Network Security

IP network security has been a concern of ours since the early 1990s. The world discovered the Internet and all of a sudden all the weakness that were never exploited in the Internet's original academic mode are now prey to thousands of hackers. We were there when Trusted Information Systems released the first verson of the Firewall Toolkit. THE first firewall. The state of the art has progressed significanly since that ascii file driven packet filter was first relaesed. We were also building VPNs before they were called VPNs. They were encrypted tunnels before the marketing folks got wind of the function.

We designed an implemented our first two-tiered firewall design in 1994. It was the first two tiered firewall architecture in existence according to our knowledge. An outgrowth of that original two tier design is the system we presently recommend for companies with critical information systems on-line. Today the two tier firewall system is more of the norm and some people are even installing three tier systems. As always security and performance are a delicate balance.

The bottom line here is that we do not install "cookie cutter" systems. We evaluate your present security risks and make decisions according to your budget. If there is any great disparity between the two we'll be sure to advise you.

If you're looking for a pioneering technical firm that is used to coming up with new and better cost effective solutions, call GT Systems & Security.