Monday, December 5, 2011

SonicWall VPN provides for the iPad

SonicWall Mobile Connect provides owners of an iPad or an iPhone SSL VPN secure access to network resources of the company.Businesses must cope with the increase of their employees who use Apple devices iPhone and iPad. Widely acclaimed, they are highly sought after even by professionals who are willing to break the rules of practice of the company, or to turn away from material provided by it to dispose of "their" iPhone ... A phenomenon that can only get accentuated in the practice of "buy it yourself" (BIY) which allows the employee to acquire the equipment itself on which he wants to work.
IPhone and iPad are also a factor for innovation, strong mobility tools that go beyond the phone and on which more and more publishers are developing interfaces consultation or input. Under these conditions, the company must take into account this must now end link of the chain that connects to its mobile employees. But it must however ensure that the access to its network is secure.The security of SSL VPN unified
For SonicWall, firewall designer appliances (firewall) next-generation, recognition of iPad and iPhone and secure access to be set up at the firewall. SonicWall Mobile Connect application can be downloaded from the App Store. When a mobile arrives at the entrance to the secured network by the firewall, it detects Mobile Connect open the SSL VPN connection and encrypts traffic. The data sent outside the company or to the smartphone or tablet, and are then rendered unusable by persons attempting to intercept them.
Administrators can also enable additional security services offered on the SonicWall appliances, such as Clean VPN - virus scanning, anti-spyware and intrusion prevention and VPN connections, allowing users to iOS to enjoy the same level of protection as s 'they were in the perimeter network and with the guarantee that communications relayed by devices are not infected - or Application Intelligence and Control to determine which applications should have priority IOS bandwidth to ensure performance of the communication.A complementary solution
SonicWall Mobile Connect complements Clean Wireless solution data encryption, antivirus, anti-spyware and intrusion prevention and content filtering services to ensure compliance with the rules of compliance with the gateway on the Wi -Fi, which covers devices that connect wirelessly to the company. With this extension, the company provides its users broad protection, traveling or network access from public Internet terminals.
"The iPad and iPhone devices are by far the most preferred by employees who want to work anywhere and anytime," said Patrick Sweeney, vice president of product management and corporate marketing at SonicWALL. "Mobile Connect App extends security policies to people connecting outside the network perimeter protection and thus meet the strict requirements on the subject companies, utilities or schools. This can only help productivity. "

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