Netgear Targets Small Businesses With New Security Tool

From PC World: Netgear's new security appliance takes on small-to-midsize business stalwarts such as Fortinet and Barracuda by including antispam, antimalware, and Web content filtering in a single unit that offers easy deployment and budget-preserving pricing.

We tested the STM600, the high-end appliance Netgear started shipping in November, and found that it does an adequate job of blocking what you don't want, while making a minimal intrusion into your network.

The STM600 combines two main functions in a single appliance. First is e-mail protections, including antispam and anti-malware, as well as some content filtering. Second is Web and FTP client protections, including antimalware and content filtering.

The STM600 has an easy-to-use Web-based interface, and a separate out-of-band management port, which is a nice feature. In general, most network managers will be able to configure the STM600 in just a few minutes.

The e-mail protection features work on SMTP, POP3 and IMAP4 protocols. You identify what ports you're running these three protocols on, and then define a fairly simple policy on how to handle traffic.

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