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Some quarters in the software industry still carry a bias against the credibility of open source security applications. Open source network gateway developer Untangle did not expect to find its request for certified testing of the popular open source virus security product ClamAV shunned. When it was, Untangle decided to do its own test.
A few months after launching this blog I asked why there was no open source security.
Now there is. Untangle has released its network gateway under GPVv2. CEO (and blogger) Bob Walters compares his product to SONICwall and Watchguard, saying “we’ll sell services and premium products on top of it.”
After exiting the hardware market in mid-2008, Untangle’s open source security gateway business is skyrocketing. What’s the secret to Untangle’s apparent success? A growing list of OEM relationships certainly helps. Here’s the scoop...
N-able has inked a security-related managed services partnership with Untangle. But I believe there’s a bigger trend here. Untangle has a strong position in the open source industry.
Untangle, which develops open source security solutions, has a rather interesting pitch for solutions providers and managed service providers. It involves a simple USB stick known as the Silver Bullet. Here’s the scoop.
Network Security Toolkit is one of many live CD Linux distributions focusing on network monitoring, analysis, and security. NST was designed to give network security administrators easy access to a comprehensive set of open source network applications, many of which are among the top 100 security tools recommended by insecure.org.
In this article I will introduce you to a few of the commercially-supported open-source network security options currently available in the marketplace today. With open-source networking you can enjoy the benefits of lower costs, greater security, flexibility, extensibility and full enterprise support.
Untangle bundles common open-source applications for blocking spam, spyware, viruses, adware and unwanted content on the network in one single Linux distribution. It can be integrated into existing networks either as a router or as a transparent bridge (directly behind the router, but before the switch that connects the client PCs with the router).
A census of open source developers has provided a sharp reminder of the necessity of commercially viable open source companies, and also how important it is that commercially viable open source companies employ good people to write open source. This probably isn't news to Reg readers, for whom it might be bleeding obvious - perhaps even tautological.