Enterprise

IPS & Intrusion Detection Overview

We live in an age where hackers are highly motivated to penetrate networks, applications and databases to steal information that can quickly be sold for profit. It’s the modern day bank robbery.

Windstream’s Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) solution provides real-time network protection from all forms of attacks, including worms, viruses, phishing, spyware and more. IPS, or Intrusion Prevention System, is an in-line hardware platform that watches all network data to detect and block exploits, attacks, reconnaissance attempts and other unwanted traffic to ensure no unwanted traffic is making its way from the Internet to your servers.

• Stop attacks from worms, viruses and hackers.
• Prevent attacks on vulnerable applications and operating systems.
• Protection against Zero-Day attacks with Digital Vaccine Real-Time Inoculation.
• Operating in-line in the network offers proactive network security blocking malicious and unwanted traffic.
• IPS (Intrusion Prevention System) devices can be placed at the perimeter, on internal network segments, at the core, and at remote site locations for business-wide security.

Minimize legal liability, protect brand reputation and safeguard intellectual property with unrivaled enterprise network security with the Windstream Intrusion Detection System.

Network Intrusion Protection System Details

Today's security threats demand constant vigilance. Business networks of all sizes face increasingly sophisticated attacks from worms, viruses and hackers that can impede productivity, obstruct access to applications and resources, and disrupt communications, which puts your critical business operations and profits at risk.

It’s easier than ever to proactively secure your enterprise network from threats and vulnerabilities with Windstream’s powerful, high-performance Intrusion Prevention System (IPS). The IPS, also known as an Intrusion Detection System, is an in-line device that is inserted seamlessly and transparently into the network. As packets pass through the IPS, they are fully inspected to determine whether they are legitimate or malicious. This instantaneous form of protection is the most effective means of preventing attacks from ever reaching their targets.

The integral part of the IPS solution is the Digital Vaccine® Service. The Digital Vaccine service delivers comprehensive security filters to the Intrusion Prevention Systems to pre-emptively protect against the exploit of new and zero-day vulnerabilities. These filters, created to block multiple attack variants on a single vulnerability versus a simple exploit, provide attack recognition accuracy without compromising network performance. Digital Vaccine updates are automatically delivered to the Intrusion Detection System twice a week, or immediately when critical vulnerabilities and threats emerge.

Windstream Intrusion Detection Features

• Proactive network security. Detect and prevent attacks in real time.
• Comprehensive security. IPS performs comprehensive total packet flow inspection to accurately eradicate attacks. 
• Up-to-date against threats. New filters are continuously fed to the IPS to keep it up-to-date against the latest vulnerabilities. Any malicious traffic intended to exploit a particular vulnerability is immediately detected and blocked.
• Complete protection. Through its Infrastructure Protection capabilities, the Windstream IPS protects VoIP infrastructure, routers, switches, DNS and other critical infrastructure from targeted attacks and traffic anomalies.
• Security manage system. Manage multiple IPS systems, automatic reporting, device configuration and monitoring. 
• Digital Vaccine for real-time inoculation. Ongoing threat prevention against emerging vulnerabilities through automatic Digital Vaccine service. Digital Vaccines are created to not only address specific exploits, but also potential attack permutations, protecting customers from zero-day vulnerabilities. View Digital Vaccine product brief.
• Comprehensive support. 24/7/365 monitoring by world-class security experts.

Windstream IPS Related Services

Managed Security. Windstream Managed Security unifies the stand-alone security services you need to stay protected—anti-virus protection, firewalls, intrusion prevention and detection—into a single unified threat-management solution. 

Internet Access. Provided over our exclusive, robust carrier-class IP network, Windstream offers Internet access solutions that provide you with the dedicated high-speed access, optimal performance and reliability you need for business-critical applications.

Converged Services. With Windstream’s next-generation solutions, your business can realize the benefit of consolidating voice and data services to enhance your business processes. Converged services allow you to improve operational efficiency, increase productivity, realize added cost savings, and gain more flexibility.

VPN. Windstream VPN solutions provide customers with private, multi-site data connectivity for corporate headquarters, branch offices, business offices and business partners onto one seamless, efficient IP network. Connect your locations with secure, high-speed, private networking services.

Equipment Solutions. Windstream has partnered with some of the most respected names in the industry to bring you state-of-the-art technology and the features you need to drive your business forward.