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Aruba networks have a layer 7 application security which does not only just block or allow data packets but can also be configured to treat traffic instances separately.

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Aruba Networks, an affiliate of internationally acclaimed Hewlett Packard (HP) and its Zimbabwean power brand partner, Solution Centre are set to unveil their next generation wireless networking technology for modern devices through a nationwide awareness campaign. Solution Centre said the new technology will offer Zimbabweans access to a state of the art wireless network.

“We have been in Zimbabwean market for many years as Solution Centre and Aruba Networks and have managed to penetrate more than 40 percent of the market with networking services and we keep improving on convenience and security, hence the need to for a massive outreach to let the nation know of our products,” said Mr Andrew Moore, the enterprise sales manager.

Their nationwide awareness campaign, which started in Harare this week and will proceed to Bulawayo and Victoria Falls, is targeted at businesses, medical and education sector.

Speaking during the launch Mr Moore said hackers today are smart and creating attractive applications that look and feel good.

“These will disappoint you after downloading and chances are very high you will simply ignore the bad application installed, and the hackers will then use these apps as their back door Trojan horses to create attacks,” he said.

He said the situation could be worse if the applications used are connected to a mobile device which is under a corporate network as this becomes the major security hole which hackers may use to steal sensitive data or attack the network.

Aruba networks have a layer 7 application security which does not only just block or allow data packets but can also be configured to treat traffic instances separately like filter or block access to certain pages for the workforce while management can be granted access at the same time.

Mr Dean Horsten, the systems engineer with Aruba Networks, said that the Aruba networks application control level is also flexible enough to give certain priorities to certain traffic for different users or VLans to make it flexible under various management conditions.

“We can look inside data packets to say let internet traffic under port 80 be allowed to move, but certain applications like Facebook, or android or iOS automatic updates or mobile apps under the same port maybe blocked during certain times to improve productivity, all to suite the client’s needs,” said Dean

Their support will be ideal for environments like schools or colleges, hotels or even public Wi-Fi setups where large masses may be getting access to the internet but controlled or limited to what exactly they can and cannot access.

Speaking to TechnoMag during a YouTube interview on the sidelines of the Aruba Wi-Fi education programme, the Aruba systems engineer, Mr Dean Horsten said, “Our focus is to provide various institutions with simple and secure Wi-Fi access without burdening the IT helpdesk.”

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