Latest security product releases

The expo floor at RSA 2010 was packed with security vendors from all over the world displaying and demonstrating their latest technologies. Here's a list of some of the product announcements - timed specifically for the show.

SonicWALL                                                                                                              
Product: SonicWALL E-Class Network Security Appliance (NSA) E8500
What it does: Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) firewall that extends the protection of SonicWALL's network security appliances to include the management and control of data and applications that pass through the network.
Target market: Enterprise

Net Optics
Specialty: Appliances for monitoring network access
Product: Director Pro Fabric Access Switch
What it does: Director Pro adds dynamic load balancing, deep packet inspection and centralised traffic statistics to the Net Optics family.
Target market:: Enterprise data centres, cloud computing providers and telecommunication operators

Fortinet
Specialty: Network security unified network management (UTM) provider                                                            Product: FortiAP-210, FortiAP-220                                                                                                                                       What it does: Fortinet introduces a secure wireless LAN strategy with a new enterprise-class FortiAP product line.                                                                                                                                                                             Target market: Designed to provide wireless networking capabilities for mid-enterprise and service-provider customers with 250-5,000 users.

Check Point
Specialty: Network security
Product: Check Point Abra
What it does: An encrypted USB key for securing VPN access for remote workers.
Check Point and SanDisk partnered to develop Abra, a new product line for CheckPoint. 

Check Point Abra

BoxSentry
Specialty: Email security
Product: Trustcloud
What it does: Identifies legitimate senders of email from trusted domains.TrustCloud also has "deep" coverage of domains across the Asia Pacific region.
Target market: ISPs

ArcSight
Specialty: Security and compliance management
Product: ArcSight Express appliance (new version)
What it does: Adds rules-based guided response capabilities, to cut the time between detection and remediation of threats


WatchGuard Technologies
Specialty: Network security appliances
Product: WatchGuard XTM 2 series - XTM 21, XTM 22, XTM 23                                                                                      What it does: Network, application and data security in one managed appliance.
Target market: Up to 50 users

Product: WatchGuard XTM 5 series - XTM 510, XTM 520, XTM 530
Target market: Mid-market enterprise organisations with up to 1,500 users

WatchGuard XTM 2 series

Websense
Specialty: Web security
Product: Websense TRITON
What it does: Developed with Juniper Networks, Triton combines Juniper Networks SRX Series Services Gateways with Websense Web Security Gateway and Data Loss Prevention (DLP) technologies to secure Web 2.0 networks.