Astaro Corporation, a leading network security vendor, recently announced the launch of the Essential Firewall edition of its flagship security solution Astaro Security Gateway (ASG), available for free to all organizations worldwide. The Essential Firewall edition is claimed to include all the necessary functionality that all organizations need to secure their networks and operate a successful business, but we found some limitations.
Security software vendor McAfee says small- and midsized companies are becoming a popular target for hackers and online thieves.
There is some sobering statistics available which indicates that small and midsized businesses are increasingly under attack from hackers at the same time they’re downsizing their security and IT departments to cut costs.