Securing Connections

Working in a field where confidentiality is always of the utmost importance, and time is perpetually in short supply, modern legal professionals need technology that allows them to exchange information securely, efficiently and on time.

Law firms that get the most out of their technology gain a competitive edge over their rivals. A growing number of law firms are turning to Stonesoft to increase productivity, decrease costs, and optimize security and responsiveness to their clients' needs.

Legal professionals rely on StoneGate platform to provide integrated network security and business continuity through advanced firewall, VPN and IPS solutions. Stonesoft's unified platform is designed to provide the most secure, available, manageable and scalable solutions for players of all sizes in the legal profession.

Confidentiality

When dealing with highly confidential communications, a secure 24/7 network isn't a luxury, it's a necessity. A critical document that winds up in the wrong hands can jeopardize a case, and a firm's hard earned reputation. StoneGate has engineered a fundamentally new firewall architecture that provides a degree of network security not possible with traditional approaches.

Law firms with multiple offices and all traveling legal professionals – whether working remotely from a client's site or traveling to take a deposition – need secure remote connections. It is essential that these professionals have secure access to the up-to-date information, anywhere, anytime.

StoneGate's highly encrypted VPN solution ensures that legal professionals always have the information they need and are able to access it in a highly secure manner. Additionally, StoneGate comes with unlimited VPN Clients and an integrated personal firewall that adds an additional layer of security.

With StoneGate, law firms can file documents with courts and other administrative bodies safely and securely.

Lower Costs

IT departments in law firms are constantly tasked with providing their lawyers with optimal performance while minimizing the cost of managing multiple solutions. Many firms have resources at one central IT department, responsible for multiple user locations. It is important for legal organizations to have immediate control over the global network to ensure consistent security policies across the entire organization.

StoneGate's Enterprise Management and Log Center provides an intuitive approach for role-based administration through a single, centralized remote management. StoneGate makes administration easier and less time and labor consuming by enabling all functions including installations, configurations, remote upgrades and maintenance procedures from one interface anywhere, anytime. StoneGate's management system also includes customized reporting, extensive log data, a diagram editor and an advanced alert center. Stonesoft also offers global 24x7x365 personalized technical support.

Additionally, since StoneGate is an integrated highly available FW, VPN and IDS Plus, StoneGate reduces the cost and complexity normally associated with other, more costly, multiple-vendor solutions.

Optimal Availability

Successful law firms depend on fast, always-available networks to access online research materials to comply with time sensitive court filings and to ensure prompt, secure client communications and accurate billing processes. In order to provide the best possible service, legal professionals must have on-demand access to document management tools, online data and all data on their networks. A network that is down means lost billing time, delayed court filings, and a damaged reputation among the peer and client community.

At the core of StoneGate is the integration of load balancing and high availability that is not met with traditional FW/VPN solutions. StoneGate addresses high availability from both an ISP and FW perspective. By adding additional ISP lines, such as DSL or cable, and by creating an "active/active" firewall cluster, law firms can leverage StoneGate's ability to seamlessly fail-over and load-balance multiple ISPs and clustered firewalls, for high availability.

Increased Performance

Beyond having a highly available network, law firms must have the fast, efficient and secure connections required for large-case documents and file transfers for case management. More and more firms are leveraging multiple ISP connections in an active manner, rather then paying for "standby" solutions that fail to capitalize on their investment.

By incorporating clustering and ISP multi-homing, StoneGate provides unparalleled end-to-end availability.

StoneGate's patented Multi-Link technology selects the fastest ISP connection to ensure guaranteed network access and the best throughput available at all times.