GateDefender Integra 300, awarded 5 stars by BYTE

Panda Software’s UTM appliance, Panda GateDefender Integra 300, has been awarded 5 stars by the Spanish magazine BYTE, thanks to its excellent performance. After thoroughly analyzing the product, the publication has concluded that Panda “provides a quality response within the UTM (Unified Threat Management) environment and complements it with a series of proposals that allow it to ensure complete perimeter protection and control.”

In addition to the performance, BYTE also awards a high score to the implementation and technology of Panda GateDefender Integra 300, emphasizing that, “when it comes to working, it offers functions like a firewall, antivirus protection, and anti-spam protection. It also incorporates a response to other needs that are as equally important, such as an Intrusion Prevention System (IPS), content filtering to appropriately control Internet access, or a VPN tool for managing virtual private networks.”

BYTE magazine highlights the ease-of-use of the product, commenting that, “setup is extremely simple and does not cause any serious problems.” The publication also mentions that, “the interface offered by the appliance is also very simple, with clear screens and a very clean design, which makes it easy to configure the device. Inexperienced users only need to make sure they periodically check the status of each element to confirm that the antivirus system, IPS rules, etc. have been automatically updated.

The effectiveness of an all-in-one system is demonstrated by Panda GateDefender Integra 300 because, as specified by the magazine, “in this case, the integration of all these functions in a single system results in undeniable ease-of-use and management.”

Paula Quirós, Marketing Director at Panda Software explains that, “unified perimeter protection systems are a great help to businesses that do not have staff specialized in IT security. This type of application includes all the protection needed in a single device.”

BYTE, published by MKM Publications, has a print run of 25,000 copies, the majority of which are aimed at the financial managers and IT managers of the leading companies in the country.

GateDefender Integra is a UTM appliance with dedicated software designed to protect networks using all necessary types of protection: firewall, VPN service, Intrusion Prevention System (IPS), anti-malware, content filtering, anti-spam protection and web filtering. The different types of protection work together to offer complete security against both known and unknown network threats and content threats.

The device is installed at the gateway between the corporate network and the Internet or another network, just like a firewall, and is managed through a straightforward centralized web administration console. Therefore, it can scan all inbound and outbound traffic in the corporate network and from some network zones to others, ensuring complete protection for all zones, without degrading the performance of the connection. It also automatically updates the virus signature file every 90 minutes.