Bitdefender's BOX hardware protects your entire home network, not just your PC<article>
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Antivirus firm Bitdefender unveiled a hardware security appliance for home networks Tuesday that aims to protect devices by scanning network traffic to detect and block potential security threats.</p><p>
The new Bitdefender BOX is a mix between a router, network firewall and intrusion prevention system. It can sit behind an existing router, connected to one of its ethernet ports, it can be placed in front of a router, so that it also protects the router from Internet-based attacks, or can act itself as a router.</p><p>
The device has a single-core 400 MHz MIPS microprocessor, 16 MB Flash memory, 64 MB DDR2 RAM, two 10/100 ethernet ports and a wireless chipset that supports the 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi standards and is capable of speeds up to 150Mbps.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2852252/bitdefender-security-appliance-for-home-networks-seeks-to-replace-endpoint-antivirus.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>
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Bitdefender's BOX hardware protects your entire home network, not just your PC
