Trend Micro introduces outbreak prevention appliance

Trend Micro Inc has introduced the Network VirusWall, an outbreak prevention appliance designed to scan, detect, and block threats in a company's network. Using threat-specific knowledge from Trend Micro, Network VirusWall allows security administrators to block network viruses and identify vulnerable or non-compliant networked devices to help mitigate or even eliminate their ability to be a propagation point for internal outbreaks.





The appliance is designed to detect and block network viruses found within data packets passing through the network itself. It enables network security administrators to control or limit access by non-compliant or vulnerable devices in a network. This appliance, deployed at network LAN segments, includes network-monitoring features to help identify sources of infection, providing enterprises with early warning of potential attacks.




Network VirusWall is the latest product to support Trend Micro's Enterprise Protection Strategy. With this launch, Trend Micro also introduces Trend Micro vulnerability assessment, which allows administrators to selectively isolate vulnerable devices from the rest of the network, buying valuable time for administrators to identify and patch these vulnerable systems without disrupting other network operations. Through Trend Micro Control Manager 3.0 and Trend Micro's outbreak prevention services, Network VirusWall also helps administrators enforce security policies through one centrally managed location.




"Network VirusWall extends our Enterprise Protection Strategy into the network layer," comments Niraj Kaushik, Country Sales Manager for Trend Micro India. "In India, most such attacks go unreported and the magnitude of the problem does not get fully recognized, even though such attacks would be as destructive in India. Virus and worms, as well as the malware writers' skills have evolved dramatically over the years. The Trend Micro Enterprise Protection Strategy provides a complete solution against such threats, and can also ensure anti-virus policy enforcement and initiate automatic clean-ups," he added.