WatchGuard Successfully Protects and Connects the Turin Organizing Committee; Firebox X UTM Appliances Helped Defend the TOROC
April 18 2006 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
WatchGuard Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:WGRD), a leading provider of
Unified Threat Management solutions, today announced its
contribution to defending the network of the Turin Organizing
Committee for the Olympic Games (TOROC). At the XX Winter Olympics,
WatchGuard assisted with the implementation of security projects in
unique deployments in conjunction with professional on-site
consultation. Specifically, every TOROC office used a Firebox X
Edge as a VPN end point in its distributed network comprised of its
various sites around Turin. The VPN branch office implementation
connected TOROC's agencies and administration network of six
offices, and was centrally controlled by a pair of Firebox X Peak
appliances running in High Availability mode in the Administrative
Data Center (ADC) of Turin. A Firebox X Peak was also used to
connect between the network in the International Broadcast Center
in Lingotto and the network that managed and monitored the Olympic
closed circuit TV. The Firebox secured the traffic between the two
networks and allowed remote control of the servers in Lingotto
directly from the Main Technology Center in Turin. Another pair of
Firebox X Peak appliances installed at the ADC provided proactive
Intrusion Prevention, performing IPS functionality at remote
venues. WatchGuard also supplied its UTM security appliances to
remotely monitor and guarantee the continuity of generators located
in Lingotto. The TOROC requested information about these security
implementations be withheld until the conclusion of the Games and
the disassembly of the network. According to Stefano Sandri, head
of the TOROC Security Team, "Our solutions implemented and used via
the WatchGuard equipment met our expectations, and we were
impressed by how easy it was to configure and run the units thanks
to WatchGuard's centralized management." "Security -- both physical
and IT -- is always a top concern when holding an event as
high-profile as the Turin games. A breach in security could
endanger event organizers and attendees, as well as detract the
focus from the global community spirit of the games," said John
Stuckey, WatchGuard VP of Marketing. "We are extremely proud to
have been able to contribute to the network security of the Turin
games and would be honored to support events like this again in the
future." About WatchGuard Technologies, Inc. WatchGuard provides
network security. The company's Firebox X family of upgradeable
appliances delivers the performance, functionality and security
strength to meet the needs of organizations of any size.
WatchGuard's Intelligent Layered Security protects against emerging
threats and provides the platform to integrate additional services
offered by the company. All WatchGuard products include a
LiveSecurity Service subscription for vulnerability alerts,
software updates, expert security instruction, as well as
individualized and self-help customer care. WatchGuard is
headquartered in Seattle, Washington, with offices throughout
Europe and Asia. For more information, please visit
www.watchguard.com. WatchGuard, LiveSecurity and Firebox are either
registered trademarks or trademarks of WatchGuard Technologies,
Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. All other
trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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