Netsentron

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NetSentron, a division of Kobelt Development Inc.
Web Security Gateway, Web filtering, Virtual Private Network and Information Leak Prevention, Unified Threat Management
IndustryInformation Technology
Founded2002
Headquarters Surrey, British Columbia
Area served
International
Key people
Tom Kobelt, Vice President
Parent Kobelt Development Inc.
Website http://www.netsentron.com/

NetSentron is a network security appliance designed and sold by Kobelt Development Inc. (KDI), a Surrey, British Columbia-based IT services company. The NetSentron appliance is a firewall, website content filter, and virtual private network remote access device.

Surrey, British Columbia City in British Columbia, Canada

Surrey is a city in the province of British Columbia, Canada, located south of the Fraser River and north of the Canada–United States border. It is a member municipality of the Metro Vancouver regional district and metropolitan area. Mainly a suburban city, Surrey is the province's second-largest by population after Vancouver and the third largest by area after Abbotsford and Prince George.

Information technology (IT) is the use of computers to store, retrieve, transmit, and manipulate data, or information, often in the context of a business or other enterprise. IT is considered to be a subset of information and communications technology (ICT). An information technology system is generally an information system, a communications system or, more specifically speaking, a computer system – including all hardware, software and peripheral equipment – operated by a limited group of users.

In computing, a firewall is a network security system that monitors and controls incoming and outgoing network traffic based on predetermined security rules. A firewall typically establishes a barrier between a trusted internal network and untrusted external network, such as the Internet.

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History

NetSentron was privately developed by KDI in 2002. [1] The product is available as a hardware appliance, and as software which must be loaded onto equivalent hardware. The initial target market was businesses, to provide high security data transfer with its AES-256 bit encryption. Over time, however, schools wanting to prevent their students from viewing inappropriate Internet content (as defined by individual school administrators: examples include pornography and instant messaging sites) became interested in the NetSentron because of the appliance's content filter. [2]

Business Organization undertaking commercial, industrial, or professional activity

Business is the activity of making one's living or making money by producing or buying and selling products. Simply put, it is "any activity or enterprise entered into for profit. It does not mean it is a company, a corporation, partnership, or have any such formal organization, but it can range from a street peddler to General Motors."

Advanced Encryption Standard block cipher standard

The Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), also known by its original name Rijndael, is a specification for the encryption of electronic data established by the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in 2001.

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Features

The NetSentron provides features for network security and management, such as [3] a firewall with intrusion detection, and a spam filter.

Network security consists of the policies and practices adopted to prevent and monitor unauthorized access, misuse, modification, or denial of a computer network and network-accessible resources. Network security involves the authorization of access to data in a network, which is controlled by the network administrator. Users choose or are assigned an ID and password or other authenticating information that allows them access to information and programs within their authority. Network security covers a variety of computer networks, both public and private, that are used in everyday jobs; conducting transactions and communications among businesses, government agencies and individuals. Networks can be private, such as within a company, and others which might be open to public access. Network security is involved in organizations, enterprises, and other types of institutions. It does as its title explains: it secures the network, as well as protecting and overseeing operations being done. The most common and simple way of protecting a network resource is by assigning it a unique name and a corresponding password.

Network management is the process of administering and managing computer networks. Services provided by this discipline include fault analysis, performance management, provisioning of networks and maintaining the quality of service. Software that enables network administrators to perform their functions is called network management software.

The NetSentron hardware appliance is available in two sizes. [4] The original is a single rack unit (1U) server, configurable for supporting up to 200, 400 or 800 concurrent Internet users depending on the option purchased. For smaller operations, a small form factor supports up to 50 concurrent Internet users.

Rack unit unit of measure describing the height of electronic equipment designed to mount in a 19-inch rack or a 23-inch rack

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References

  1. ↑ KDI - Press Release, May 13, 2002, Kobelt Development Inc., archived from the original on December 25, 2008, retrieved 2009-01-30
  2. ↑ Library Software Filters, The Galecia Group, archived from the original on 2008-12-29, retrieved 2009-01-30
  3. ↑ NetSentron Specs, Kobelt Development Inc., retrieved 2009-01-30
  4. ↑ NetSentron Pricing, Kobelt Development Inc., retrieved 2009-01-30
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