Sprint IP Security Services Features

Here is how businesses can benefit from Sprint IP Security Services.

Controlled access to sensitive information – Sprint IP Security Services protect businesses' internal networks from intruders.

Customized IP security solution – Customers can decide if they want to manage their security solutions themselves or have Sprint manage it for them.

Secure e-business transactions – Customers can protect their clients' account information so they feel comfortable doing business on a customer Web site.

Simplified network administration – Sprint IP Security Services works with any Sprint IP transport and access service to provide Internet access, corporate intranet connections, frame relay, or asynchronous transfer mode (ATM).

Single-source solution – Customers don't have to deal with several vendors. They receive top-notch service from a single provider – Sprint.

Cost reduction – By letting a Sprint dedicated security team manage their firewalls, customers can focus their resources on revenue-generation instead of network maintenance.

Improved security enforcement – Sprint IP Security Services help businesses enforce security policies and procedures across their company.

Sprint IP Security Services provides a complete security solution to protect businesses.

Security expertise – For more than 20 years, Sprint has been a leader in network security. Sprint is committed to helping businesses apply the most advanced IP security technologies.

Network expertise – Sprint can design a virtual private network (VPN) that gives businesses the security of a private network with the convenience and low cost of the Internet. VPNs create a secure tunnel for remote users to access corporate networks.

Complete system – Sprint has alliances with industry-leading firewall vendors Axent Technologies and Check Point Software Technologies to deliver the most robust network security technology available today. Firewall software allows remote TCP/IP-connected locations to share data over the Internet as if connected by their own secure private network. Sprint provides content filtering and Web site blocking so businesses can prevent employee access to undesirable Internet sites.

Managed firewall service – Sprint provides a complete managed firewall solution to ensure the solution meets customer needs. After on-site design and implementation, Sprint will provide monitoring and management 24 x 7. The service also includes software updates, hardware maintenance, backups, vulnerability analysis, and detailed monthly reports.

Implementation – Whether businesses choose to manage their own firewalls, or have Sprint manage firewalls for them, Sprint technicians can install the firewall software, hardware, and operating system. Sprint can also set up the initial configuration of TCP/IP services, access rules, domain name service (DNS), and Sendmail.

Complete 24 x 7 firewall support – Customers can reach Sprint for support 24 x 7 through a single toll-free number or through e-mail.

Software support – Customers can receive technical support by phone for firewall and remote client software, and can receive automatic distribution of software upgrades to ensure they have the most up-to-date firewall protection.

Firewall hardware maintenance – Sprint provides on-site repair or replacement of failed hardware. Additionally, Sprint can ensure hardware has the latest operating system updates and upgrades.

Firewall phone consulting – Beyond basic phone support, Sprint provides over-the-phone consulting on almost every aspect of firewalls, including help with setting up firewall rules and reading audit logs.