ThreatWall Release Notes - ThreatMonitor Release
THREATMONITOR UPDATE RELEASE NOTES
Version Number: 5.0.20101028
The highlight of this release is the new ThreatMonitor reporting interface and architecture. The new interface offers significant performance improvements, better look and feel, ability to add custom reports, and more. Performance enhancements for Web ThreatPak as well as various bug fixes are also included.
Network ThreatPak has been combined with Web ThreatPak, offering increased security as threats continue to shift to the Web. Existing Network ThreatPak subscriptions will be automatically converted to Web ThreatPak with this update.
Note: After install you may see increased system load as the ThreatMonitor databases are converted to the new architecture.
Maintenance Releases:
December 6, 2010 - Version 5.0.20101206
November 23, 2010 - Version 5.0.20101123
November 2, 2010 - Version 5.0.20101102
October 28, 2010 - Version 5.0.20101028
ThreatMonitor Release:
September 29, 2010 - Version 5.0.20100927
NEW THREATMONITOR REPORTING
The ThreatMonitor reporting tool now consists of six folders, holding information and reports for each security subsection. Sections that are not active will not be shown. Follow the link below to find out more information on each folder.
NEW THREATMONITOR FEATURES
Several features have been added to improve the user experience and functionality of the ThreatMonitor. Report charts are now generated by the browser and use advanced caching and data retrieval routines for speed and reliability. Report areas can be clicked to drill down and gain more detailed information. Reports can moved, maximized and minimized, and includes a new paging table display for easy access to report data. Custom reports can be added and the default query and display options can be changed. More information on these features can by found on the following links.
MAILED REPORT IMPROVEMENTS
Mailed reports now match the ThreatMonitor interface and are delivered in PDF format. These new reports replace reports such as the daily report and are delivered shortly after midnight everyday. The mailed reports are configurable, offering the ability to select different reports to be included in the nightly report.
In addition to the standard report that is delivered daily, administrators have the option to send a report immediately using the Send Now feature. This allows administrators the ability to capture and email specific reports in real time for printing, further analysis or archiving.
WEB THREATPAK PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENTS
The web proxy has been enhanced through the introduction of the new ICAP server and SiteFilter.
- ICAP - Internet Content Adaptation Protocol (ICAP) is an industry-standard protocol for performing deep packet inspection. eSoft's new ICAP server replaces our previous methods of analyzing web content and categorization. This process is now much faster and uses less system resources.
- SiteFilter - The library we use for SiteFilter has been upgraded for faster performance and ability to support new features.
- Expanded Safe Search - Safe search has been expanded to support Yahoo and Bing, in addition to Google which was already supported.
- High Performance - For units with over 1GB of memory a new High Performance option has been added which allows the web proxy to use more memory for better performance. For eligible units this setting is available under Web Proxy > Settings > Advanced.
SUPPORT ISSUES ADDRESSED Base System Software - ThreatWall - All Models
- Upgraded the graphical user interface(GUI) to address security issues and support the new ThreatMonitor reporting.
- Fixed some long standing issues with the system software update process. These changes will only be apparent on the next software install.
- Added support for 2048 bit SSL certificates.
- Speed and duplex information for the network interfaces is now provided on the ThreatMonitor
- Fixed a problem with the interaction of DIA and other processes on the unit which could cause logging problems or high system load.
- The startup check for memory changes now functions correctly in all circumstances. This check could cause problems with SpamFilter under certain conditions.
Complete Mail Server - ThreatWall - All Models
- Corrected a PHP error when attempting to view very large messages in queue.
- The Sender Domain does not exist address verification option did not work properly, which also caused ThreatMonitor logging problems. Both issues have been fixed.
SpamFilter - ThreatWall - All Models
- Solved a problem with the Custom Spam Rules that caused issues when certain special characters were added.
- Fixed an issue that could cause the SpamFilter process to stop responding.
Web Security - ThreatWall - All Models
- Improved Active Directory Integration, fixing a few random issues with integration in certain environments.
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