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Chapter 1

Introduction to RealSecure Desktop

Protector
Overview
Introduction RealSecure Desktop Protector is a comprehensive security solution that helps you protect
your system and your network from the following:
theft of passwords, credit card information, personal files and more
computer downtime and system crashes
hackers using your system to start attacks against other systems
This chapter describes the basic concepts of RealSecure Desktop Protector.
In this chapter This chapter contains the following topics:
ICEcap integration RealSecure Desktop Protector integrates with ICEcap Manager management and
reporting console. Desktop Protector forwards information about the events it detects to a
server running ICEcap Manager for enterprise-wide security reporting and analysis.
ICEcap Manager can in turn install and update Desktop Protector remotely.
Firewall capabilities RealSecure Desktop Protector provides powerful firewall capabilities, and provides much
more than traditional firewall functionality. The Desktop Protector firewall inspects all
Topic Pa ge
Protection Levels 3
Adaptive Protection 4
The Desktop Protector Firewall 5
Application Protection 6
Application Control 7
Communications Control 8
Desktop Protector Alerts 9
Collecting Information 11
Filtering Information 12