HP ProCurve Threat Management Solution Design Guide 2009-04

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Customer Needs
Threat Management Solutions
Threat Management Solutions
Threat Management Solutions from HP ProCurve Networking can help you protect your
network against threats, whether they originate inside or outside the network. These Threat
Management Solutions can:
■ Detect both known and new threats
■ Proactively block or mitigate threats
■ Track offenders
■ Help companies meet regulatory compliance requirements
Documents, Audience, and Assumptions
This design guide explains threat management concepts and helps you plan a threat manage-
ment solution that can protect your network against internal and external threats. A companion
document, the HP ProCurve Threat Management Implementation Guide, provides step-by-
step instructions for implementing specific threat management solutions.
Both guides are written for network and security professionals who want to design, install, and
configure a threat management solution. These professionals should be familiar with the
following:
■ Routing protocols
■ Traditional firewalls
■ Virus protection software
■ Virtual LANs (VLANs)
■ Layer 2 and Layer 3 switches
■ Virtual private networks (VPNs)