News & Events

May 30, 2012

Large enterprises that feel exposed to the increasingly pervasive threat of malware and botnets will welcome the recent announcement that Frontline and Nominum are now delivering a carrier grade DNS/DHCP platform.

Building on our long partnership with Nominum – the world leader in integrated DNS-based applications and solutions – Frontline is offering the security application with full Level 1 technical support and virtualisation services.

Unlike  proprietary  appliances that rely on open source engines with minimal security, constant patches and moderate performance,  the new  solution  takes advantage of Nominum’s Vantio DNS software running on carrier grade HP hardware and hardened Red Hat Linux.

The proven stability and resilience of the Nominum software, as well as extremely robust hardware and OS, ensures an easy, out-of-the-box  deployment and ongoing operation.

How does it work?

Nominum’s solution is based on a unique  platform-designed three-tier architecture, with layers of security that remain unmatched in the market, protecting critical DNS servers and the data they contain against DDoS and cache poisoning attacks.

Optional Nominum applications  add additional protections from malware, botnets and a multitude of other Internet exploits. Every device on the network can be protected and there is no need to introduce any new equipment into the network.

“We’re taking the expertise we’ve gained  deploying mission critical solutions at the largest and most demanding networks in Australia,  and providing security and IT teams a critical new layer of protection against loss of company or customer data,” said  Chris Ford,  Frontline Systems Australia.

“We’ll give CIOs and Security Operations teams a brand new tool for monitoring and managing malicious threats brought into their networks from employee devices including iPads, smartphones, USB sticks, or other IP devices.”