GajShield gets certification from ICSA Labs

India was never seen as a product manufacturing country because many companies do not conform to international standards Sonit Jain Director GajShield

GajShield Infotech, a major player in integrated security solutions, is upbeat after being certified by ICSA Labs for its GajShield SecureGate Firewall. With the certification the company is planning to introduce its product range in South-East Asia, South Africa, Latin America, the Middle-East and a few European countries.

Says Sonit Jain, Director, GajShield, “India was never seen as a product manufacturing country as many companies do not conform to international standards. For us, the ICSA Labs’ certification means a great achievement as it gives assurance to the user community that our product meets the required international standards.”

Security has always been the core concern of all the industry verticals. Jain feels that as broadband penetration grows, the risk to enterprises will also grow, hence firewall products will remain in demand. He also believes that they are better placed than others due to their ability to consolidate various security features into a single product. GajShield products are used across all industry verticals, especially BPOs and SMBs.

Jain opines that the requirements of the SMB segment are slightly different from those of the large enterprise. A few issues that need to be addressed are the option of scalability and support. In terms of scalability, Jain says that GajShield’s SoftAppliance is a better option. If an organisation needs to scale up its hardware, the older hardware can be re-used and the company will have to spend only on licences, thus decreasing the cost of scaling.

GajShield SecureGate Firewall is a comprehensive network security product for mid-sized to large enterprises. It combines a stateful inspection firewall, VPN gateway, intrusion prevention, gateway virus screening, URL filtering, bandwidth management and update services. The complete software is bundled on the Linux operating system.

Comments Jain, “It is sad to say that more than 90 percent of people do not understand what security is. For most of them, security means implementing a firewall. This is where our role comes in. We train our partners which helps them understand all the aspects of the security business. India has great potential and the required technical know-how to emerge as a powerhouse in developing products and competing with international organisations.”

GajShield is clear about its future plans. After the successful certification of the SecureGate firewall, it plans to launch anti-spam solutions and VPNs in the international market.

“The biggest problem with security products in India is that they are very costly and complex. We have overcome this problem by introducing security products that are easy to manage and cost-effective,” concludes Jain.