Microsoft ISA Server 2006 Security Consulting and Support

Microsoft ISA Server 2006

Microsoft™ Microsoft ISA Server 2006, Design, Support and Service.

Microsoft's ISA Server provides a sophisticated, application-layer aware firewall that can guard your business network from external and internal attacks.

ISA Server performs deep inspection of Internet protocols such as HTTP, which allows ISA Server to uncover many threats that can get past conventional firewalls. The combined firewall and VPN design of ISA Server supports stateful filtering of all VPN traffic.

ISA Servers are the center piece of Microsoft's network security strategy, and Metroplex Tech Microsoft certified engineers can help you with your network security through expert deployment of Microsoft ISA Server.

How Microsoft's ISA Server can help your company

For small companies in the Dallas DFW area, Metroplex Tech's Microsoft-certified experts can provide Microsoft ISA Server 2006 security solutions tailored to your specific small business needs.

We can also assist with computer and IT consulting services for the entire array of Microsoft .NET Enterprise Servers, Microsoft Windows 2003 Server, and Microsoft Windows 2006 Server.

Metroplex Tech's server and IT migration, installation, update, and support services cover system design, configuration, and administration. We also assist with technical project management and documentation, on-site IT tech support and system repair, security consulting, and full-service IT outsourcing.

Microsoft ISA Server products supported by MT include:

ISA Server 2006 Support and Consulting
Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2006 is the most advanced ISA Firewall, virtual private network, and Web cache solution current released that improves network performance and helps protect businesses of all sizes from attack by both external and inside sources.

ISA Server 2004 Support and Consulting
Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2004 is the advanced Firewall, virtual private network, and Web cache solution that improves network performance and helps protect businesses of all sizes from attack by both external and inside sources.

ISA Server 2000 Support and Consulting
Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2000 offers policy-based security, enhanced performance, and easy management of internetworking by providing both a firewall and a Web cache server integrated with Microsoft's familiar Windows 2000 operating system. The firewall provides extensive data filtering, control of access policy, and traffic routing. The cache improves network performance by storing frequently requested Web content.

Microsoft ISA Server 2006

Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2006 offers policy-based security, enhanced performance, and easy management of internetworking by providing both a firewall and a Web cache server integrated with Microsoft's familiar Windows 2006 operating system. The firewall provides extensive data filtering, control of access policy, and traffic routing. The cache improves network performance by storing frequently requested Web content.

Microsoft ISA Server 2006 includes powerful management tools to simplify critical processes including policy definition, traffic routing, server publishing, and monitoring.

ISA Server 2006 builds on Windows 2006 security, directory, virtual private networking (VPN), and bandwidth control. The firewall and cache can be deployed on their own dedicated servers or integrated on the same physical computer.

In either configuration, ISA Server can significantly enhance network security, enforce consistent Internet usage policy, accelerate Internet access, and improve employee productivity.

Benefits of Microsoft ISA Server 2006

The option to setup a security environment in which use and access permissions/restrictions to Internet services are tied to the individual user logon account that the user is currently logged into.

Most firewalls only allow restrictions to the Ethernet addresses of physical PCs, which is both inflexible and difficult to manage. With ISA Server 2006 you could, for example, limit individual users to specific sites and stop them from performing functions such as MP3 downloading or Internet radio.

Integration with Windows 2006 Active Directory for easy configuration and management of Internet-related user, group, and access policy information.

Special Exchange RPC-based filtering mode that gives authorized external users the ability to access an internal Exchange server remotely using the full capabilities of the native Exchange mode of Outlook, without requiring a complicated VPN connection.

Because ISA Server is an application that runs on top of standard Windows 2006, administrators can leverage a familiar graphical user environment and administration tools for all aspects of configuration and management.

Other firewall products, such as Cisco Pix, require the knowledge of an arcane and non-intuitive configuration language requiring highly trained experts.

ISA Server has comprehensive support for protecting IIS servers behind the firewall, which has been one of the largest areas of hacker exploits for Windows 2006 environments.

Support for a DMZ zone, allowing for the highest level of safety and security for placing servers that require public access in a special network segment while fully protecting the internal network.

Microsoft has developed powerful programming APIs so that 3rd party software developers can create specialized add-on features to the ISA Server, such as web content blocking, advanced intrusion detection, load balancing, and virus protection. Hundreds of 3rd party add-on products are currently available and new ones are continually being introduced.

Bandwidth prioritization allows companies to specify what is most critical (such as eCommerce and customer-related web servers) to allocate limited Internet bandwidth. These bandwidth allocations can be based on the specific user, application, protocol, or service.

Built-in intelligent web page caching capabilities speeds up the user Internet browsing experience and dramatically reduces Internet bandwidth usage by keeping copies of frequently accessed pages locally in hard disk storage on the ISA Server. When a user requests a web page that is cached, it is served from the local cache without using up Internet bandwidth.

Detailed security access logging features to understand security threats. Basic-level intrusion detection filters to alert against common intrusion attempts.

Microsoft ISA Server 2006 is a cost-effective solution. The simple pricing model is server based and is not tied to the number of users, which can make competing firewall products a very expensive alternative.

How Metroplex Tech's Consultants Provide Microsoft ISA Server

Metroplex Tech's Microsoft certified engineers can help you with your network security through expert deployment of ISA Server.

Firewalls and security rules are complicated to plan and configure in a way that is optimized for your business. Excessive restrictions can impede workflow and hinder productivity, but overly lax security leaves your system open to malicious hackers and viruses.

Metroplex Tech's Microsoft-certified consultants have extensive experience developing Microsoft-based security solutions with ISA Server for IT networks with multiple sites, remote workers, and mission-critical eCommerce applications.

A Metroplex Tech consultant is available to give your Dallas company access to a security expert who can plan and implement a configuration of ISA Server 2006 that supports your business requirements.