Bradford Networks
| The “Evolution” of Adaptive Network Security Bradford Networks is a proven leader in securing today’s heterogeneous networks. Bradford’s powerful and innovative security solutions are developed by a staff with years of expertise in network security and brought to market based on invaluable input received from customers. Since the company’s founding in 1999, hundreds of customers and millions of users have come to rely on our technology to secure critical IT assets and automate IT security operations. With solutions that dynamically adapt to changing network conditions and continually combat network threats, Bradford addresses the security needs of a wide variety of organizations in markets including education, financial services, state and local government, healthcare, energy, retail and many others. Integrate with iON. |
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- Network Sentry Family
Effectively manage security policies, prevent unauthorized network access, enhance existing security systems and secure critical IT assets with Bradford’s Network Sentry Family. This comprehensive, extensible network security platform delivers powerful solutions that address today’s security challenges, including:
- Providing visibility of all network connections
- Protecting the network from unauthorized users and devices
- Ensuring that security policies are established and enforced
- Detecting and profiling managed and unmanaged devices
- Allowing role-based access to network resources
- Provisioning and managing guest access
- Maximizing existing security systems and network infrastructure
- Eliminating endpoint vulnerability
- Network Sentry Foundation
Network Sentry Foundation is the intelligent base of the Network Sentry Family, featuring built-in network discovery, management, and control functions. Its extensive feature set enables dynamic discovery of all network-attached endpoints, along with the ability to configure and enforce security policy controls. Network Sentry Foundation provides complete visibility of all endpoints attached to wired, wireless and VPN environments.
Network Sentry Foundation can be deployed on dedicated hardware appliances from Bradford, or in a VMware-based virtual server environment, providing the flexibility to deploy it in the manner that best meets an organization's needs.
- Network Sentry Solutions
The Network Sentry Family consists of the Foundation, an intelligent base platform, along with software-based Solutions and Extensions which can be deployed in combination to meet the needs of any environment.
Solutions are feature sets that are licensed on a per-user of per-device basis to address specific needs. One or multiple types of solutions licenses can be added onto the Network Sentry Foundation. Available solutions include:
- Access Manager - Provides visibility and control of all users and their endpoint devices.
- Guest Manager - Ensures secure network access for guest users and simplifies the administration of guest accounts.
- Shared Access Tracker - Allows secure, role-based access for users of shared workstations.
- Device Tracker - Locks down the network to allow only known networked devices.
- Network Sentry Extensions
The Network Sentry Family consists of the Foundation, an intelligent base platform, along with software-based Solutions and Extensions which can be deployed in combination to meet the needs of any environment.
Extensions are additional feature sets that are enabled with a one-time activation key. One or multiple types of extensions can be added to further enhance Solutions. Available extensions include:
- Endpoint Compliance - Validates the security posture of endpoint devices, allows creation of endpoint security policies, enables policy enforcement, quarantine and remediation.
- Device Profiler - Provides dynamic profiling and classification of devices and allows delegation of device provisioning to designated staff.
- Integration Suite - Allows integration with third-party security systems and correlates information to enhance security and control.
- Solution Sets
Solution Sets leverage different combinations of features from the Network Sentry product family, consisting of Foundation appliances and software-based Solutions, and Extensions. Our Solution Sets address common challenges faced by customers across many different business environments.
- Proofpoint Smart Search:
An add-on for Proofpoint Enterprise that enhances the built-in logging and reporting features with advanced message tracing, forensics and log analysis capabilities.
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- SaaS Deployment Options
All of Proofpoint’s email security, data loss prevention, archiving and compliance features can be deployed “in the cloud” without requiring expensive on-premises hardware or software. Proofpoint’s next-generation SaaS architecture offers superior security, availability and the lowest total-cost-of-ownership combined with the complete control that enterprises require.
- Appliance Deployment Options
For organizations that prefer an on-premises deployment using appliances, Proofpoint Enterprise email security appliances can be provisioned with the Proofpoint Enterprise Protection and/or Enterprise Privacy solution suites. They offer plug-and-play deployment and “set it and forget it” administration so they’re easy to deploy, administer and maintain. Proofpoint’s SaaS-enabled appliances can also be deployed in unique hybrid configurations where some features are deployed as SaaS while others remain on premises.
- Virtual Appliance Deployment Options
For organizations that prefer on-premises deployment in a virtualized environment, the Proofpoint Enterprise Protection and/or Enterprise Privacy solution suites can be deployed as a virtual appliance. Offering the many benefits of virtualization—including cost savings, rapid deployment and provisioning, simplified policy management and easy backup and disaster recovery—virtual appliances are ideal for enterprises that use the VMware environment. Proofpoint’s SaaS-enabled virtual appliances can also be deployed in unique hybrid configurations where some features are deployed as SaaS while others remain on-premises.
- Hybrid Deployment Options
Proofpoint Enterprise Protection and Proofpoint Enterprise Privacy can be deployed in unique hybrid configurations where some features are deployed as SaaS in Proofpoint’s datacenters while others are deployed on-premises (in hardware or virtual appliance form). Proofpoint’s hybrid deployment model offers a convenient “path to SaaS” where, over time, more and more functionality is moved “to the cloud” as your organization grows more comfortable with the benefits of SaaS deployment. Proofpoint Enterprise Archive is a hybrid solution that combines a lightweight, on-premises appliance with cloud-based storage, offering the convenience of SaaS while providing the highest levels of security and integration.
