensive security portfolio to enable you to:

  • Not only detect but also block advhelpanced threats at the gateway before they get into your network with extreme low latency
  • Automatically allow or deny ““ or step up authentication ““ for every user access attempt based on context that is derived from the network to identify abnormal activity
  • Provision a new employee, partner or contractor in 15 minutes across your enterprise and then de-provisioning them 15 minutes after they depart
  • Leverage Privileged Account Management controls like password vaulting and session management for those identities who have the “keys to the kingdom”

As we lead in the market with our innovative solutions, we can help you attain true governance of user and admin access to your network, applications and data and deeper security without compromising performance. We are committed to do all of this, effectively raising productivity and security, without increasing your costs.

For more information on how to start become the Department of Yes, explore our new informative SonicWall Security web site

Chocolate and Network Security: A Match Made in Heaven

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I’ve just finished lunch and something is missing. It was a good lunch too: grilled cheese sandwich and lentil soup (a nod to the chilly, blustery Spring morning outside). I liked my lunch, but now I want a little”¦ I don’t know”¦ a little something. What I’d like, truth be told, is a little bit of chocolate. Maybe a small chunk of Ghirardelli’s mile, or whoa ““ how about a lovely Lindt Lindor truffle? Yes, that would be just the ticket, but alas”¦ there’s no chocolate in the house.

And what, you may ask, has this to do with Security?

Everything. I assure you. Everything.

Let’s say you’re a distributor of fine chocolates, candies, gourmet sauces and other foods for the discerning palette. Let’s say you’re business is expanding by leaps and bounds, and your IT infrastructure is increasingly at risk, as you get hit with various malware events. No one really thinks of the critical role that IT plays in under-girding the success of gourmet food, but as wholesale and retail provider, First Source, knew ““ without a sound and safe infrastructure, they were going to be in trouble. But not only did First Source need an updated security infrastructure to better protect against threats 24×7, they also needed this to happen while improving the speed and quality of its order processing.

As a chocolate craver, let me tell you, I’m so glad First Source put SonicWall Security’s mobile and network security solutions and gourmet food together.

Over a period of 18 months, First Source designed and deployed a company-wide SonicWall next-generation firewall solution “” including firewall appliances at each remote location “” to act as the gatekeepers for the First Source IT infrastructure.

And wouldn’t you know it – the SonicWall solution has not only boosted the company’s security, but having site-to-site SSL VPN access with load balancing and high-speed internet connections has allowed the company to increase efficiency and collaboration too (read what other benefits First Source experienced here >>)

In almost every industry, in almost every location a solid secure infrastructure under girds almost all aspects of our lives. Even my chocolate cravings”

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Three Reasons to Simplify Your Network Infrastructure

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You have a growing business, so you need to add more connections: PCs, cameras, or even another location. As you grow, your IT infrastructure is getting complicated, and with every new branch office complexity becomes an issue. As this network grows, there are additional challenges when adding more connections that need to be managed by the firewall. For organizations with multiple remote sites, such as retailers and distributed enterprises, there could be hundreds of consoles to manage, leading to uncontrollable complexity and spiraling costs. Whether it’s scaling to expand a small business or already overseeing a large enterprise, managing the security of an entire distributed network necessitates a simpler and more consolidated approach that can work within tight budgets.

This seems to be a common theme for many companies, ranging from a single store to a large multi-store chain. As I see it, the challenge is the need for a simpler, more centralized approach that allows you to:

  • Securely grow the business
  • Manage security, wireless, cameras, VoIP, networking and WAN acceleration infrastructure through a centralized management console.
  • Create and deploy consistent security policies, across multiple branches or locations

Traditionally, you rely on your network expert to build out a network consisting of several dumb switches that only increase complexity and cost. This is especially true when configuring distributed networks, as each piece requires multiple consoles, increased overhead costs and the potential for misconfiguration and non-compliance. Managing success should not include dealing with increased complexity and less security.

SonicWall’s solution solves this challenge with a converged infrastructure approach. For a single installation, SonicWall lets you add more connections that are managed by the firewall, thus, delivering greater flexibility to apply granular security controls. SonicWall provides a single solution to connect all your devices, whether they be PCs and printers, or Power over Ethernet (PoE) devices (such as wireless access points and cameras). For remote installations, SonicWall’s solution lets you deliver consistent security policies that can be viewed under a single centralized management console.

To learn more about how you can grow your business while reducing complexity, click here to read our executive brief.

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SonicWall Security Announces SonicOS 6.2.5 for SonicWALL Next-Generation Firewalls

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Today, I am very excited to share with you the SonicOS 6.2.5 release for our 6th generation SonicWall TZ, NSA and SuperMassive Next-Generation firewalls. SonicOS 6.2.5 brings many new features that span across SMB, distributed enterprise and high-end deployments. Further, SonicOS 6.2.5 simplifies support for SonicWall Security partners by offering a single software platform for majority of the 6th generation  SonicWall firewalls.

Highlights of SonicOS 6.2.5

  • SMB and distributed enterprises are challenged by the diverse management solutions involved in managing the security, switching and wireless access points for their network infrastructure. With the new SonicWall X-Series switch integration feature, SonicOS 6.2.5 delivers a consolidated management of all network infrastructure including TZ firewalls, X-Series switches, SonicPoints and WAN Acceleration devices from within the TZ Series firewalls.
  • Recently published 2016 SonicWall Security Annual Threat Report highlighted the surge in encrypted traffic as one of the major trends observed in 2016. With the need to address effective TLS/SSL inspection, multiple DPI SSL Enhancements have been added to the new SonicOS 6.2.5 release. Few of these key enhancements include but not limited to ““
    • CFS category-based exclusion/inclusion of encrypted connections for efficient standards compliance (PCI, HIPPA)
    • Strengthened Encryption Methods (TLS 1.2, SHA256)
    • Increased default Certificate Authority (CA) database
    • Improved troubleshooting for encrypted connection failures with one-click exclude
    • Finer granularity for encrypted connection exclusions based on alternate domain names (excluding youtube.com vs. *.google.com)
    • Refreshed GUI for easy-to-use configuration of encrypted connection processing
    • Increased SSL Connection counts for NSA and SM Series firewalls
    • Unified Capabilities (UC) Approved Product List (APL) enhancements SonicWall firewalls are now qualified for use by Department of Defense (DoD) agencies in the United States. Multiple enhancements including addition of new administrator roles, Out-of-band management, enhanced audit logging and IPv6 features were added to support UC APL certification that is now available for all customers running SonicOS 6.2.5.
    • Firewall Sandwich support and Wire mode VLAN translation features provide flexible and scalable solutions for datacenter deployments
    • Gateway Anti-Virus Detection Only Mode to support deployments where traffic containing viruses are logged but not blocked.
    • Flexible DPI actions for administrators to exclude/include traffic by protocols/DPI service/Application rule action.
    • Botnet Source identification in AppFlow Monitor to quickly view the individual user of IP address associated with the detected applications.
    • Wireless DFS Certification for FCC U-NII (Unlicensed-National Information Infrastructure) to ensure compliance for all customer SonicWall wireless appliances (SonicPoint ACe/ACi/N2)

This is exactly what our partners and customers are asking for. Our partners are active in the SonicOS 6.2.5 beta and are looking forward to all of these rich features to provide even greater security to their customers.

“We are excited about theSonicOS 6.2.5 release because it delivers the ability to control the most crucial elements of your network from a single pane of glass. Customers can now manage the Internet Security Appliance, Secure Wireless Network, and Network Switching from a single console. This is great news for customers and IT administrators, as it simplifies administration and support. This is a big gain for distributed enterprise as well, as this release also allows each of these components to be controlled from the SonicWall Global Management System. Western NRG is excited to have this functionality available in our own GMS instance, where we support hundreds of our customers’ SonicWall’s,” said Tim Martinez, CEO of Western NRG, a premier SonicWall Partner.

With the SonicOS 6.2.5 release we have made huge strides to make the life of a security officer easier to do more with less and reduce the complexity of network management. All of the important enhancements of this release are available at no additional cost to customers with valid support contracts for SonicWall Next-Generation Firewalls or Unified Threat Management appliances. SonicOS 6.2.5 firmware is available as an Early Availability release on www.mysonicwall.com for customers with a valid support contract.

SonicOS 6.2.5 is available on the following platforms:

– SOHO W, TZ300, TZ300 W, TZ400, TZ400 W, TZ500, TZ500 W, TZ600
– NSA 2600, NSA 3600, NSA 4600, NSA 5600, NSA 6600
– SuperMassive SM 9200, SM 9400, SM 9600

To dive deeper into how to have a centrally managed network security infrastructure, download our release notes and the: The Distributed Enterprise and the SonicWall TZ – Building a Coordinated Security Perimeter.