du’s Cloud UTM provides organisations with a comprehensive solution for combating cybercrime and securing their ICT environments

Dubai, UAE, 24 February 2018:   du - from Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (EITC), has launched its Cloud Unified Threat Management (UTM) service, a next-generation cybersecurity solution that extends organisations perimeters to all sites, securely. It provides an all-in-one security solution that removes the need for procuring, hosting, maintaining and managing on-premises Firewalls. 

The full-service cybersecurity solution is designed to ensure that no threats can get close to an organisation’s network. du’s Cloud UTM solution has been designed to protect enterprises at the core-network layer. The solution offers anti-virus, anti-spam, anti-spyware, intrusion prevention and web filtering capabilities to protect against cyber security threats.

“As more and more enterprises undergo digital transformation, protection against cyber-attacks amongst organisations is more important than ever. With security threats across the region increasing in sophistication and frequency, Cloud UTM gives organisations around the clock protection with the flexibility and scalability of the Cloud. It removes the complexity of managing on-premises firewalls and delivers superior identification and threat management,” said Farid Faraidooni, Deputy CEO, ICT Solutions, EITC. “Organisations gain a comprehensive solution to protect them from cybercrime, enabling them to defend their critical assets with 24/7 visibility and control.”

du’s Cloud UTM security solution checks the internet traffic against security threats at wire speed using industry-leading technology solutions, before it enters or leaves the customer premises. Data is securely tunnelled to du’s network based cloud UTM platform and goes through a vigorous screening process, detecting and blocking any malware, malicious links, content, threats or intrusions. This process is applied to both incoming and outbound traffic, ensuring that anything going in or out is thoroughly cleaned so networks are fully secure and protected. 

du’s Managed Security Services provides secure environments to safeguard organisations against potential security threats and to keep their applications and services fully secure and protected. It delivers Managed Security Services to Government Institutions, Enterprises and Small-Medium Businesses, serving some of the largest and most innovative companies across the region. It supports its customers with 24/7 monitoring and management for dedicated and reliable security protection.