LinuxPlanet: Crime Checkers Adopt Linux Device to Ward Off Worms

“After attacks from the Nimda and Code Red worms back in 2001,
National Background Data (NDB) turned to Astaro Security Linux
(ASL), a multi-faceted Linux-based network appliance. ASL will keep
playing a behind-the-scenes role when the national criminal
background checking service moves its Web front end from Windows
2000 to Linux later in 2003.

“‘Actually, two years ago, we were mainly looking for a load
balancing system,’ recalls Randy Lastinger, the Ocala, FL-based
customer’s director of network operations. ‘With ASL, though, we’re
getting an all-in-one solution: load balancing, a firewall VPN,
stateful packet inspection, anti-virus, anti-spam, URL blocking,
and more. As you might imagine, because of what we do, we get lots
of spam.’

“NBD runs a Web-based service aimed at helping background
screening companies to quickly find out whether job and housing
applicants have undisclosed criminal convictions…”

Complete
Story