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The Barrier Group Introduces Barrier1™ With Virtual Network Security Capabilities
MINNEAPOLIS, MN, 1 March 2008 —
The Barrier Group announces a major breakthrough in IT security — the creation of the first virtualized security solution available on the market today. Barrier1™ represents the next generation of network security, going beyond the popular UTM perimeter security appliance with Intelligent Threat Management, a technology that incorporates the entire network in the security process.
The company’s patent-pending software gathers information from all existing components of the network infrastructure as well as onboard technologies, using them as security sensors. Barrier1 then logs critical information gathered from the network, analyzes it, and then makes decisions virtually instantaneously. By utilizing existing devices as sensors and information points, Barrier1 blocks and reports on anomalous traffic regardless of entrance point. The end result is that Barrier1 is able to turn an existing network into a virtualized security solution addressing all external and internal security threats.
Barrier1 Virtual draws information from 736 different device types from over 400 different manufacturers so the customer doesn’t have to purchase special network products to insert the Barrier1 appliance. It takes minutes to install the Barrier1 appliance at the customer site and the company monitors and updates the software 24×7.
“In addition to unmatched levels of network security and reporting, our price points allow comprehensive security for the price of most competitors’ basic antivirus products. Barrier1 is simply the first and only intelligent network security solution on the market today,” said Steve Sahl, Chief Executive Officer of The Barrier Group.
The Barrier1 security appliance is available directly through The Barrier Group. For more information, contact The Barrier Group at 763.422.3776, or email sales@thebarriergroup.com.
About the Barrier Group
Founded in 2003, The Barrier Group is the first company to provide a virtualized Intelligent Threat Management (ITM) security appliance. The company’s flagship product, Barrier1™, comes in hardware configurations to meet the needs of the smallest to the largest organization. Headquartered in a Minneapolis suburb, The Barrier Group is privately held.
Contact Information:
Dan Chmielewski
Madison Alexander
Phone: 714.832.8716