LinuxPlanet: Astaro: A “Swiss-Army Knife” of Security Software

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Apr 30, 2002

“As more servers open themselves up to the benefits of online
communication and e-commerce, it is good to know that there are
open source software firms stepping up to fill the security needs
of this online world.

“One such company, Astaro, released the latest update to its
security software for Linux this week, a downloadable product
combining firewall protection with intrusion detection, VPN
support, and content filtering.

“Touted by German-based Astaro as a security ‘Swiss army knife,’
the Astaro Security Linux (ASL) software is also resold by Astaro
partners such as Cobalt, Pyramid, and EDS in their Internet
appliance hardware…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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