The educational environment presents tough challenges for network security administrators.  The core educational mission requires an open environment that facilitates information access and communication.  At the same time, network administrators are obligated to ensure the security, integrity and availability of information and online collaboration.  Depending on the educational facility, there may also be a requirement to comply with regulations such FISMA or HIPAA.

Reflex Security Solutions for Information Security in Educational Environments
Next-generation Reflex IPS intrusion prevention solutions are ideal for large educational and university networks.  They effectively protect the network perimeter, the multi-gigabit network core and virtualized server environments from hackers, mischievous students, and other troublemakers.  Multi-vector threat detection prevents intrusions, data theft, denial of service, malware, spyware, rogues and more.

• Advanced Security: Integrated intrusion prevention, antivirus, security information management, network access control, network discovery, host quarantine and more.  Facilitates interoperability and simplifies vendor relations. 

Patent-pending Reflex VSA™ secures virtualized server environments that may house proprietary research data, protected health information, personnel/student records or other sensitive information. 

• Easy to Use: Intuitive management and reporting tools maximize protection and manageability. Centralized control simplifies security management and staffing issues at remote facilities.
• High Performance: Secure throughput at up to 10 Gbps supports the high-bandwidth requirements commonly found in educational environments.
• Reliable: High availability configurations and patent-pending Sentrium™ solid-state architecture provide rugged, dependable performance.  Redundant, load balanced configurations assure service levels for critical applications.
• Scalable: Reflex’s array of physical and virtualized appliance solutions readily adapt to large campus environments, distributed remote facilities, dormitory complexes and more.
• Granular Security Policies: Reflex makes it easy to deploy granular security policies by VLAN, subnet, IP address range and more.  This makes it easy to accommodate unique security requirements that may be found in dormitories, classrooms, laboratories, administrative facilities, medical facilities and more. 

Reflex Security Customer Success Profile

The Challenge

• A large medical teaching facility needed to provide remote access for 1000 faculty, staff and student users, as well as large partner hospitals and diagnostic laboratories.
• Needed to protect network without restricting legitimate access.
• Limited security management resources.

The Reflex Solution

• Reflex IPS deployed at key network gateways.
• Configured to block malicious traffic and provide robust event reporting.
• Centralized management via Reflex Command Center.

Key Customer Benefits          

• Created an open, secure network environment.
• Increased network visibility and control.
• Reduced IT workload and cost.

"The Reflex IPS solution allows us to provide appropriate access to our network without putting sensitive information at risk.  It also helps us create a secure environment without incurring an unrealistic amount of work for our IT group.”  - ITS Security Director

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