13 Best Server Security Services

Server security services stop the worst from happening. Hackers who get into a single user’s systems may find something worth stealing, but chances are there won’t be much to gain.

It’s the servers — with their databases, confidential information, and complete enterprise user files — where bad guys cause the most havoc. Gain access to a server, and you can lock all enterprise systems and hold them for ransom.

That’s why server security is so important. And with servers increasingly going virtual, it is no surprise that many of the tools used to protect servers are now available either virtually or via a managed service. Here are some of the top server security services, in no particular order.

The Best Server Security Services

Juniper Networks SRX Firewall

Value Proposition

Juniper Networks offers physical, virtual, and container firewalls. Its SRX firewalls scale all the way from small business deployments to massive data center and service provider environments. The SRX5400, SRX5600, and SRX5800 are part of the Juniper Connected Security framework, which is built to protect servers, users, applications, and infrastructure from advanced threats. SRX 5000 series units are powered by the Junos OS, provide six nines reliability and availability, as well as scalability and services integration.

Key Differentiators

Carrier-grade, next-generation firewall and advanced security services
Integrated threat intelligence services via Juniper Networks Advanced Threat Prevention
Distributed security policy management via Junos Space Security Director
Each service gateway can support near linear scalability
Connectivity options include 1GbE, 10GbE, 40GbE, and 100GbE interfaces

Perception Point

Value Proposition

Perception Point’s incident response software, X-Ray, is a dashboard and SOC operations tool. It combines machine learning algorithms, automated processes, human-driven expert analysis, and interaction between cyber analysts and an enterprise SOC team. Every incident is analyzed and then receives an appropriate and swift response. X-Ray is included as part of a standard SaaS threat prevention service and operated through browsers.

Key Differentiators

X-Ray helps IT and server managers understand every incident in detail
Conduct forensics and gain insights into attacks and trends
Perception Point’s Incident Response Team is composed of skilled cyber analysts
Prevents as many known threats as possible from reaching end users and servers
Response service is provided to all customers at no additional cost on a 24/7 basis

Syxsense Active Secure

Value Proposition

Syxsense Active Secure is a managed service that offers vulnerability scanning, server and endpoint patch management, plus endpoint security. It enables IT to prevent cyberattacks by scanning authorization issues, security implementation, and antivirus status.

Key Differentiators

The Syxsense vulnerability scanner is automated and repeatable
Get accurate data from thousands of devices in under 10 seconds
Instantly detect running .exes, malware, or viruses and eliminate them
Security team keeps the environment fully protected around the clock
Insights into OS misconfigurations and compliance violations reduce attack surface
Security scanning and patch management are in one console
Scan for software vulnerabilities, security compliance violations, and brute force attacks

DxOdyssey

Value Proposition

DH2i’s DxOdyssey is a Software Defined Perimeter (SDP) solution that enables secure, available, per-application connectivity between remote users, edge devices, sites, servers, and clouds. DxOdyssey uses Express Micro-Tunnel technology for discreet and private connectivity between distributed environments. This software can be installed on any Windows or Linux server in seconds to achieve a Zero Trust network architecture without the costs and complexities of VPNs, SD-WANs, or direct links.

Key Differentiators

Enables secure, private connectivity between edge devices, the datacenter, and cloud
Creates a Zero Trust network architecture
Achieves data privacy with an intelligent matchmaking service
Provides end-to-end IoT security when combined with Azure SQL Edge
Transports TCP over UDP for enhanced security and performance
No ACL or firewall rules to maintain

Egnyte

Value Proposition

Egnyte goes beyond cloud data encryption to offer external and internal threat protection, compliance proof and audit, remote work protection, controlled sharing and workflows, cloud migration, user access, and data security. IT managers using Egnyte for enterprise file sharing can use it to protect the data being passed to and from on-premises servers.

Key Differentiators

Identity-aware, controlled access and sharing
Access files via secure web, desktop, and mobile apps, as well as third-party cloud services
Co-edit Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel files using the respective desktop apps
Share files while monitoring and controlling future downstream data use or resharing
Manage access to unstructured data based on role, location, and security tags
Granular, person-level folder and file permissions
Automatically move large files to the edge for better performance
Retain and delete files according to global policies
Identify and purge redundant or obsolete data with minimal admin intervention
Restore files and versions mistakenly deleted by end users
Automated ransomware detection and workflows

Microsoft Azure Site Recovery

Value Proposition

Microsoft Azure Site Recovery is a good option for x86 server environments. You can set up Azure Site Recovery by replicating an Azure VM to a different Azure region directly from the Azure portal. As an integrated offering, Site Recovery is automatically updated with new Azure features.

Key Differentiators

Minimize recovery issues by sequencing the order of multi-tier applications running on virtual machines
Ensure compliance by testing DR plans without impacting production
Automatic recovery from on-premises to Azure, or from Azure to another Azure region
Comply with industry regulations such as ISO 27001 by enabling Site Recovery
Scale coverage to as many business-critical applications as needed
Replicates workloads running on virtual and physical machines from a primary site to a secondary location

Cloudflare Magic WAN

Value Proposition

IT managers looking for a simple way to make server data available over a larger area can use Cloudflare Magic WAN to replace legacy WAN architectures. Cloudflare’s network provides global connectivity, cloud-based security, performance, and control through one interface. It securely connects any traffic source including data centers, servers, offices, devices, and cloud properties to Cloudflare’s network.

Key Differentiators

Partnerships with network on-ramp providers including VMware and Aruba, as well as data center providers like Digital Realty, CoreSite, and EdgeConneX
Magic WAN configuration lives on every server within data centers at Cloudflare’s edge
Service available at more than 200 cities around the world
Broad geographical distribution of edge sites
Use whatever hardware you have to connect to Cloudflare

Amazon Cloud Storage

Value Proposition

Amazon Web Services (AWS) offers a range of services to store, access, govern, and analyze. This includes object storage, file storage, and block storage services, backup, and data migration options. For example, Amazon EFS is the NAS offering, FSx is a managed filesystem for Windows and Lustre, and S3 Glacier is a long-term archive. IT managers use these services to offload data from enterprise servers and storage arrays onto the cloud.

Key Differentiators

Amazon S3 is an object storage service to organize data and configure access controls
Amazon EFS, a serverless file system, offers four storage classes and scales to petabytes
Amazon FSx for Windows File Server provides managed file storage that is accessible over the Server Message Block (SMB) protocol
Amazon EBS is a block-storage service designed for use with Amazon EC2 for throughput and transaction intensive workloads at scale
There are six different volume types for EBS to balance price and performance
Single-digit-millisecond latency for high-performance database workloads
EBS volumes are replicated within an Availability Zone

NordVPN Teams

Value Proposition

NordVPN Teams is the enterprise VPN arm of NordVPN. Each organization gets dedicated VPN servers on premises and a dedicated IP address for every VPN account. Third-party authentication is available via Okta, GSuite, Sami, Azure AD, and OneLogin. It can deal with Windows, Android, Mac, Linux and iOS clients.

Key Differentiators

A network spanning thousands of servers in dozens of countries
AES 256-bit encryption
If a connection drops for even a second, the kill switch cuts off all internet traffic on the device
Third-party logins from Azure AD, Google, and Okta can be used

Akamai

Value Proposition

The Akamai Intelligent Platform is a global cloud network for accelerating and securing web content and web application delivery. Its cloud architecture spans more than 160,000 servers in over 95 countries. Enterprises can utilize this network to offload vast amounts of data to the cloud and give users far faster content provision.

Key Differentiators

Akamai delivers from 15% to 30% of total global internet traffic
Real-time insight into the latest network security events
Deep visibility into network traffic and performance
Accelerates the delivery of web content and applications to any type of connected device
Detect and thwart threats such as SQL injection, cross-site scripting, and DDoS

Cynet

Value Proposition

The Cynet Incident Response Service includes deployment of the Cynet 360 agent to gain visibility across the environment — including all servers, hosts, files, networks, and users. It is managed by a team of incident responders to resolve the problem and get the business restored back to normal.

Key Differentiators

A 24/7 security team acts as an extended team for the organization
Cynet360 can be used post-resolution to protect systems against future attacks
The Cynet360 agent can be deployed to over 5,000 endpoints within an hour
Cynet360 provides visibility beyond the endpoint for automated incident response
Cynet Prevention & Detection platform leverages Cynet Sensor Fusion to provide integrated antivirus, endpoint detection and response, network analytics, and user behavioral analytics

Avertium

Value Proposition

Managed security by Avertium offers a unifying zero trust, EDM, and SIEM approach. In addition, it offers the discipline and best practice framework needed to establish a resilient security posture. It uses best-in-class technologies from the likes of LogRhythm, Splunk, KnowBe4, Digital Defense, Sophos, Fortinet, and Carbon Black.

Key Differentiators

Extended detection and response (XDR) gives visibility into data across networks, clouds, endpoints, and applications
Experts at the Avertium CyberOps Centers of Excellence collect and correlate data across data sources such as email, servers, networks, cloud, applications, endpoints, and IoT sensors
Customized 3-year security roadmap, as well as weekly and quarterly reports

Sungard AS

Value Proposition

Sungard Availability Services (Sungard AS) Cloud Recovery product suite delivers a fully managed, financial penalty-backed RTO service level agreement (SLA) for physical, virtual, and IBM iSeries server platforms. The service includes design, deployment, maintenance, updates, testing, and recovery execution.

Key Differentiators

Three tiers of validated RTO SLA to align RTOs to business requirements
Tiered RTO SLA paired with DRVerify Automated Testing helps customers achieve optimal DR solution
Platform support including physical x86 servers and virtual machines, as well as IBM i Servers