Interliant, a leading global application service provider (ASP), announced today that it has launched an addition to its INIT Security portfolio of managed security services. The INIT Remote Managed Firewall Service (MFS) enables customers to outsource the design, implementation, monitoring, management and maintenance of their on-site firewall hardware and software to professionally certified Interliant security engineers.

Designed to address the needs of clients who need to implement a security solution but have little or no security infrastructure in place, INIT Remote MFS adds industrial-strength professional services to protect against malicious intruders and potential hackers. In addition, Interliant offers leasing options for the hardware and software, rolling the cost into one monthly fee, to provide additional financial benefits. The INIT Remote MFS solution also is a viable option for companies with existing Check Point/Nokia solutions.

The offering includes an initial security assessment, design, implementation, 24x7 monitoring and management, logging and reporting, policy management, firewall updates, as well as quarterly performance audits and tuning. In addition to the INIT Remote MFS offering, Interliant has a broad array of professional security services that include the hosted INIT Managed Firewall Service, vulnerability assessment and intrusion detection services, authentication services, as well as secure virtual private network (VPN) design, implementation, and management.
The INIT Remote MFS offering allows companies to leverage the expertise of Interliant's certified professionals to strengthen existing, on-site security infrastructure to ensure round-the-clock protection and assurance. In response to growing concerns about the threats posed by computer hackers, companies have invested significant sums of money in top-of-the-line security hardware and software to protect their e-Business. Most companies, however, are unable to develop and maintain the in-house capabilities needed to manage and maintain these robust infrastructures. In many cases vital patches are ignored, policies are not managed or updated and critical incidents go uninvestigated due to the lack of certified, trained professionals on-staff.

"Even the best security hardware and software quickly become ineffective if you don't have the personnel to appropriately manage and monitor the infrastructure," said Peggy Campbell, Senior Product Manager for INIT Security, at Interliant. "Interliant's INIT Remote Managed Firewall Service provides companies with a greater level of security than most of them can achieve on their own plus the peace of mind that allows them to focus on their core business needs."

With more than 10 years of experience in the network management and information security industry, Interliant's INIT Security experts can dramatically improve existing security infrastructure. For a one-time implementation cost and a pre-determined monthly fee, Interliant conducts a full security assessment and then monitors and upgrades the infrastructure to counteract perpetually changing security threats. Importantly, INIT Remote MFS enables decision makers to benefit from highly skilled professional services without the exorbitant cost of maintaining this expertise in-house.

The INIT Remote Managed Firewall Service is available immediately from Interliant. For information on specifications and pricing, contact Interliant at 781-756-3700 or visit http://www.interliant.com/managedsecurity.