It can be a real challenge for IT administrators to maximise the business value of Web applications while minimising the risk. While certain critical applications need bandwidth prioritisation, other non-productive apps may need to be bandwidth throttled or completely blocked.

Application Intelligence
Scanning every byte of every packet of all network traffic, SonicWALL provides complete application intelligence and control regardless of port or protocol by determing exactly what applications are being used and who is using them.

Application Control
With new levels of management and ease of use, Application Intelligence, Control and Visualisation gives IT administrators granular control of applications and users. Administrators can easily create bandwidth management policies based on logical pre-defined categories (such as social media or gaming), individual applications, or even users and groups.

Application Visualisation
To control network use properly, administrators must visualise application traffic and adjust network policy based on critical observations. The SonicWALL Application Flow Monitor provides real-time graphs of applications, ingress and egress bandwidth, Web sites visited and all user activity.

To take advantage of the new Next-Generation Firewall Application Visibility you will all need to have a valid Gateway AV, Intrusion Prevention and Anti-Spyware Service Subscription running on the TZ 210, NSA 240, NSA 2400, NSA 3500, NSA 4500, NSA 5000, NSA E5500, NSA E6500, NSA E7500 and NSA E8500 platforms.

How do we deploy a method of authentication that necessitates a higher level of identity proof than simply a password, whilst minimising the inconvenience caused for our users?

Enter Two-Factor Authentication.
Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) is not a new concept, it is used every time a bank customer visits the local ATM. One authentication factor is the physical ATM card the customer slides into the machine. The second factor is the PIN they enter. Without either of these, authentication cannot take place.

Simply put: 2FA results in a high level of security by requiring not only 'something you know' ie. your password and/or username, but also 'something you have' ie. a token (software or hardware) which provides a One-Time Password (OTP) each time the user wishes to log into the system.

A One-Time Password is a password which is changed each time a user logs into the system. The password may reset each time the system is used, or may be generated dependant upon another factor, such as the time.

In the UK it has become mandatory for systems with access to government networks to be secured by this method of authentication, and many small and medium sized organisations are beginning to follow suit.

Why use KnowWho?
Until now, deployment of Two-Factor Authentication has been costly and consequently, generally the domain of enterprise and financial organisations.

Many businesses have embraced the use of online systems, and rightly so, we are quickly becoming dependent upon these technologies. The issue can be that following the deployment of such a system, few of us have budget remaining to address authentication concerns. Or may be we are simply unaware that such options exist but have reached the point where we have had to expand access options for our staff.

Due to the nature of the concerns it addresses, 2FA is only truly effective when deployed across your entire remote-user base and this, traditionally at a cost of around £100 per user, is often beyond the reach of security budgets.

KnowWho reduces the cost of deployment by removing the need for deployment of local authentication software / systems, instead hosting these in the cloud. Meanwhile your tokens are provided by software, SMS or hardware token and included in your monthly fee!