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Well I have been talking about this one for a while and I am delighted to say that it’s finally here. Microsoft Forefront Threat Management Gateway or TMG as it’s known. TMG is the long awaited replacement to ISA Server and comes with a host of new technologies to keep the bad guy at bay. TMG gomes with a host of new features including:

    Control network policy access at the edge (Firewall)
  • Protect users from web browsing threats (Web Client Protection)
  • Protect users from E-mail threats (Email Protection)
  • Protect desktops and servers from intrusion attempts (NIS)
  • Enable users to remotely access corporate resources (VPN, Secure Web Publishing)
  • Simplified management (Deployment)

Now in terms of setting up TMG One of the most important changes in Microsoft Forefront TMG is that it must be installed on Windows Server 2008 with 64 Bit technology, this is the same for either 2008 or 2008R2..

Other requirements include:

  • 2 gigabytes (GB) or more of memory
  • 2.5 GB of available hard disk space. This is exclusive of hard disk space that you want to use for caching or for temporarily storing files during malware inspection.
  • One network adapter that is compatible with the computer’s operating system, for communication with the internal network.
  • And additional network adapter for each network connected to the Forefront TMG server.
  • One local hard disk partition that is formatted with the NTFS file system.

Other than that the product rocks! This is the product that not only myself but the industry has been waiting for. Intrusion prevention should be a basic feature of any organisations security plan and this product will serve you proudly. If you would like to know more then cvisit the TMG site here http://www.microsoft.com/forefront/threat-management-gateway/en/us/default.aspx and you can download the trial version here http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/ee423778.aspx