News Releases •   Nortel In the News •   Product  •   Announcements      Events  •   Awards •   Top News Archive:      2005 Highlights •   2004 Highlights •   2003 Highlights •		Your Location: Home / News & Events / Network security is becoming an issue of trust Top News Network security is becoming an issue of trust  Security Resources Secure Networking As the world of the desktop and the network are melding together, we need a better way to make our networks secure - simpler, better, more accessible. Security is the gatekeeper to the users' trust in the network. To deliver a trustworthy network, we must change the way we have traditionally set up security within our networks and move from "networks with security" to "fully secured networks", where security is embedded throughout the entire network. December 7, 2004 - Nortel leads the way by introducing new products and alliances that will enable you to provide a trustworthy network to your employees and customers: Trust in our products - Nortel is announcing new enhancements to its Enterprise security portfolio to extend on its Layered defense protections. New Enterprise products are designed to enhance access security for remote workers and instantly detect and shut down threats from anywhere within your network. Trust in the network - Nortel is announcing a formal agreement with Symantec that combines the best of Symantec's internet security expertise and brand recognition with Nortel's expertise in highly reliable networks and performance-enhanced network security solutions. Today's announcements signal another milestone in Nortel's journey to secure and protect the world's most critical information comprising: Secure, reliable, high-performance networks Client compliancy solutions "Traditional" security products Embeded security at the network level Nortel's solutions and alliances deliver trusted capabilities to secure computing, network, applications and end-user environments. Nortel helps governments, businesses and individuals stay ahead of threats -- including hacker intrusion, worms and denial of service attacks -- by protecting personal information and delivering trustworthy network management capabilities.