Tunnel-less IPsec VPNs

Unlike traditional IPsec VPNs, Tunnel-less or Advanced IPsec VPNs are able to protect data as it travels over networks while maintaining the any-to-any connectivity and low latency performance required by modern applications. Advanced IPsec VPNs are also much easier to install and maintain than their predecessors. They offer greater flexibility with regards to group encryption and policy creation, and offer equal or better security at a much lower total cost. Advanced IPsec VPNs are also compatible with network monitoring applications such as NetFlow and J-Flow, allowing network administrators to maintain visibility even while encryption is active.

The Problems with Traditional IPsec VPNs

If you are like most networking or security professionals who have looked at securing your data with traditional IPsec VPNs, you have discovered that IPsec tunnels can be difficult to set up and manage, especially for large deployments. Traditional IPsec VPNs can also add unacceptable latency to application performance, impair router and switch throughput and limit the network's ability to load balance and recover from network issues.

Today's business models rely on high-speed applications that require any-to-any connectivity. To support these applications, today's networks are architected to provide high speed, low latency connectivity with highly available connections. This allows business professionals to access applications and data from data centers, server farms or private clouds with the same ease, timeliness and reliability as if they were located in the same building.

However, today's businesses are forced to contend with the growing threats of cyber crime and data theft. The reality is that companies must now add data security to their list of network requirements. Unfortunately, IPsec VPNs (the primary technology used for network data protection) were developed in the late 1990's. But unlike other networking technologies, IPsec VPNs have not kept pace with the needs of advanced communication tools and applications, making them largely uncompatible with modern networks.

Using traditional IPsec VPNs to secure today's dynamic networks forces organizations to “devolve” their network from an intelligent any-to-any business tool, to a collection of point-to-point tunnels.

The Benefits of Advanced IPsec VPNs

The good news is that with Advanced IPsec VPNs, you can secure data over any network, without compromising on performance, reliability or visibility. With TrustNet Manager™ network encryption is quick and easy to deploy and is transparent to network operations and application performance. Through the use of group encryption, TrustNet simplifies policies and preserves all network headers, protecting data without impacting how it moves across the network. Advanced IPSec VPNs maintain all that was good about traditional IPsec VPNs- but without the hassles and performance compromises of point-to-point tunnels.

This unique capability allows advanced IPsec VPNs to operate transparently over any topology or infrastructure. In addition Advanced IPsec VPNs decouple security from the routed infrastructure, which not only provides an additional layer of security, but also improves routing performance. In fact most organizations that switch from IPsec tunnels to Advanced IPsec see anywhere from 20%-40% improvement in throughput.

To learn how you can leverage the power and simplicity of an Advanced IPsec VPN without using IPsec VPN tunnels or for pricing information, contact us at 1-888-833-1142 or feel free to ask us a question.