CLM brings new Hillstone firewall to Brazil: equipment offers hardware decryption

Opening SSL encrypted packets and inspecting them are essential for defending the perimeter behind the firewall

Inspection of SSL encrypted packets is essential for defending the perimeter behind the firewall. As this work can be quite expensive in terms of CPU, in order to maintain adequate throughput, Hillstone Networks, a reference in cybersecurity and risk management solutions, innovates by doing it by hardware, in a complete equipment and at an affordable price for companies. of all sizes. The company launches in Latin America (including Brazil) the NGFW A5100 solution, which is a new generation of firewalls and one of the most affordable and interesting options for SMEs. 

Francisco Camargo, CEO of CLM, which distributes Hillstone solutions in Brazil and Colombia, explains: “When the CPU is not able to decrypt the packet, processing slows down, impairing the nominal throughput of the firewall, which can start to lose packets, and even crash.” 

The technology in this next-generation firewall, Camargo continues, avoids performance issues generated by SSL decryption, which are the first line of defense. “These tasks can be CPU intensive on a firewall, which is not the case with the Hillstone Networks NGFW A5100, which comes with a native chip for decryption”, comments Camargo. 

The model incorporates enhancements to both software and hardware capabilities, making it an affordable solution capable of preventing known and unknown threats from invading the business environment. The main differentiator of the NGFW A5100 is its high performance with a low total cost of ownership, which makes the solution the ideal choice for all companies of all sizes. 

Hillstone Networks' newest additions fall into the A series of firewalls and come with a full set of features that allow you to provide real-time detection and protection against a broad spectrum of malware and network attacks. Among its most important functions, CLM, a Latin American value-added distributor focused on information security, data protection, infrastructure for data centers and cloud, highlights: 

· Spam and Phishing Protection

· Cloud sandboxing

· C&C botnet.

· IPS Intrusion Prevent System

· Analysis of IP address reputation

· Dangerous URL filtering. 

Your antivirus comes with a unified system threat detection and analysis engine that coordinates all firewall security mechanisms to dramatically improve efficiency and reduce network latency. The solution also comes with 8 GbE, 16 SFP and 6 SFP+ fixed network interfaces. 

In practice, these configurations allow covering various work scenarios with a single firewall, offering modular expansion, comprehensive threat protection. 

The A5100 also offers a variety of local storage expansion options, helping to complement cloud strategies.