Jade Networks is a small Hosting and Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP) that I run out of our Hong Kong data-center. Most solutions are Unix/Linux based but we also work with other systems including Cisco, MS Windows, and macOS. Internet consulting, technical writing, and hosting services are provided for customers throughout the Asia-Pacific region.
We provide modern designs and solutions for the security, monitoring, and managing of enterprise networks. Business goals are the driving force behind our enterprise security and management projects. We use technology as tools to implement these goals by first focusing on business goals. We then build and adapt existing networks to provide cost-effective, targeted, secure and manageable solutions for our partners unique needs.
Hosting Services
Jade Networks provides application hosting services for DNS, Email, VoIP, and Web Services on our servers. If you have an application or other need for a connected server but don’t want to build your own infrastructure we can host and manage your dedicated server in our data-center. Let us know your needs and we will work with you to setup the appropriate hosted or dedicated solution(s).
Electronic Mail
We provide email services for companies we have an existing business relationship with. We are not setup to be able (at least yet) to provide commercial services to the public. Our infrastructure consists of 4-way redundant front-end MTA’s and dedicated Message Store. Access to mailboxes is through IMAP or one of our web mail clients. We also maintain our own DNS Blacklist (DNSBL) service which we use internally and also make available to any interested outside party (bl.jade.net). Our DNSBL data is based on human confirmed SPAM received by our systems (no AI inference).
Web Services
Jade Networks provides web hosting services for companies and individuals. Historically most have been single machine LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP) based running WordPress. We are migrating to a distributed services framework (split NGINX/Apache network). The first internal sites are running. We still have some work on templates to be able to quickly and easily deploy new sites in this environment. Docker based installations are also supported (currently limited to single machine deployment).
Managed Security Services
Securing modern networks is both complex and critical to an organizations corporate health. Breaches (data and services), DDOS attacks, spam campaigns, masquerading at various layers of the network stack all adversely impact businesses. Unfortunately the number of attack vectors to be defended against have been rising in complexity and quantity. Simple solutions that cover all possible attack vectors do not exist. Many solutions both in the commercial and open source spaces address parts of the problem but few in an integrated way across the entire network
We provide security solutions for small to medium sized networks. As threats are varied and exist at all levels of the network stack, countermeasures or security tools usually concentrate on classes of problems and not the entire security landscape. Our Unified Security Framework (USF) described below performs basic network security functions but mostly focuses on application protocol and service level security. Open source firewall solutions such as pfSense and OPNsense concentrate on network level (below the application layer) threats and mitigation. There are areas of overlap, however this is a good example of where complimentary technologies can (and should) be used together to harden networks against attack. There are of course other tools that can be used for better visibility into the network such as Network Management (Zabbix is one of our favorites) and system kernel hardening and monitoring (including thermal). Integration of other network technologies such as MQTT (IoT sensors) and others are supported.
Jade Unified Security Framework (USF)
The Jade Unified Security Framework (USF) is a thin extendable security layer that operates across machines in a network. It provides hooks for applications and security components to register and effect network wide security changes. It is made up of several components both in user and kernel spaces protecting specific protocols and services. The USF is a working functional prototype which has been protecting our networks for the past few years. It was designed as an easy to deploy solution for Small to Medium Enterprises (SMEs) without the need for expensive security hardware. The design is highly modular with USF utilities and analyzers being easy to maintain and build upon. More detailed information about the USF can be found on Jade Unified Security Framework (USF) page.
Consulting Services
Jade Networks provides consulting services in the areas of Network Planning and Implementation, Software Development, IoT Design, VoIP Planning and Deployment, Technical and Business Writing, and Web Design. Our solutions include design, deployment, audit, capacity planning, and the security and monitoring of enterprise class servers, services and networks. Past projects include the design and implementation of scalable collaborative social networking projects, Voice over IP (VoIP) systems, DNS infrastructure, and email services. We work at the hardware, software and systems levels and can assist with designs which require proper matching of capabilities across all three areas. Our systems work is largely UNIX (Linux and other) based but also work with Cisco products and other operating systems and vendors as needed. IoT work is mainly in the Arduino and Raspberry Pi areas (including the Pico) but we can also provide hardware/software solutions based around the ESP32, STM32 and other architectures. If we don’t have the expertise in a needed area we’ll either bring in additional resources to assist and/or can refer you to other consultants to help in those areas.
More information can be found on our Consulting Services page.