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Small Business Firewall Information Provided by: Shamal Tennakoon The information is shared as general, each of your organisations requirements will be unique. If you need specific advice please send me an email to [email protected]
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Small Business Firewall !! In our interconnected world being without the internet is like not having a Radio, TV, Mobile Phone or a Car- access to the World Wide Web is a necessity. The Net is a default accessory in a home and definitely a must in an Office. According to Facebook in 2010 Australia had 9 million of our population subscribed as Facebook Users, Nielsen claims 80% of the population has an internet connection. A study by The Radicati Group(UK) claims that in 2010 we had 2.9 Billion eMails users and by 2014 the number will rise to 3.8 Billion, the average number of emails received and send per person per day was about 112 in 2010. The habits we have with the Use of a Computer also have changed; in the good old days we used to “Power Off” computer after it was used. Now there is sufficient build in energy saving smart software in most of the quality built computers to hibernate if we are not using the keyboard so the next time it is a quick press of a button to fire-up and use the computer. So, with a high level of internet use many should be very concerned with the security between the computer and the internet in our “Always On - Connected - World”. The purpose of this document is to address a component of the security of a computer access to the internet in relation to the firewall. The large Enterprise Corporations have local and global armies of Technical Teams whose primary responsibility is to keep their Corporate Network protected. My experience is that most of the mistakes in relation to the Internet Access happen in SME market. Whether it is lack of knowledge, interest or limited funds I don’t know. So, this document will address the Home and Small to Medium Enterprise (SME) connection to the internet, If your Home PC or Office PC connects with the Internet- then you must make sure that you have a firewall between your PC and the Internet. The key advantages of a hardware over a software firewall is that ; Hardware firewall is a separate device, as a result it is more secure, the manufacturers who concentrate on Firewalls that is all they do. So we get a more reliable device, updates once applied become only for the specific unit, you don’t need to worry about the compliance with the operating system. Most of the good Hardware Firewalls also have built-in Virus, Spam and Filtering tools and further more have VPN Client ( Virtual Private Network) capability. So, you will have a unique engagement between your network and an external trusted device. Such as a Team Member Notebook or a Mobile Phone. Although software firewalls are easy to deploy (Except enterprise level tools such as Checkpoint, Microsoft Internet Security Gateway) and low cost to purchase in a business environment what you need is consistency and reliability. If trying to save $ 2500/- of capital cost over 3-5 years you cost the business 10 times more by not installing a firewall, which will not be a good outcome.
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Small Business Firewall
Information Provided by:Shamal TennakoonThe information is shared as general, each of your organisations requirements will be unique.If you need specific advice please send me an email to [email protected]
Dependability of the Internet Internet for Business Adoption of Social Media Connect securely with Staff who need
remote access to Office Connect with Contractors that need to work
on Office Applications
Why A Firewall for Small Business
eMail & Websites eBay,Gumtree,CarSales,RealEstate Research eCommerce. Etc
Our Dependability of the Internet
Protect the Business Hard & Soft
Hard Protection Lock the office Door & Windows Keep a 24x7 Gate-keeper at the
communication link
1 2 3 of a Business
with a high level of internet use many should be very concerned with the security between the computer and
the internet in our “Always On - Connected - World”.Attacks can extract your Valuable Data
(Intellectual Property), create disk crashers, hoard internal resources, can use
your site as a spammer
24x7 Virtual Gate-Keeper -Firewall
Wikipedia; “a technological barrier designed to prevent
unauthorized or unwanted
communications between computer or
hosts”
Infrastructure- SMB Office
Firewall Devices:Hardware FirewallIncluded: Intrusion PreventionVPN/Antivirus/Antispam
Infrastructure- SOHO
Software Firewall Eg, Norton 360 ( Single, 3 User or 5 User)Firewall, Antivirus, Intrusion Prevention, Antispam etc
Infrastructure – SMB Medium
Firewall Device:Policy ManagementSite to Site VPNIntrusion PreventionAntivirus, Antispam
Common Ports To Open
Good Quality Firewalls don’t come cheap Envisage your growth – obtain an firewall
appliance that is scalable You must purchase maintenance & warranty
uplift from manufacturer Understand what reports you can obtain from
the Firewall Work with an IT Partner that believes in
procedures and system standards
Key Points
Micro Business or Home Systems : Norton 360 This product is cost effective and easy to install . Backed by a reputable
organisation – www.symantec.com.au Small Business ( Up to 10 Staff, 1-2 Remote Users)
Sonicwall TZ Series TZ 105 or TZ105W (Total Secure Series) Expect to pay about $700/Inc.gst + $ 600/=+ Configuration & Install
Small Business ( Up to 25 Staff, 1-5 Remote Users) Sonicwall TZ Series TZ 215 or TZ215W (Total Secure Series) Expect to pay about $1550/Inc.gst + $ 800/=+ Configuration & Install Now Sonicwall is backed by DELL. www.sonicwall.com SMB National Business – Please send me an email.
So with each of these solution you are in good hands.
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If you are interested please let me know I will pass your details to a competent IT Partner.
Shamal Tennakoon, is an IT Strategist based in Sydney, Australia, with an IT career of over 25 years to his credit. His roles have been in Programming, Project Scoping & Management of Mobile Application Development, Server Consolidations, Infrastructure Management, Help Desk Outsource & Management, Development of Proactive Management Systems, Support Procedure Development, Solutions in reducing the Operational Cost of managing a HQ & Branch Office Business, Development of IT Business Plans and IT Business Budgets etc. The clients who have worked with him varies from Johnson & Johnson, Pepsi, Lumley, Wesfarmers, Thalgo, Genesys Wealth Advisers to small to medium businesses. He has a Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce & Computing and a Master of Business Administration. He can be contacted on [email protected] or +61419 252 524
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