Transparent To End-Users; Protection Of Critical System Files; Easy To Deploy And Administer; Extensive Alerting Options - F-SECURE LINUX SECURITY Manual

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Transparent to End-users

Protection of Critical System Files

Easy to Deploy and Administer

Extensive Alerting Options

• Integrated firewall component with predefined security levels. Each security level comprises
a set of rules that allow or deny network traffic based on the protocols used.
The product works totally transparently to the end users.
• The product has an easy-to-use user interface.
• Virus definition databases are updated automatically without any need for end-user
intervention.
Critical information of system files is stored and automatically checked before access is allowed.
• The administrator can protect files against changes so that it is not possible to install, for
example, a trojan version of a software.
• The administrator can define that all Linux kernel modules are verified before the modules
are allowed to be loaded.
• An alert is sent to the administrator when a modified system file is found.
The default settings apply in most systems and the product can be taken into use without any
additional configuration.
• Security policies can be configured and distributed from one central location.
The product has extensive monitoring and alerting functions that can be used to notify any
administrator in the company network about any infected content that has been found.
• Alerts can be forwarded to F-Secure Policy Manager Console, e-mail and syslog.