Internet Security Solutions from SECURE COMPUTING®

Securing the Changing Internet

The dynamic Internet is what drives modern business, and Internet security is what allows it to continue. As the Internet has evolved into something completely different from what it was in the beginning, so too have the techniques used by those to hack it. Today's attackers are very different from those of yesterday, and they have created a giant, multi-million dollar business of stealing information and identities. These attackers use hacks that are complicated and highly targeted. The attackers are also well-funded and highly organized. Sophisticated Internet security is called for to prevent them from stealing identities, gaining unauthorized access to financial information and accounts, or secretly recording your Web surfing patterns.

Internet security requires a comprehensive and multi-layered approach. Almost all enterprises use firewalls and anti-virus software, but the attacks continue. This simple combination, especially when the firewall is a lower-level packet filtering firewall, is totally inadequate for today's challenges. In fact, while according to the 2006 CSI/FBI Computer Crime and Security Survey, 98 percent of respondents use firewalls, only 39 percent of them use application-layer firewalls, and this leaves a big gap in Internet security protection.

Many Internet-based attacks are targeted at specific applications, and so internet security requires an application-layer security appliance that protects the network at the highest level. Effective Internet security must also target multiple attack vectors at the same time, with a single integrated approach to security. In addition to protecting the network with a secure, application-based firewall, Internet security involves integrating other features with that firewall in a Unified Threat Management approach. This approach will incorporate multiple layers of anti-virus protection, to protect against both known and unknown viruses; spam prevention; and spyware prevention. Secure Computing's messaging security platform ensures that Internet security at the email and messaging level is protected, and that email-based threats of all types do not penetrate the network. In addition, Secure's Web security platform protects against threats such as infected Web sites and potentially dangerous URLs, and phishing attacks. Secure's Sidewinder appliance forms the centerpiece of Unified Threat Management, and the basis of Secure's Internet security platform. Sidewinder delivers best-in-class security and application-layer performance. The IronMail messaging security tools protect multiple messaging protocols; and WebWasher protects the Web gateway against Web 2.0 attacks. Delivering Internet security with this powerful combination of unified tools, Secure Computing protects your organization from Internet-based threats of all types.

Internet Security Solutions by SECURE COMPUTING are as follows:

Web Gateway Security Products
Web Gateway products enable organizations to understand, and monitor their Internet use, while taking effective steps to provide appropriate control over outbound Web access - all important components of any Internet security solution.

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