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GFI Releases the Most Advanced Version of GFI LANguard(TM) to Date
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Improved user experience through increased automation in version 9
RALEIGH, N.C., Nov. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Winner of the Best of TechEd award
in 2007 and highly recommended by the judges at the SC Magazine Europe awards
in 2008, GFI LANguard(TM) allows administrators to scan, detect, assess and
rectify vulnerabilities on their network and to secure it with minimal
administrative effort. The latest version builds on an extensive feature set
to make it easier for users to manage network scans, install patches and get a
complete picture of the security set-up on their network.
"Our philosophy is to provide our customers with products that are easy to
download, install, configure and run. The new features in GFI LANguard(TM)
are aimed at making it easier for administrators to use our software and to
gain maximum benefit from the extensive functionality that the software
provides," GFI's Vice-President of Product Engineering, Phil Bousfield said.
User experience
The user interface has been redesigned to make it easier to access the
main functions of vulnerability management, and in version 9 the administrator
is guided through the remediation process when a problem has been identified.
A new dashboard not only provides a summary of the work flow during scans but
also gives an estimate of the time required to complete the scan.
Network auditing
GFI LANguard(TM)'s auditing function tells administrators what they need
to know about their network by retrieving hardware information on memory,
processors, display adapters, storage devices, motherboard details, printers,
and so on. Using baseline comparisons they can now check whether any hardware
was added / removed since last scan. In version 9, executive reports are now
available directly from within GFI LANguard(TM).
Vulnerability management
The new version of GFI LANguard(TM) extends the products-scanning
capabilities and now it is possible to identify and report on unauthorized
software installations, e.g. peer-to-peer programs. The administrator can now
also configure GFI LANguard(TM) to uninstall these applications whenever they
are detected on the network.
With version 9, administrators can also identify whether a scanned machine
is a physical or virtual machine, with support currently for VMware or Virtual
PC. A new feature in GFI LANguard(TM) allows administrators to open a Remote
Desktop connection with any target computer when browsing through the scan
results. Thus issues not rectified automatically can be addressed manually
using a remote desktop connection.
Automatic remediation of Microsoft patches has been included in the new
version. Apart from automatically downloading missing Microsoft security
patches, administrators can configure GFI LANguard(TM) to automatically deploy
the missing patches or service packs at the end of scheduled scans.
Administrators can still choose to deploy missing patches after they have been
tested and approved.
For more information on GFI LANguard(TM) visit:
http://www.gfi.com/lannetscan/.
About GFI
GFI is a leading software developer that provides a single source for
network administrators to address their network security, content security and
messaging needs. With award-winning technology, an aggressive pricing
strategy and a strong focus on small-to-medium sized businesses, GFI is able
to satisfy the need for business continuity and productivity encountered by
organizations on a global scale. GFI has offices in the US, Malta, UK, Hong
Kong and Australia which support more than 200,000 installations worldwide.
GFI is a channel-focused company with over 10,000 partners worldwide. GFI is
a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner. More information about GFI can be found
at http://www.gfi.com.
All product and company names herein may be trademarks of their respective
owners.
SOURCE GFI
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