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August 2011 Issue

Greetings! 

 

This newsletter is a follow up to last month's newsletter that mentioned the July 2011 Wall Street Journal article titled, "Hackers Shift Attacks to Small Firms" and will provide solutions and ideas that could assist you in helping your customers...

 

>> Avoid a breach of their network, downtime, or loss of business! Click here!

 

>> Secure their POS system and network! Go here!

 

>> Obtain details on receiving a FREE firewall or email security appliance through WatchGuard's
     RED Instead Program! Expires 9/30/11! Learn more here!
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We are here to assist you with your network and data security needs. If you have questions or need more information, contact us at 800-880-4200 or sales@cpu-distrib.com.

Your CPU Distributing Network Security Resource Team!

 

 

P.S.: Go to www.cpu-distrib.com and check out the various solutions we can provide you! 

 

Contact us at 800-880-4200 or sales@cpu-distrib.com!

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NET TERMS?

 

If you would like to apply for Net Terms, give us a call at 800-880-4200 or email us at sales@cpu-distrib.com. Your account manager will email you a Net Terms Agreement for you to fill out, sign and fax back to us. We will then process the form and let you know the results. If you qualify, then all you have to do is provide us a PO number with your order and we will process it right away.
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Data BreachIf your customers suffer a data breachstayopen

can they afford the . . .

 

1) Loss of sales,

2) Disgruntled customers,

3) Employee downtime,

4) Expense to fix the issue, &

5) Potential fines and law suits?

 

Here are some stats to consider...

 

1) The average cost of a data breach equals $204 per record according to the 2010 VerizonA RISK Team and the U.S. Secret Service's 2010 Data Breach Investigatioin Report. How many customer records does your cusotmer have? Can they afford the loss of $204 per customer record?

 

2) Almost half of the average incurred data loss expenses related to the cost of lost business as a result of the incident. Add in the possible fines, law suits, and expense of fixing the security issues, many small businesses would not just lose business, but lose their business!

 

A key takeaway from the 2010 Data Breach Investigation Report is that while the quantity of data breaches quintupled in 2010, the number of compromised records actually dropped. This data is consistent with the growing belief that attackers are increasingly targeting smaller companies (which tend to have less focus and expertise on IT security) simply because they are easier to exploit.

 

You can make it harder for your customer's to be exploited by making sure they take advantage of SonicWALL's network security and data protection solutions as well as putting into place policies designed to protect the network and the data within it. 

 

SonicWALLŽ network security and data protection solutions are built to keep your customer's business up, running and protected. Intelligently designed, all SonicWALL solutions are also affordable and easy-to-use.

 

If your customer's wired connection goes down, SonicWALL network security appliances (TZ 200, TZ 210, NSA Series & E-NSA Series) keep their network connection up by enabling an automatic failover to either a wireless broadband cellular network using a broadband card that can be connected via the USB ports or a dial-up phone network. Also, this feature is great for places where there is no power source (i.e. construction sites, police squad cars, mall kiosks, and so-forth). A list of supported broadband cards (and other USB devices) can be found here: http://www.sonicwall.com/us/products/3190.html 

 

These same network security appliances (including the TZ 100) also have deep packet inspection capabilities which provide critical network protection from malicious threats such as viruses, worms and Trojans.

 

SonicWALL's solutions also secure the transmission of your customer's data. For those with multiple locations, SonicWALL's Global Management System allows you to manage their SonicWALL firewalls at multiple locations and provide unified security policy management and reporting which addresses regulatory PCI mandates.

 

And when it comes to data backup and recovery, SonicWALL's backup and recovery solution (CDP: Continuous Data Protection) ensures you can easily and quickly backup your customer's valuable data and then recover lost data with a click of a mouse.

 

And now, with SonicWALL's current promotions, it is easier than ever for them to upgrade to the latest SonicWALL firewall and backup appliance and Anti-virus/Anti-spyware solution for desktops and laptops that access the network. Check them out:

 

1) Secure Upgrade Plus Program: Trade up your customer's older SonicWALL firewall model to a newer model bundled with 2 or 3-yrs Comprehensive Gateway Security Suite at special pricing. They can also trade up to SonicWALL's CDP appliance, Email Security appliance, & Secure Remote Access appliance from older SonicWALL appliances or qualifying competitive appliances. All of these come with their own particular bundled security and or support services.

 

2) Customer Loyalty Bundle Program: When your customer participates in the Secure Upgrade Plus Program above, they can receive discounted pricing off MSRP/List on additional SonicWALL Security appliances. 

 

3) SonicWALL CDP PromotionThrough September 30, 2011, if your customer has n older SonicWALL CDP appliance, when they upgrade to a current CDP model, they can receive up to a $1,000  in credit through a Prepaid MasterCardŽ! 

 

4) SonicWALL Enforced Client AV/ASW Promotion: Through Sept 30, 2011, SonicWALL would like to offer an additional year of SonicWALLŽ Enforced Client Anti-Virus and Anti-Spyware services for new customers who are currently using competitive product (non-SonicWALL Anti-Virus product) and purchase and activate a qualifying 2-year SonicWALLŽ Enforced Client Anti-Virus and Anti-Spyware SKU.

 

To learn more or to obtain assistance on which SonicWALL solution or solutions will be best for your customer's particular network security needs, call 800-880-4200!

POS SystemIs your customer's POS system vulnerable to an attack?POS
 
If it's running on Microsoft Windows then it could very well be and thus, put their network in danger of a data breach or other malicious attacks.
 

POS systems use to run on proprietary operating systems. This protected them from damaging malicious attacks such as worms, viruses, hackers and so-forth that have plagued other businesses. New POS systems are running on open operating systems like Microsoft Windows, which exposes them to the same viruses, worms, Trojans, and other threats that other businesses have been dealing with for years.

 

With this shift, many POS systems have been hard hit by malicious attacks. Complicating the threat problem is the speed with which new threats are being created and moving across the Internet. Today, it is very critical to have a network security solution in place that includes a mechanism for fast updates to protect against emerging threats. Even if your customer has a security solution in place, if that solution is a legacy appliance and or its security and support subscriptions are expired, then you are simply asking for trouble.

 

SonicWALL's Comprehensive Gateway Security Suite services (UTM Security + Support), when added to a SonicWALL firewall appliance, delivers intelligent, real-time network security protection against a comprehensive array of dynamic threats including viruses, spyware, worms, Trojans, and software vulnerabilities such as buffer overflows, as well as backdoor exploits and other malicious code.

 

As an added layer of security for any retail merchant or service provider, this powerful solution provides application layer attack protection not only against external threats, but also against those originating inside the network.

 

To learn how your customer can obtain SonicWALL's TotalSecure appliance to protect their POS system and network, giving them an up-to-date firewall model with 1-year Comprehensive Gateway Security Suite (UTM Security + Support) bundled with it, give us a call at 800-880-4200.

 

And if you have a customer with an out-dated discontinued TZ 150, 170, 180, 190 or PRO Series then ask how you can easily upgrade their appliance through SonicWALL's Secure Upgrade Plus Program giving them a current firewall model with 2 or 3-years Comprehensive Gateway Security Suite (UTM Security + Support) bundled with it. Call 800-880-4200 to learn more or to take advantage of this program!

WatchGuard Red LionGet a WatchGuard XTM or XCS Appliance for FREE*WG

 

*Get details by clicking "RED Instead Program"!

 

Offer expires September 30, 2011!

  

* Through WatchGuard's RED Instead Program, when you customer trades in their non-current WatchGuard appliance model or any other manufacturer's firewall or email security appliance for a three-year security bundle on selected models, they only pay for the services - it's like getting the box for free.

 

XTMStackWatchGuard's XTM line of firewalls when bundled with their XTM Security Suite provides a level of security at a price that is unsurpassed for that level of security. With WatchGuard's XTM Security Suite you receive:

 

1) Gateway Anti-virus & Enhanced Intrusion Prevention: Stop viruses, worms, spyware, Trojans, and other malicious threats at the gateway/firewall BEFORE they reach your customer's PCs or server.

2) spamBlocker: Stop spam at the gateway/firewall.

3) WebBlocker: Control and monitor customer's employee internet access.

4) Reputation Enabled Defense (works IN THE CLOUD, not at the firewall, to prevent access to known bad sites thus improving your customer's firewall's performance)

5) Application Control: Greater control of how applications (i.e. facebook, LinkedIn, & etc) are accessed, how applications (i.e. posting, games & etc) within those applications are accessed and who can access them and when they can access them.

6) LiveSecurity Support Services (phone/web support, hardware replacement, LiveSecurity Alerts regarding threats, & firmware updates). Upgradeable to LiveSecurity Plus & Gold.

 

XTM   Data Sheets: XTM 2  |  XTM 5  | XTM 8  | XTM 1050/2050 

 

Video: Fireware XTM vs Other Guys

 

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WatchGuard XCS StackWatchGuard XCS (Extensible Content Security)

 

WatchGuard's XCS solutions, deliver the industry's most effective defense-in-depth solution for email security, web security and data loss prevention. These easy-to-use, all-in-one solutions offer the most effective defense from email and web-based threats including spam, viruses, malware, URL filtering, blended threats, spyware and network attacks. Choose from six different models (Even have a model with RAID within it) to suit the unique messaging security requirements ranging from small business to the most demanding enterprise email and web networks.

 

WatchGuard's XCS appliances protect your customer's network's perimeter with a combination of defenses:

  • WatchGuard ReputationAuthority "in-the-cloud," real-time monitoring service to block over 98% of unwanted traffic and threats with 99.9% accuracy.
  • Advanced Anti-spam and Malware Prevention Engines for URL filtering on HTTP and HTTPS.
  • Zero-Hour Threat Outbreak Response for the fastest response to new threats.
  • Always-On Email Security so your customer never lose a message.
  • Set-It-And-Forget-It Administration with the ability to apply a single policy to control traffic.
  • Granular Reporting for visibility into security gaps and customizable reporting for audit requirements.

XCS Data Sheet     Demo Video    Recorded Webinar: 10 Ways IT Enables Cybercrime

 

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And with the RED Instead Program, you can't beat the value WatchGuard brings to the table!

 

NOTE: Trade-ups to WatchGuard's XTM Firewall and XCS Email Security Appliances are also available with 1- or 2-yr security suites through WatchGuard's regular Trade-up and Save Program.

 

Any questions about any of the programs, ordering, or mentioned features, contact us at 800-880-4200 or sales@cpu-distrib.com!