F-Secure Linux Client Security

F-Secure Linux Client Security Overview:

Protection for Linux Platforms

F-Secure Linux Client Security maintains the security of Linux platforms used within multiplatform environments. It provides powerful protection for Linux workstations and laptops against viruses, rootkits, host intrusion attempts and other online threats.

Today's Challenges:

Viruses, worms and trojans are considered to be the biggest IT security threat to organizations around the world. Like Windows, Linux machines are also used for browsing, sending e-mail and accessing various resources either inside or outside of a company. Therefore, an effective security policy must extend to all levels of the network and to all operating systems.

The Solution:

Businesses of all size are looking for a low TCO security solution. F-Secure Linux Client Security protects mobile and stationary Linux workstations against malware and attacks from network effectively.

F-Secure Linux Client Security is an integrated, out-of-the-box ready security solution with strong real-time antivirus protection, firewall, host intrusion prevention (HIPS) functionality protecting against unauthorized connection attempts from the network, unauthorized system modifications, user space and kernel rootkits. The solution is easy to deploy and manage.

Features & Benefits:

• Easy-to-use web-based user interface accessible also remotely
• Real-time antivirus protection
• Rootkit detection and prevention
• System integrity checking and verification
• Centralized management, reporting and alerting
• Automatic virus definition updates
• F-Secure Security Management system for all operating systems

What is new in the release 5.50:

• 64-bit Linux support
• Extended Linux distribution support
• Significant performance and stability improvements
• Firewall support for multihomed desktops (=multiple network interfaces)

Key Features:

• Real-time scanning
• 64-bit Linux support
• Rootkit protection
• System integrity checking
• Easy-to-use central management
• Management through web interface
• Extended Linux distribution support
• Firewall support for multihomed desktops (multiple network interfaces)

Specifications:

Supported Platforms:

• Asianux 2.0 and 3.0
• CentOS 4 and 5
• Debian 4.0
• Miracle Linux 3.0
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4 and 5
• SUSE Linux 10 and 10.1
• SUSE Linux 9.0 and 9.3
• openSUSE 10.2
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 and 10
• Turbolinux 10 and 11
• Ubuntu 6.06 LTS (Dapper Drake)
• Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon)
• Ubuntu 8.04 LTS (Hardy Heron)

The following 64-bit (AMD64/EM64T) distributions are supported with 32-bit compatibility packages:

• Asianux 2.0 and 3.0
• Debian 4.0
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and 5
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 and 10
• SUSE Linux 10.1
• Turbolinux 10 and 11
• Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon)
• Ubuntu 8.04 LTS (Hardy Heron)

Some of the supported platforms need distribution specific workarounds for the product to work as designed. See WorkArounds document for details.

Supported Languages:

• English, Japanese

System Requirements:

Minimum

• Processor: i686 compatible
• Memory: 256 MB (Command line only installation), 512 MB (Full installation)
• DiskSpace: 200 MB
• Internet Connection: Internet Connection is needed to receive virus definition updates
• Browser: Recommended Browser Mozilla Firefox 1.5 or later

Required Components

• Linux kernel 2.4 or later
• glibc 2.3.4 or later
• 32-bit compatibility libraries on 64-bit distributions

Documentation:

Download the F-Secure Linux Client Security Datasheet (PDF).